1) This document provides instructions for a 2nd grade WebQuest on animal habitats. Students will learn about habitats, choose an animal to research, and create a poster showing the habitat and what the animal needs to survive. 2) Students are directed to various websites to research what their chosen animal (such as goldfish, blue jay, frog, dog, or tarantula) eats, where it finds water, and where it lives. 3) Students then build a habitat poster showing where the animal lives and finds food and water, answering the essential questions. Their work is evaluated based on a rubric assessing the learning activity, classroom behavior, and inclusion of survival necessities in the habitat.

1. Habitats
Imagine That!
Introduction
Task
Resources
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
A WebQuest for 2nd Grade
Animal Habitats
By Kristine Ackerman

2. Animals can only live
where they can survive!
Have you ever seen a penguin in the desert?
Or a dolphin in the rainforest?

3. Your Job
Be CREATIVE!
Quality Work
is expected!
What to do:
1. Learn about habitats.
2. Choose an animal.
3. Create a poster of
your habitat

4.  Click here for your first step.
 Click here to choose your animal.
 Last, Click here to create a habitat for your animal
that includes all the essential building blocks for its
survival.
Steps to follow:

5. Essential Questions:
 What does this animal eat?
 Where does this animal find water?
 Where does this animal makes its home?
Directions:
1. Go to http://school.berkeleyprep.org/lower/llinks/2nd/grtwo.htm
2. Select “Science Power”.
3. Select “Living Things”.
4. Scroll down and find “Plants and Animals”. Click
on “Animals”
5. Complete the Lesson “Start Here”
6. Finish with taking the “Test”.

6. Animals
Click on an animal to research. You will be looking for what this animal
eats, where it finds its source of water, and where it tends to make its
home.
Goldfish Frog
Dog Tarantula
Bluebird

7. Goldfish
 http://www.goldfishcare.org/
 http://www.ducksters.com/ani
mals/goldfish.php
 http://animals.howstuffworks.c
om/fish/goldfish-info1.htm
 What does this animal eat?
 Where does this animal find
water?
 Where does this animal
makes its home?
Use the following web pages to help
you with your goldfish habitat.

8. Blue Jay
 http://www.grandpas-
backyard-fun.com/blue-
jay.html
 http://www.passporttot
exas.com/birds/oct.html
 http://www.nhptv.org/n
atureworks/bluejay.htm
Use the following web pages to help
you with your Blue Jay habitat.
 What does this animal
eat?
 Where does this animal
find water?
 Where does this animal
makes its home?

9. Frog
 http://www.borrico.com/fr
ogs/index.html
 www.kiddyhouse.com/The
mes/frogs/
 http://frogs4kids.com/
 What does this animal eat?
 Where does this animal find
water?
 Where does this animal
makes its home?
Use the following web pages to help
you with your frog habitat.

10. Dog
 www.borrico.com/dogs/ind
ex.html
 http://www.wikihow.com/T
ake-Care-of-a-Dog
 What does this animal eat?
 Where does this animal find
water?
 Where does this animal
makes its home?
Use the following web pages to
help you with your dog habitat.

11. Tarantula
http://kids.nationalgeograp
hic.com/kids/animals/creatu
refeature/tarantulas/
 http://kids.sandiegozoo.org
/animals/insects/tarantula
 What does this animal eat?
 Where does this animal find
water?
 Where does this animal
makes its home?
Use the following web pages to help
you with your tarantula habitat.

12. Build a habitat for your animal. Make sure to
include the basic building blocks of survival. By
looking at your finished habitat, you should be able
to answer the following questions:
 What does your animal eat?
 From where does your animal get water?
 Where does your animal take shelter?
Habitat

13. Rubric
Elements Needs Help Satisfactory Good Excellent Score
1 2 3 4
Learning
Activity
Essential
questions are not
answered.
1 of 3 essential
questions is
answered.
2 of 3 essential
questions are
answered.
3 of 3 essential
questions are
answered.
ClassWork Many reminders
are needed to be
on task, respectful
and responsible.
Some help is
needed to be on
task, respectful
and responsible.
Little help is
needed to be
on task,
respectful and
responsible.
No help is
needed to be
on task,
respectful and
responsible.
Habitat Habitat does not
include essential
building blocks for
survival.
Habitat includes
1 of 3 essential
building blocks
for survival.
Habitat includes
2 of 3 essential
building blocks
for survival.
Habitat
includes all 3
essential
building blocks
for survival.

14. Conclusion
Congratulations
on a job well
done! You now
know what living
things need to
survive. Be proud
of your
accomplishments.