Hot Spot 2 Webquest 1

Hot Spot 2

‘Animals’ Webquest

The best time to use this webquest is at the end of Module 3.

Part 1: E-species!

Go to this website and do exercise 1 below.

www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

Exercise 1

Put these animals into the countries where you can find them.

Elephant Dolphin Giant Panda Mountain Gorilla Polar Bear Rhinoceros Snow Leopard Tiger
Africa / Arctic or Antarctic / Asia / Australia
Elephant / Elephant
Europe / Middle East / North America / South America

Part 2: Amazing animals!

Now go to this website and do exercises 1 and 2 below.

http://gowild.wwf.org.uk/gowild/amazinganimals/index.asp

Exercise 1

Answer these questions:

1. Is the African elephant bigger or smaller than the Asian elephant?

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2. Is the dolphin a fish or a mammal?

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3. What do giant pandas eat?

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4. How much food does a gorilla eat every day?

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5. How long can a polar bear stay under water?

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6. How many toes does a rhinoceros (rhino) have on each foot?

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7. Why is a snow leopard’s tail important when the weather is cold?

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8. How many species of tiger are there?

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Exercise 2

Do you know any interesting facts about animals? Tell them to a classmate.

‘Dolphins sleep with one eye open’.

‘Polar bears are left-handed’.

Part 3: Animal E-cards!

Now go to this website and do exercise 1 below.

http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/PageServer?pagename=WWF_Free_Ecards

Exercise 1

Send an animal e-card to a classmate. Click on a card you like and follow the instructions.

Write a message to your classmate in your e-card. Say why you like the animal on your card and add any other information that you think is interesting.

Hi Marta!

My favourite animal is the Giant panda. They are very pretty and I like their black and white coats. Pandas like eating bamboo. They live in China.

What is your favourite animal?

Greta
Hot Spot 2 Webquest 1

Answer Key

Part 1

Exercise 1

Africa: Elephant, Dolphin, Mountain Gorilla, Rhinoceros.

Arctic or Antarctic: Dolphin, Polar Bear.

Asia: Elephant, Dolphin, Giant Panda, Rhinoceros, Tiger.

Australia: Dolphin.

Europe: Dolphin.

Middle East: Dolphin, Tiger.

North America: Dolphin.

South America: Dolphin.

Part 2

Exercise 1

1. It is bigger.

2. It’s a mammal.

3. Bamboo.

4. (up to) 27Kg (of vegetation).

5. (up to) 2 minutes.

6. Three toes.

7. (suggested answer) It can help to keep it warm when it sleeps/ It wraps it around its body.

8. five species

Teacher’s notes for using search engines and links:

Part 1 Exercise 1:

The names of the animals appear in alphabetical lists under each geographical area. Each area heading is colour-coded with the map at the top of the page, so that students can see where they are.

Part 2 Exercise 1:

Before you do this section, explain the word ‘species’ to your students (species = a group of animals or plants of the same kind).

Students click on the ‘Facts’ icon next to each picture. This brings up a picture of the animals and a text, which runs over three or more pages (clicking on ‘Next’ at the end of each text section takes the students to the next page). The information they need to answer the questions can be found on the first two or three pages. To go to the next animal, students click on that animal’s name in the blue box on the left of their screen: they do not need to click the ‘Back’ key on their browser.

Part 3 Exercise 1:

Students click on the e-cards to browse the categories. When they have chosen an e-card that they like, they click on the e-card. They then need to fill in the fields with the information required. You may want to tell them to de-select the box for ‘Yes, I would like to receive email from WWF’. They will need an email address for themselves and will need to know the email address of their friend. Tell them to write their message in the message box. They will also need to enter a code into the box in the order they appear (this is to prevent automatic use of the website by spam programs).

This page is taken from www.macmillanenglish.com/hotspot. It is photocopiable and may be used within the class.