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This WebQuest (WQ) is designed to address the following California content standards: 3rd Grade Life Sciences 3.Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an organism’s chance for survival. As a basis for understanding this concept: b. Students know examples of diverse life forms in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands, and wetlands.

In this WQ students are asked to research biomes and then to create an animal with features that will help them to survive in the biome that they chose. Students can find information on biomes in the “resources” link of the WQ (along with other information). After students have researched their biomes, they can begin to design their animals using the worksheet (the attachment for the worksheet is in the “Process” portion of the WQ, #2). After the worksheet is completed and reviewed by you, the teacher, students can begin to create their animals with all the listed features on their worksheet using modeling clay.


 * Please note that this WQ is designed to accompany an in-class lesson on biomes and animal adaptations. This is not meant to be the sole source of teaching for this topic, but should be used in addition to a lesson.

List of Materials: 1. Computers with internet connection 2. Worksheets (attachments in the WQ) 3. Modeling clay 4. Display board (or cardboard to display the finished product. This is optional). Extra Resources: Tools for teaching about biomes: []

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Tools for teaching about animal adaptations and evolution: []

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[|http://gosset.wharton.upenn.edu/~foster/rants/evolution.html]

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