All About Animals An Interactive WebQuest Miss Manwiller’s First Grade Reading Groups Let’s Go!

All About AnimalsAll About AnimalsAn Interactive WebQuestAn Interactive WebQuest

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Let’s Get Started!Let’s Get Started!Click on an animal below to learn more about it.

Giraffe

Humpback Whales

Elephant Eagle Kangaroo

Walrus Zebra

GiraffesGiraffesLearn More!

GiraffesGiraffes

What do they look like?

MovieWhere do they live?

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What do they eat?

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What sounds do they make?

Fun Facts

Where Do Giraffes Live?Where Do Giraffes Live?

Africa

Giraffes live in Africa on the hot, grassy savanna.

Spider WebSpider Web

What do they eat?

Babies What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Where do they live?

Giraffes

Africa savanna

Write 2 facts on your

spider web in your journal.

Pictures of GiraffesPictures of Giraffes

What Do Giraffes Look What Do Giraffes Look Like?Like?

Giraffes have long necks.

Giraffes have a mane of hair on its neck.

Their short hair has reddish-brown patches.

Giraffes have two or more horns covered in skin and hair.

Giraffes grow to be 14 to 18 feet tall.

They are very heavy. They can weigh from 2,000 to 3,000 pounds. It is as heavy as a car!


What do they eat?


like?

Fun Facts

Where do they live?

Giraffes Long necks

Reddish-brown

14 to 18 feet tall

heavy



Here is a movie all

about giraffes!

Click here when the movie is over

What Do Giraffes What Do Giraffes Eat?Eat?

Giraffes can eat more than 75 pounds of plants a day!

Giraffes love to eat leaves, twigs, bark, and vines.

The thorny acacia tree is the giraffe’s favorite food.

acacia tree


What do they eat?


like?

Fun Facts

Where do they live?

Giraffes

leaves 75

pounds of plants

bark

twigs



Baby GiraffesBaby Giraffes

Baby giraffes are called calves.

Female giraffes have one calf at a time.

Calves can stand up a few minutes after they are born!

A calf when it is born can weigh 140 pounds and is 6 feet tall!


What do they eat?


like?

Fun Facts

Where do they live?

Giraffes

calves

Can stand when born

6 feet tall

140 pounds



Fun Facts!Fun Facts!

Giraffes are the tallest mammals in the world.

The giraffes’ tongue is 18 inches long! This is so it can pull leaves from trees.

Giraffes can run 35 miles per hour.

Sometimes giraffes sleep standing up. They sit down only when they feel safe.

Giraffes can live for 20 years.


What do they eat?


like?

Fun Facts

Where do they live?

Giraffes

Tallest mammal

Can run 35 milesper hour

Sleep standing

Live for 20 years



What Sounds Do What Sounds Do Giraffes Make?Giraffes Make?

Giraffes do not make any sounds.

KangaroosKangaroosLearn More!

KangaroosKangaroos




What do they eat?

All About Babies


Fun Facts

Where Do Kangaroos Live?Where Do Kangaroos Live?

Australia

Kangaroos live in Australia in deserts and dry grasslands.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Kangaroo

Australia

deserts

dry grasslands



Pictures of KangaroosPictures of Kangaroos

What Do Kangaroos What Do Kangaroos Look Like?Look Like?

Kangaroos have small heads with big ears.

They have short front legs.

They hop on two large back legs.

They use their strong tail to balance.

Big kangaroos can be 6 feet tall.

Small kangaroos can be 21 inches tall. That’s smaller than two rulers.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Kangaroo

21 inches to 6 feet

tall


big ears

small heads

short front legs

large back legs



Here is a movie all

about kangaroos

!


What Do Kangaroos What Do Kangaroos Eat?Eat?

Kangaroos eat plants and grasses.

Some small kangaroos eat insects and worms.

They do not need much water to live. They can live for months without drinking water.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Kangaroo

insects and worms

plants and grass

do not need much water



Baby KangaroosBaby Kangaroos

A baby kangaroo is called a joey.

A baby kangaroo lives in it’s mother’s pouch after being born.

At 6 months old, the baby can leave the pouch.

The joey stays with its mother for a year.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Kangaroo

joey


stays withmom for

a year

lives in mother’s

pouch




A large kangaroo can hop 30 miles per hour!

They live for 6 to 8 years.

They take spit baths to stay cool.

Male kangaroos sometimes fight. They box with their front legs and kick with their back legs.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Kangaroo


live 6 to 8 years

can hop 30miles per

hour

take spitbaths

box with their front

legs



What Sounds Do What Sounds Do Kangaroos Make?Kangaroos Make?

Kangaroos do not make any sounds.

ElephantsElephantsLearn More!

ElephantsElephants




What do they eat?

All About Babies


Fun Facts

Where Do Elephants Live?Where Do Elephants Live?

