A Pond Life WebQuest
for
Kindergartners


Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Teacher Tips

 

Introduction:
There are a lot of interesting things in ponds.  In this quest you'll get to take a closer look at some pond life.  Doing this WebQuest will also teach you more about the lifecycle of the frog.  So if you're ready to be a nature detective... let's get started!

Task:
Prior to this WebQuest, kindergartners will learn about the life cycle of the frog through classroom lessons and non-fiction books.  They will use one form to review the process and another form to label the different stages.  Children will also investigate pond creatures, choose one to research and then present that information to the class with a creative project.  They will also play an interactive frog game of their choice.  Finally, each child will fill out a rubric to determine if all the tasks were completed.  This quest is not as long as our Art WebQuest, but the OPTIONAL Pond Life Creature Project might take a long time depending on the presentation that your child selects.

Process:

Print out the Frog Life Cycle Review Form.  Review the life cycle with your family.  Be sure that you understand the different stages.

Print out the Frog Life Cycle Label Form.  Fill out this form.  You may use the review form to help you.  Use numerals to help you identify the order of the life cycle.  

  Choose a pond creature to research. Click on a creature to learn more.  You might want to print out copies of your pond creature or bookmark the site for easy reference.


Turtle
Frog
Dragonfly

Salamander
Duck
Snail

 Learn three interesting facts about your pond creature.  Use this fact sheet to write down your information.

  OPTIONAL - Choose a Pond Life Creature Project!  The purpose of this activity is to provide an artistic means to demonstrate knowledge of your pond creature. You can make this as simple or as complex as you would like!  Use your imagination, but please don't spend a lot of money preparing your project.  You will be sharing this project with your classmates.
 Please select ONE activity:
a) Make a poster using drawings or photographs.  Add facts about your creature.
b) Make a model of your creature out of clay or paper mache.
c) Create a poem that includes facts about your creature.  Be sure to include a drawing or photo of your creature with your poem.
 d) Make a pond life diorama for your creature.
 e) Make a sock puppet.

 Play one interactive game!

Froggy Tic-Tac-Toe

Froggy MemoryCheck

Lickety Splat

Musical Frogs

Frog Puzzle

Print out and use this rubric when you've completed all the above tasks.

 Bring your answer life cycle answer form, pond life creature fact sheet, pond life creature project and rubric to school when they are completed.

Evaluation:

 Have you completed everything? Check here to see.

Click here to print out this rubric.

Conclusion:

Hopefully, upon completion of this WebQuest, your child will:

  • have reviewed the life cycle of the frog

  • feel confident using the Internet to do research for collecting simple  information about a pond life creature

  • have had an opportunity to create an artistic representation of a pond creature

  • share factual information about a pond creature with the class

  • have become interested in pond life

Teacher Tips:

1. Your child can fill in the fact sheet by using "kid writing" or you can do the writing for them.  If you'd like to learn more about kid writing, please click here.  This information was designed for the classroom, but can be adapted for home use.

2. Please keep this in mind:  This should be a FUN activity.  Please don't force your child to do this WebQuest if he/she isn't interested.

3. You might want to print out copies of your pond creature or bookmark it for easy reference.

4. WebQuests take a long time. Please don't expect your child to complete it all at once.

5. Have fun!

This WebQuest was created by Laura Donovan.
www.hinghamschools.com/prs/teachers/donovanl/index.htm

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