Science

=Practice your Food Chain and Web skills using the mini-webquest below. Click on the name of the webquest and follow the directions in the brown section at the top of each page. When you are done with that page click on the next page to go to the next activity.=

[|Animal Habitats and How Animals Fit Into Food Chains] - You are going to learn about habitats, the animals that live in different habitats, and how these animals fit into the food chains and/or food webs of their habitat. You will read for information about habitats, animals, food chains, and food webs. After reading you will complete interactive activities such as identifying the features of animals that require them to live in a specific habitat and create a food chain.


 * [[image:Animals_Are_Missing.jpg width="345" height="204" align="left"]]Some of the animals in the St. Louis Zoo have gone missing! It is your job to be an Animal Detective. You will do research on your animal's habitat and eating habits. After completing your research you will create a habitat for your animal to live in. You want to be as accurate as possible so your animal will not want to run away again! You first task is to find the missing animals. You will have to find foods that will make the animals want to come back to the zoo. While searching for the animals you need to research the animals eating habits as well as their habitat. Go to the Weblink: [|The Animals Are Missing!]**


 * Explore this virtual kitchen and perform online experiments to solve a puzzle and get a reward. To see [[image:Zoom_Kitchen_Chemistry.jpg width="279" height="178" align="right"]]The Virtual Kitchen. Sure, the virtual world is cool...but can you face the REAL world? Use your noggin and your own kitchen to perform experiments (WITH AN ADULTS PERMISSION AND SUPERVISION!!). Then submit your findings and get a funky reward. Go to the Weblink: [|ZOOM Kitchen Chemistry]**


 * [[image:Wonderful_World_of_Water.jpg width="358" height="178" align="left"]]You and your classmates are the only remaining experts in the entire school. YOU ARE the teachers! Having studied the science of water, you have been approached by other younger students in the school who want to know, "Why does it rain so much?" and "Where does all this rain come from?" and "Where does all the water go once it hits earth?". You may do one of the following: prepare an informational poster with a diagram of the water cycle; work with another student to create a podcast, on the web, of your findings, using an interview format; or write a simple poem or song/rap detailing how the water cycle works.**


 * Learn more about Weathering by watching the weathering videos on the Erosion Science section of the classroom webpage. When you are [[image:http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/nanaimo/images/landslide_e.jpg width="280" height="200" align="right"]]donecreate a discussion thread that explains weathering. Your explanation should include what weathering is, examples of types of weathering, and the difference between chemical and mechanical weathering.**

**Read about Science online. Share what you have learned by reading the online science books or exploring National Geographic Kids (the links are below). What are the 10 most interesting facts you learned? Go to the link below to share:** **[|Wow! Did You Know...]** **[|Read Science Books Online]** **[|National Geographic Kids]**