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 |  Task  |  Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Other Resources


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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..........

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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

 
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 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


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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, (1991If 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.