Africa

Elephants live in Africa in grasslands, forests, and near rivers.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Elephant

near rivers Africa

forests

grasslands



Pictures of ElephantsPictures of Elephants

What Do Elephants What Do Elephants Look Like?Look Like?

Elephants have long trunks.

An elephant can grow to 13 feet tall!

It can weigh 6 tons! That is as much as 70 men.

They have big ears.

They have long tusks.

Trunk

Ears

Tusks

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Elephants

long tusks


13 feet tall

long trunks

weigh 6 tons(70 men)

big ears



Here is a movie all

about elephants!


What Do Elephants What Do Elephants Eat?Eat?

Elephants eat grasses, leaves, fruits, and bark.

They have four teeth inside their mouth that they use to chew their food.

The elephant uses it’s front teeth (tusks) to dig up plants.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Elephantsgrasses

leaves

grasses

fruits



Baby ElephantsBaby Elephants

Baby elephants are called calves.

A calf when it is born can weigh 250 pounds!

A calf is taken care of by its mom, aunts, and older sisters.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Elephants


calves

250 pounds




An elephant’s trunk can be 7 feet long and can weigh 300 pounds!

An African elephants ear is shaped like Africa.

There are two types of elephants – African and Asian. We talked about African elephants.

Elephants are the biggest land mammal.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Elephant


trunk is 7feet long

biggestmammal on

land

2 kinds –African and

Asian

trunk weighs 300

pounds



What Sounds Do What Sounds Do Elephants Make?Elephants Make?

Elephants make noises that sound like a

trumpet.

Click here to hear an elephant.

Humpback WhalesHumpback WhalesLearn More!

Humpback WhalesHumpback Whales




What do they eat?

All About Babies


Fun Facts

Where Do Humpback Where Do Humpback Whales Live?Whales Live?

Humpback Whales live in the ocean.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

HumpbackWhale

ocean



Pictures of Humpback Pictures of Humpback WhalesWhales

What Do Humpback What Do Humpback Whales Look Like?Whales Look Like?

• Humpback whales are HUGE!Humpback whales are HUGE!

• They have large bumps on their They have large bumps on their head.head.

• They have two big flippers and a tail They have two big flippers and a tail to help them swim.to help them swim.

• It also has a blowhole on its head to It also has a blowhole on its head to breath. breath.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

HumpbackWhales

tail


large bumpson head

huge

blowhole to helpbreathe

two bigflippers



Here is a movie all

about whales!


What Do Humpback What Do Humpback Whales Eat?Whales Eat?

• Humpback whales can eat over Humpback whales can eat over 3,000 pounds of food each day.3,000 pounds of food each day.

• Humpback whales eat plankton and Humpback whales eat plankton and small fish. small fish.

• They make bubble nets to trap their They make bubble nets to trap their food. food.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

HumpbackWhalesplankton

small fish

3,000pounds of

food a day

makebubble nets

to catch food



Baby Humpback WhalesBaby Humpback Whales

• Baby Humpback whales are called calves. Baby Humpback whales are called calves.

• It is 13 feet long when it is born.It is 13 feet long when it is born.

• It can weigh 2 tons!It can weigh 2 tons!

• A calf drinks its mother’s milk. A calf drinks its mother’s milk.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

HumpbackWhales

13 feet long


calves

2 tons

drinkmother’s

milk




• Humpback whales can live for 40 Humpback whales can live for 40 years.years.

• A calf can swim as soon as it is born.A calf can swim as soon as it is born.

• An adult humpback whale is over 45 An adult humpback whale is over 45 feet long and weighs 29 tons!feet long and weighs 29 tons!

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

HumpbackWhales


can swimwhen born

weigh 29tons

45 feetlong

live 40years



What Sounds Do What Sounds Do Humpback Whales Make?Humpback Whales Make?

Humpback Humpback whales sing. whales sing. They make They make

different different sounds. sounds.

Click here to hear on of the sounds a humpback whale

makes.

WalrusesWalrusesLearn More!

WalrusesWalruses




What do they eat?

All About Babies


Fun Facts

Where Do Walruses Live?Where Do Walruses Live?

Arctic

Walruses live in the arctic.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Walruses

arctic



Pictures of WalrusesPictures of Walruses

What Do Walruses Look What Do Walruses Look Like?Like?

Walruses are reddish-brown.Walruses are reddish-brown.

They can weigh 4,000 pounds.They can weigh 4,000 pounds.

They are 9 to 12 feet long.They are 9 to 12 feet long.

Walruses have whiskers.Walruses have whiskers.

They have two big teeth called They have two big teeth called tuskstusks..

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Walruses

two bigteeth called

tusks


weigh4,000

pounds

reddish-brown

9 to 12feet long

havewhiskers



Here is a movie all

about walruses!


What Do Walruses Eat?What Do Walruses Eat?

