Webquest

Let's Learn
About Moose
A Webquest for 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension
Designed by

Shelley Martin
smartin@heidelberg.edu
&
Tiffany Jamison
tjamison@heidelberg.edu

moose knocking

Introduction
Wasn't it really fun to see what the moose in the story, "If You Give A Moose A Muffin," would want next? Wouldn't it be great to learn some interesting facts about moose? Do this Webquest and become a "Moose Expert!"

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The Task
Answer the following questions by searching the Internet using the links provided. Write your answers in complete sentences on a seperate sheet of paper. When your finished, draw a picture of a moose. In your picture, show some of the facts your discovered. Turn in both your picture and your answer sheet to your teacher. Remember to put your name on both your picture and your answer sheet.

1. What animal family do moose come from? moose running

2. Find out how moose care for their young?
3. Find where moose live?
4. What do moose look like?
5. What do moose like to eat?
6. How much do moose usually weigh?
7. How fast can moose run?

Now, draw your picture..........

The Process

Follow the links below to research moose. Write your answers in complete sentences on a seperate sheet of paper. When you are finished, draw a picture of a moose, and also include in your picture some of the facts that you found while discovering about moose.

Moose Facts

Moose Habitat

Moose Lifespan

The Moose Gallery

Moose Design

Go Moose

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Evaluation

Moose Questions:	What family do moose belong to?	How do moose care for their young?	Where do moose live?	What do moose look like?	What do moose like to eat?	How much do moose weigh?	How fast do moose run?	How long do moose live?
Points 3	If you correctly name the family that moose come from, and they are the largest of that family	If you give three good examples	If you give three habitats	If you give three good moose characteristics	If you give three examples of types of food moose eat	If you give a weight for male and female	If you give the speed and mention that male moose run faster	If you give a specific answer
Points 2	If you correctly name the family that moose come from	If you give two good examples	If you give two habitats	If you give only two moose characteristics	If you give two good examples of what moose like to eat	If you give an answer for one or the other	If you give the correct speed of moose but don't mention male moose are faster	If you give a general answer
Points 1	********	If you give one good example	If you give one habitat	If you give one moose characteristic	If you give only one good example of what moose like to eat	If you give an answer but don't specify male or female	********	********
Points 0	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer	No answer

Scoring

A: 24-21 points
B: 20-17 points
C: 16-13 points
D: 12-9 points
F: 8 points or below

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Conclusion

Well, you've learned some interesting things about moose. Do you feel like your a "Moose Expert" now? If you have enjoyed reading this book, why not read the other books by the author, Laura Joffe Numeroff; If You Give A Pig A Pancake, and If You Give A Mouse A Cookie? Maybe you can also become a "Mouse Expert" and a "Pig Expert."

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Other Resources

Numeroff, Laura Joffe, (1991) If You Give A Moose A Muffin,
U.S.A., First Scholastic Press, 1992

Notice: This is a personal page, and in no way represents the opinions or ideas of the site at which it is located. All information on this page was written or compiled by smartin@mail.heidelberg.edu, who bears full responsibility for its content.

Notice:
This is a personal page, and in no way represents the opinions or ideas of the site at which it is located. All information on this page was written or compiled by smartin@mail.heidelberg.edu, who bears full responsibility for its content.