Introduction

The Great Barrier Reef, off Australia's east coast, is one of the wonders of the natural world. The Great Barrier is teaming with wildlife, including dugong and green turtles, varieties of dolphins and whales, more than 1500 species of fish, 4000 types of mollusk and more than 200 species of birdlife. The Great Barrier Reef system consists of more than 3000 reefs!

Task

You will be going on a Great Barrier Reef Scavenger Hunt! Your job is to answer all the questions listed below. When you are done you can play the Coral Reef Game! You and your partner then must pick one animal that lives on the Great Barrier Reef and write at least three sentences about that animal. You are encouraged to draw a picture of your animal. These animal reports, along with those of your classmates will be made into a classroom book!

Process

There are two parts to this process. Read all the direction to both parts before you begin!!!

Part One

You must work with a partner. Be sure your name and your partner's name are on your answer sheet!

1. Find a creature that is poisonous to other animals.
2. Find an animal that eats coral.
3. List two fish that live on the Great Barrier Reef.
4. Find a mollusk that does not have a shell.
5. Name a creature living on the Great Barrier Reef that changes color.
6. Name a marine mammal that lives on the Great Barrier Reef.
7. Find a creature that has tentacles.
8. Name a fist that is over-fished by humans.
9. Find a fish that needs another creature for shelter and protection.
10. Which animal attacks its prey with a sharp, spear-like tooth?

You must answer using complete sentences with capitols and periods.

Once you have answered all the questions you may play the Coral Reef Game.

Part Two

You and your partner will pick one animals you have seen during this web quest and write at least three sentences about that animal. Your report should include the animal's name, where it lives, and what it eats. You may also include other interesting information about the animal.

You must make a rough draft first and show it to your teacher before starting your final copy. Please include a drawing of your animal. Be sure to use your best handwriting on your final copy. Be careful to use correct capitalization and punctuation.

Evaluation

	Beginning 1	Developing 3	Accomplished 5
Cooperation with your partner	You did not work with your partner	You tried to work with your partner, but you had trouble cooperating	You worked well with your partner
Time spent on the webquest	You spent little time on the web pages	You spent sufficent time on the web pages to answer the questions	You spent quality time on the web pages and played the bonas game.
Completion and correctness of scavenger hunt	You did not answer all the questions on the scavenger hunt	You answered all the questions, but not all the answers were correct	You answered all the questions on the scavenger hunt correctly
Great Barrier Reef Animal Report	You did not complete the Animal Report	You wrote three sentences, but the content was incomplete or incorrect	You wrote at least three sentences, they included all the important facts and you included a picture
Coventions	You did not use complete sentences	You used complete sentences, missed some puctuation or capitols	You used complete sentences and each one began with a capitol and ended with appropriate puctuation

Student Page

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have completed your scavenger hunt and learned all about the Great Barrier Reef. You are also now an expert on an animal that lives on the Great Barrier Reef. You have written a report which will be included in a class book.

Thank you for all your hard work. I hope you had fun!

Credits and References

Through out this webquest there are a number of website I have used or found to be useful.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/reef/reef1_flash.html

We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is hereby granted for other educators to copy this WebQuest, update or otherwise modify it, and post it elsewhere provided that the original author's name is retained along with a link back to the original URL of this WebQuest.

Last updated on November, 2005. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

You will be evaluated on how well you work with a partner, the quality of time you spend the webquest, the completion of the Scavenger Hunt, and your animal report. Be sure to use capitals and correct puctuation!