The Anaconda

This WebQuest is about the Anaconda.  It will probably take the teacher anywhere from 30-45 minuted to complete this WebQuest in the classroom.  If you are interested in using WebQuest for a particular subject I advise the teacher to decide on the topic and list some things that will keep the students attention.  I think this a very good tool and I really enjoyed using it in helping me getting prepared for my lesson. 

Standards

Grade 6 : Standard 2 - Interdependence
Conceptual Strand 2
All life is interdependent and interacts with the environment.
Guiding Question 2
How do living things interact with one another and with the non-living elements of their environment?
Grade Level Expectations
Checks for Understanding
State Performance Indicators
GLE 0607.2.1 Examine the roles of consumers, producers, and decomposers in a biological community.
GLE 0607.2.2 Describe how matter and energy are transferred through an ecosystem.
GLE 0607.2.3 Draw conclusions from data about interactions between the biotic and abiotic elements of a particular environment.
GLE 0607.2.4 Analyze the environments and the interdependence among organisms found in the world�s major biomes.
��0607.2.1 Compare and contrast the different methods used by organisms to obtain nutrition in a biological community.
��0607.2.2 Create a graphic organizer that illustrates how biotic and abiotic elements of an environment interact.
��0607.2.3 Use a food web or energy pyramid to demonstrate the interdependence of organisms within a specific biome.
��0607.2.4 Create poster presentations to illustrate differences among the world�s major biomes.
SPI 0607.2.1 Classify organisms as producers, consumers, scavengers, or decomposers according to their role in a food chain or food web.
SPI 0607.2.2 Interpret how materials and energy are transferred through an ecosystem.
SPI 0607.2.3 Identify the biotic and abiotic elements of the major biomes.
SPI 0607.2.4 Identify the environmental conditions and interdependencies among organisms found in the major biomes

Credits

www.kidzone.ws/lw/snakes/facts-anaconda.htm - gives important information about the Anaconda
http://www.clker.com/clipart-26588.html - picture of the Anaconda
http://www.webweaver.nu/clipart/education-students-teachers.shtml - picture of students at a desk
http://webpages.shepherd.edu/jsprag01/webquest%252520reviews.html - picture of rubric
http://www.clker.com/clipart-the-end.html - picture of "The End"
https://elearn.memphis.edu/d2l/lms/content/viewer/main_frame.d2l?ou=4183530&tId=23171705 - this is where I learned about the WebQuest site
http://www.illustrationsof.com/36378-royalty-free-teacher-clipart-illustration - picture of teacher
http://www.saskatoonlibrary.ca/node/638 - picture of books
http://www.presentermedia.com/index.php?target=closeup&maincat=clipart&id=3271 - picture of clipboard
http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/sci/doc/SCI_Grade_6.pdf - curriculum standards