Introduction to Charlotte’s Web 3 rd Grade Language Arts Lesson
Which animals would fit best on a farm? Your task for this webquest is to answer this question. Pretend you are a farmer, and your job is to figure out which animals you want to have on your farm. Your task is to decide which animals you would put on your farm and give reasons why for each animal. Each person in your group will have an animal to research. As group, you need to divide the tasks evenly. Use the resources provided for each particular animal. At the end, when you have all gathered your information on your animal, you will come together as a group to answer this question.
Roles Cow Connoiseur The job of the cow connoiseur is to research information about cows: what they eat, where they live on a farm, and what people use them for. Chicken Consultant The job of the chicken consultant is to research information about chickens: what they eat, where they live on a farm, and what people use them for.
Roles Pig Professional The job of the pig professional is to research information about pigs: what they eat, where they live on a farm, and what people use them for. Horse Master The job of the horse master is to research information about horses: what they eat, where they live on a farm, and what people use them for.
Cow Connoiseur As the cow connoiseur, your task is to find information about cows. You need to figure out what food they eat. You need to know where they would live on a farm and what kind of living shelter they would need. You also need to find out how people can use them. What does a cow provide for people to eat or drink? Make sure you have enough reasons to say why you think this animal should be on your farm. contentId=438§ionId=92&siteId=19&titleId=449 ml farming-facts/what-do-cows-eat/
Chicken Consultant As the chicken consultant, your task is to gather information about chickens. You need to find out what they eat. You need to know what kind of living shelter they would use on a farm. You also need to figure out how people can use them. What do chickens provide for people to eat? Make sure you have enough reasons to say why you think this animal should be on your farm. chickens/
Pig Professional As the pig professional, your task is to find information about pigs. You need to figure out what pigs eat. You need to know where they live on a farm and whether or not they need a shelter or covering. You also need to find out how people can use them. What do pigs provide for people to eat? Make sure you have enough reasons to say why you think this animal should be on a farm. e-news/what-do-pigs-eat- m
Horse Master As the horse master, your task is to find information about horses. You need to figure out what they eat. You need to know what kind of shelter horses live in on a farm. You also need to find out how people can use them. Do horses provide people anything to eat or drink? Make sure you have enough reasons to say why you think this animal should be on a farm
FINAL TASK Your final task for this webquest is to decide together as a group which animals you would put on your farm if you were a farmer. You need to base your decision on the information you gathered about each different farm animal. After completing this webquest, you should know more about different farm animals and which ones would be best suited to live on a farm. You should also know what the uses of these animals are.
RUBRICDevelopingAccomplished Dividing the Tasks (1) Failed to divide tasks between group members Divided tasks evenly between group members What they eat (4)Found very little information Found adequate information Where they live (4)Found very little information Found adequate information What they are used for (4) Found very little information Found adequate information Collection of Information (2) Information not gathered from given resources Information was used from given resources Task Content (2)Does not include credible information about animals Includes credible information about animals Final Conclusion of group (3) Failed to answer the question and did not decide together as a group Answered the question and made a conclusion as a group
Resources Image on slide 1: on-farm_07.htmlhttp://bilingualkidsinprocess.blogspot.com/2011/06/animals- on-farm_07.html 92&siteId=19&titleId= eat/