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Introduction   Wanted: Zoo Curator! You have been hired by the curator of a local zoo to help in setting up a new wolf exhibit. Your group is expected to research the physical characteristics, hunting habits, or habitat information of wolves. Back to Top Task Using the provided online resources, your group will research the assigned topic. Your group will present their information to the zoo curator and your fellow students in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. To test your knowledge, the zoo curator requires that each group play Wolf Memory, an online game. The group that scores highest shall remain employed by the zoo. The "WolfQuest" award will be presented to that group as well. Back to Top Resources   Use these Internet sites to research your topic. Red Wolf Arctic Wolf Gray Wolf Click on Wolf Memory to play the online game. Back to Top Process 1. Obtain a facts organizer from your teacher. 2. Working with your group, use the online resources to find the information needed to complete your research. 3. Plan your PowerPoint presentation. 4. Construct your PowerPoint presentation from your notes. 5. Evaluate your presentation using the rubric for this WebQuest. 6. Share PowerPoint presentation with the class. 7. Play the Wolf Memory online game. Record your score. Back to Top Evaluation Use the rubric to evaluate your final PowerPoint presentation and your facts organizer. This same rubric will be used by your teacher to evaluate your performance on this project. Rubric for Wolves PowerPoint Presentation   Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary Facts Organizer 1 or 2 3 or 4 5 or 6 7 or more PowerPoint 0 pictures, 1 or 2 facts 1 picture, 3 or 4 facts 2 or 3 pictures, 5 or 6 facts 4 or more pictures, 7 or more facts Back to Top Conclusion   By now you have completed the task you were hired to do. The zoo curator is very thankful for all your assistance. She now will be able to complete her plans for the new wolf exhibit. Congratulations to the "Wolf Quest" award winners! Back to Top Teacher Page   Goals and Objectives of this WebQuest *Students will explore and research general information about wolves and record that information on their fact sheets. *Students will utilize the Internet to gather their information. *The learners will design a PowerPoint presentation with that information. *The students will play Wolf Memory online game to test their memory of different types of wolves. *The learners will use the rubric to evaluate their performance. *The class will work together in cooperative groups to accomplish their tasks. *The learners will develop a better understanding of wolves as a result of this WebQuest. Target Audience This WebQuest was designed to be used with special education sixth-graders. The target class is a remedial reading class. A fiction selection in our reading text was about wolves. This WebQuest was created to complement that story. Back to Top pperretti@hotmail.com May 2002