Teachers+Resources

=Teaching Resources= The online resources for this webquest were chosen to provide the students with enough information to complete the webquest. However, here are some additional resources on humpback whales that you may find helpful. Do you know of other resources belong on this list? Help create a collaborative list of useful resources by adding to this list or edit the existing list of resources.

[|Whale Resources] Links to educational websites on whales

[|Whalenet resources] An index of educational and scientific resources on whales amd marine animals.

[|NOAA Photo Library] Photos of humback whales that can be used in educationals projects

=Information Literacy Standards= [|Information Literacy Standards] that apply to this webquest:

Standard 2 The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.

Standard 3 The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.

Standard 4 The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.

Do you think this webquest addresses additional academic, technology, or information literacy standards. Add the standards to list.

=WebQuest Rubric= In order to discover if students have a good understanding of the material presented and have participated in this webquest activity, the following rubric can be used to assess their work.

Students have completed the physical characteristics page of their Whale Journal. The information that they have written in their journal demonstrates that the student knows adequate knowledge of the physical characteristics of humpback whales. **3 points**

Students have completed the behavioral characteristics page of their Whale Journal. The information that they have written in their journal demonstrates that the student knows adequate knowledge of the behavioral characteristics of humpback whales. **3 points**

Students have completed the habitat and migration patterns page of their Whale Journal. The information that they have written in their journal demonstrates that the student knows adequate knowledge of the habitat and migration patterns of humpback whales. **3 points**

Students have added a comment of what they found interesting to the "What I Learned Page" **1 point**