This TopicQuest was designed for Dade and Angel, my special students
By Crystal Nugent, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher
| Introduction Elephants
are
unique animals. Did you know an elephant's trunk is its
treasure?
An elephant's trunk is filled with hundreds of thousands of
muscles.
An elephant can use its trunk to pick up a dime and even pull down a
tree.
Have you ever seen an elephant? You may have seen an elephant at
the
circus, and you may have even been on an elephant ride. Elephants
are
amazing animals, come with me and let's go on an elephant exploration!
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Go to
this
website, The Elephant
Sanctuary,
to see lots of pictures of elephants. Just click on any of the
words
and you can meet all the elephants at The Elephant Sanctuary. |
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If you
would
like to learn some fun facts, watch videos, and hear the sounds the
elephants
make, click on Creature
Feature. |
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To hear
a great story about an elephant, click on Edwina's Energetic
Elephant and underneath the picture, click the ear to have the
story read to you and the eye to see the picture come alive. |
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If
you
would like to take a virtual field trip to see the Elephants, go to Elephants of Cameroon
and move the airplane to the red circle by the purple square at the
bottom
of the map. You can see a slide show or click on take this trip
to
learn about and explore elephants. |
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If you
enjoy
putting puzzles together, go to Blackdog 4 Kids
to unscramble a puzzle of the African Elephant. Just put your
mouse
on the pieces and move them to the correct spot. |
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If you
want to know all there is to know about the elephant,the largest living
land mammal, go to the Encyclopedia.
You'll discover there are two species of elephants, the African and
Indian Elephant. You can even find out how fast the elephant
walks and what it eats. |
| Mission
Project You
have been chosen to go on an African Safari to help identify the
African elephant. The scientists in Africa need your
help! Before you leave for your trip, you have to
explore the website Creature Feature so you can gather information
about the African elephant. Once you have learned what the
elephant looks like, you must draw a picture for the scientists so that
when they come upon the largest living land animal, they will know it
is an elephant.
Have an elephantastic trip and good luck! Mission Steps
1. Explore the Creature Feature website.
2. Gather information to identify the elephant. 3. Draw a picture of the elephant with all the characteristics you have learned about from the website. Give a description of your picture to the teacher so she can include it with your wonderful drawing. 4. Hand in your picture to the teacher so that she can publish it on the internet. |
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cgnugent@valdosta.edu |
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