Presented by Stephanie Keydel Professor Yang EDU 505 Fall 2010

I need your help!

Animals that have very few of their kind left are called endangered, or threatened. Animals are endangered for many reasons, but most of the threats are caused by humans; we hunt them and destroy their habitats ( the places where they live).

The mission of this WebQuest is to become an Animal Advocate. This means you become a voice for the rights of animals, since they cannot speak for themselves. Animals all over the world will thank you for your efforts!

With a partner, you will research 5 different endangered or threatened species, and complete “Fast Facts” cards for them. You will then choose one animal to create an adoption poster for, in order to inspire people to help your animal The last task is individual. You will address the issue of endangered species and how the world can help save the animals in essay form.

Getting Started & Fast Fact card instructions Adoption Poster instructions Essay Instructions

Did you and your partner cooperate and evenly split the work? Do you have 5 Fast Fact cards that contain the necessary information? Is your adoption poster well organized with pertinent information, visually appealing, and convincing? Is your essay thought provoking, well organized, and contain 2 reasons for endangerment and 3 actions to reverse the damage? Do you have a persuasive conclusion?

Tasks 1 and 2: Cards: Did you and your partner work well together? Did you visit each site given on the links page? Do you have 5 Fast fact cards? Do they contain the necessary facts? Are they visually appealing and neat? Poster: Did you complete more detailed research and take notes on the animal you chose? Did you log into glogster and create an adoption poster together? Do you have at least 5 facts and 3 paragraphs of information about your animal? Could somebody learn all about the plight of your animal from your poster? Is it well written and interesting? Is your poster convincing ? Is your essay word processed and free from spelling and grammatical errors? Does your essay have a conclusion, 5 body paragraphs, and a persuasive conclusion? Did you print your essay out and turn it in? Did you answer both questions asked of you on the Process slide document? Did you explain how human actions have aided to the destruction of animals and their habitats? Did you include 3 ways in which we can help restore our animal populations and their habitats? Is your essay well written and authentic? Did you include any other ideas or thoughts about why we should protect our endangered animals? Task 3:

Animals are an important part of our planet. We need to take care of them and their habitats! Congratulations on becoming an Animal Advocate; now you are qualified to educate others about saving our animals!

Make sure your students don’t spend too much time just looking at the pictures of the animals – you might want to set time limits for research, or say they must have at least 2 fast fact cards done by a certain time. I would implement this WebQuest after an introductory lesson on wildlife conservation/global issues. Schedule class time so the students can share their fact cards and their glogs together; they need time to present their findings!