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A WebQuest for Elementary Students Designed by Vicki Blackwell |
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 INTRODUCTION: Stranded at the edge of the playground,
you are faced with the Case of the Invading Insects.... Everywhere
you look there are bugs... centipedes, bees, wasps, ants, spiders,
roaches, and lots of "critters" you have never seen
before. It is your job to investigate these insects. Find out
as much as you can and ease your teacher's mind by letting her
know which ones are helpful and which ones are truly "pests."
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TASK: You as the Insect Investigator will visit each of the websites below and find the answers to the questions. After completing your research, pick your favorite "Bug" and do a report/slide show using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe. |
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 THE PROCESS: (1) You should visit each Internet site to find the answers to the questions. (2) Once you've collected facts about a variety of Insects, decide on which "bug" you want to do a report on. (3) Organize your research into a final draft and build a multimedia slide show using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe. (4) Present your slide show to your class and teacher. |
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 Visit Bees and Honey and the "Catching the Swarm" page...(1) Name two reasons that a bee becomes aggressive. (2) When is the best time for a beekeeper to catch a swarm of bees? (3) How does the beekeeper get the swarm to go inside the hive? (4) What is the home of a honeybee called? |
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(5) How is a bumblebee
different from a honeybee? |
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(6) What is the state insect
of your state? |
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 (7) What color is a Monarch
butterfly's chrysalis?
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(8) List some flowers that butterflies will use for nectar. |
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 (13) How do beetles communicate?(14) Visit the "Bug of the Month" site and in May find out how you can tell if you have termites in your walls? (15) What is a termite related to? |
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 (20) Name five different kinds of spiders and give some characteristics about each one.. |
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 (23) Are daddy-long-legs or
walking sticks harmful to humans?(24) What do dragonflies do to help humans?  |
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 (26) Go the Bug Mugs Website and do some insect investigation on specific bugs. Collect specific facts from each bug's "Rap Sheet." This site will be an excellent reference for your insect report/presentation. |
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(27) Click here to find many other sites about insects to aid in your research/ report/ presentation.
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 EVALUATION:50 points - answers to questions 50 points - slide show - must include 1 title slide, 1 credits slide, 1 author slide, at least 5 pictures of your bug with characteristics from the Internet or clip art,, at least 12 slides with facts,. |
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 CONCLUSION: When you
have completed this "Insect Investigation WebQuest"
you should be able to give "expert" advice to anyone
wondering about those critters bugging them. |
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(10)What is entomology?
(16) Visit Yucky Bug World and
"Roach Facts" and find out how long a roach can hold
his breath.
(21)What is a doodlebug?
(22) What does a cricket in the house mean? Listen to the 
(25) Why are ladybugs welcome in people's gardens?