Walruses eat clams, crabs, mussels, and Walruses eat clams, crabs, mussels, and starfish.starfish.

They can eat 100 pounds of food each They can eat 100 pounds of food each day!day!

clam

crabmussel

starfish

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Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Walrusescrabs andclams

starfish

100pounds of

food a day

mussels



Baby WalrusesBaby Walruses

Baby walruses are called calves. Baby walruses are called calves.

A calf weighs about 130 pounds.A calf weighs about 130 pounds.

It will stay near it’s mother for 2 years.It will stay near it’s mother for 2 years.

Walruses live to be 40 years old. Walruses live to be 40 years old.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Walruses

stays nearmom for2 years


calves

130 pounds

40 yearsold




Walruses have Walruses have blubberblubber to keep them to keep them warm. Blubber is fat under the skin. warm. Blubber is fat under the skin.

Walruses can stay under water for 10 Walruses can stay under water for 10 minutes.minutes.

Walruses live in groups. 1,000 walruses Walruses live in groups. 1,000 walruses may live together. may live together.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Walruses


haveblubber

live ingroups

stay underwater for

10 minutes



What Sounds Do What Sounds Do Walruses Make?Walruses Make?

Click here to hear walrus.

EaglesEaglesLearn More!

EaglesEagles




What do they eat?

All About Babies


Fun Facts

Where Do Eagles Live?Where Do Eagles Live?

Eagles live all over the world except for Antarctica.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Eagles

all over theworld

do not livein

Antarctica



Pictures of EaglesPictures of Eagles

What Do Eagles Look What Do Eagles Look Like?Like?

Eagles are different sizes. Some are 33 Eagles are different sizes. Some are 33 inches and some 16 inches. inches and some 16 inches.

Some eagles have Some eagles have talonstalons..

A large eagle’s wings can be eight feet A large eagle’s wings can be eight feet across. across.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Eagles

some are33 inches


havetalons

differentsizes

wings canbe 8 feetacross

some are16 inches



Here is a movie all

about eagles!


What Do Eagles Eat?What Do Eagles Eat?

Eagles eat fish, ducks, rabbits, mice, Eagles eat fish, ducks, rabbits, mice, and small deer.and small deer.

Eagles can eat one pound of food in Eagles can eat one pound of food in four minutes. four minutes.

Eagles use their good eyesight to see Eagles use their good eyesight to see small animals. small animals.


Where do they live?

small deer Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Eaglesfish

ducks

eat 1 poundof food in 4

minutes

mice



Baby EaglesBaby Eagles Baby eagles are called eaglets.Baby eagles are called eaglets.

Eaglets hatch from eggs.Eaglets hatch from eggs.

Both the mom and the dad sit on the eggs Both the mom and the dad sit on the eggs to keep them warm.to keep them warm.

They fly when they are 10 weeks old.They fly when they are 10 weeks old.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Eagles

mom anddad sit on

eggs


eagletshatch from

eggs

fly whenthey are10 weeks



Fun Facts!Fun Facts! Eagles can live for 20 years.Eagles can live for 20 years.

There are many different types of eagles.There are many different types of eagles.

Bald eagles are a symbol for the United Bald eagles are a symbol for the United States.States.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Eagles


live for 20years

symbol ofthe United

States

manydifferent

types



What Sounds Do Eagles What Sounds Do Eagles Make?Make?

Click here to hear an eagle.

ZebrasZebrasLearn More!

ZebrasZebras




What do they eat?

All About Babies

What sounds do they make?Fun Facts

Where Do Zebras Live?Where Do Zebras Live?

Africa

Zebras live in Africa on grasslands, savannas, and mountains.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Zebras

Africa

grasslands

savannas

mountains



Pictures of ZebrasPictures of Zebras

What Do Zebras Look What Do Zebras Look Like?Like?

Zebras look like horses.

They have black and white stripes.

They have a short mane and a long tail.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Zebras


have blackand white

stripes

look likehorses

short mane

long tails



Here is a movie all

about zebras!


What Do Zebras Eat?What Do Zebras Eat?

Zebras eat grass.

They sometimes eat leaves and bark if there is no grass.


Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Zebras

leaves

grass

bark



Baby ZebrasBaby Zebras

Baby zebras are called foals.

Foals have brown stripes.

They eat grass and drink milk.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Zebras


foals

have brownstripes




No two zebras have the same stripes!

Zebras can run 40 miles per hour!

Zebras live for 18 to 25 years.

Zebras take turns sleeping so they can warn each other when there is danger.

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Babies

What do they look

like?

Fun Facts

Zebras


havedifferentstripes

take turnssleeping

live 18 to25 years

run 40miles per

hour



What Sounds Do What Sounds Do Zebras Make?Zebras Make?

Click here to hear a zebra.

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All About Animals An Interactive WebQuest Miss Manwiller’s First Grade Reading Groups Let’s Go!

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