1. Web Quest
Third Grade Language Arts
Comparing and Contrasting Writing Informational Papers
What am I?
How are alligators different from crocodiles? How are they the same? Join the reptile investigation through this
Web Quest to find out! Then write your report to inform others that these animals are very similar, but yet very
different. Write your answers on your printed answer sheet. Click on the links provided to find your answers.
1. What do crocodiles look like? What do they eat? How big are they? Where do
they live? http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/crocodile.php
2. How do crocodiles take care of their babies? Can crocodiles swim?
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/nile-crocodile/
3. What do alligators look like? What do they eat? How big are they? Where do
they live? http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/alligator.php
4. Can alligators swim?
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/american-
alligator/
5. Do alligators and crocodiles have the same habitat? What do alligators and
crocodiles do with their eggs until they hatch? http://blip.tv/stories-for-kids-
learning-today/crocodiles-and-alligators-compare-and-contrast-third-grade-
2731763
6. Review:
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/reptiles/alligator-vs-crocodile1.htm

2. Record your findings from the Web Quest
What do crocodiles look like? What do they eat? How big are they? Where do they live?
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How do crocodiles take care of their babies? Can crocodiles swim?
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What do alligators look like? What do they eat? How big are they? Where do they live?
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Can alligators swim?
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Do alligators and crocodiles have the same habitat? What do alligators and crocodiles do
with their eggs until they hatch?
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Write other facts that you find interesting about alligators and crocodiles._____________
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Complete a Venn-diagram and report your discoveries.
Use your languages arts journal to complete your Venn-diagram. After
you have completed your Venn-diagram then write your report
explaining the similarities and difference between alligators and
crocodiles.

3. References
Alligators and Crocodiles: My What Big Teeth You Have.(1998-2011)
HowStuffWorks,Inc. Retrieved (11, 07 09) from
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/reptiles/alligator-vs-crocodile1.htm
American Alligator. (2011). Defenders of Wildlife. Retrieved (11, 07 09)
from http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/alligator.php
American Alligator. (1996-2011). Kids Dare to Explore. National
Geographic Society. Retrieved (11, 07 09) from
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/american-
alligator/
American Crocodile. (2011). Defenders of Wildlife. Retrieved (11, 07 09)
from http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/crocodile.php
Drew, R. & Sharp, S. Crocodiles and Alligators. Compare and Contrast.
Stories for Kids, Learning Today. Retrieved (11, 07 09) from
http://blip.tv/stories-for-kids-learning-today/crocodiles-and-alligators-compare-
and-contrast-third-grade-2731763
Nile Crocodile Facts. (1996-2011). Kids Dare to Explore. National
Geographic Society. Retrieved (11, 07 09) from
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/nile-crocodile/