One day, as I was looking for a good book to read to a group of students, I came across a book about sharks. The children begged me to read it to them and after I did, the children became obsessed with sharks. Due to the limited supply of shark books in the library, I searched the internet for more information that could quench their thirsty minds. While searching the internet, I was amazed by the number of websites dedicated to these fascinating creatures. That experience inspired me to create this WebQuest.
THE SHARK/CHEESE MILLER FAMILY DISASTER
By: Maria Cisneros
Grades 4-6
It’s that time of year again—the Miller Family’s Annual Fun Family Time Vacation! Ugh…family vacations are always a bummer…there was the rock museum, the cheese factory, and who can forget the shoelace festival?! Luckily, it’s your turn to pick the destination this year: SEA WORLD! Your family is having the greatest time EVER touring the park, but just as you are about to enter the shark aquarium, the most unexpected thing happens: a few miles down the road the cheese factory experiences a cheese explosion causing chaos and the need for an immediate evacuation of all surrounding parks!
You are devastated. You had been saving the shark aquarium for last, and now the only sharks you will be seeing are the ones on the postcards you bought your friends. Thankfully, your intelligent teacher creates a SHARK RESEARCH ADVENTURE in which you will be able to learn everything there is to know about them. You will explore several types of sharks, get to see where they live, and even see A REAL LIVE GREAT WHITE ATTACK ITS PREY!!!
Teachers:
You will need the video: National Geographic's Amazing Planet: Shark-a-Thon (1998)
Click on the following attachment to print the SHARK PACKET for your students.
You will be exploring several websites that will teach you all about sharks—particularly, the Great White. Go through the tasks in order, completing the corresponding assignments as you go along (answer them in the packet provided). Complete the assignments…and enjoy learning about these AWESOME CREATURES OF THE OCEAN!!!
Read the directions under the link. When you have finished, click on the link to do the activities. Remember to record your answers in the packet provided.
o When you finish reading the first fact, point to the number two o Click on the shark tooth to read the next shark fact o Read all ten o Summarize the one you think is the most interesting
10 Cool Things You DIDN'T Know About Sharks
The 6 Deadliest Sharks on Earth
o Click the PHOTOS icon to see the 6 deadliest sharks on earth o Write a paragraph describing which shark YOU would be and why
After you have completed the WebQuest, hang on to your packet. We will be having a class discussion, where we will be able to share all the cool things we learned! After a thorough discussion, we will be watching an awesome video about sharks! During the video you can take notes and add to your packet for additional extra credit. Turn your packets in at the end of the day. This is how you will be graded:
For a Grand Total of 50 Possible Points!!!
After your fun day at school (and after becoming a total shark expert), you sit down for dinner with your family. Since the shark/cheese disaster, they have been dying to learn what they missed, so you spill the beans and tell them all of the cool things you learned about sharks today. They are FASCINATED! You think to yourself, “ah…all's well that ends well…” Just then your sister announces her idea for next year’s Miller Family’s Annual Fun Family Time Vacation...have fun at the Buttons in
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