Rainforest WebQuest

Process

Day 1

You will choose your teams composed of a:
Botanist
Biologist
Zoologist
Anthropologist

On Day 1, you and your team should the travel agency's wiki to plan your rainforest project for the next three weeks. Click here for the travel agency's wiki.

Days 2 and 3

On Days 2 and 3, your team members should decide which scientist they want to be. They should begin their research and include in their multimedia presentation and brochure general information about the rainforest, its location and special features that would interest people enough to take a vacation there. Be sure to include information about the layers in the rainforest. Be sure to present your information in such a way as to persuade people to take a vacation there. All members of your team must submit information to be included in the multimedia presentation and brochure. The owner of the travel agency, Mrs. Blevins, would like your team to turn in a planning sheet showing each team member's contribution.

General Information about the Rainforest
Anthropologist	Botanist	Zoologist	Biologist
Location of the Rainforests	Location of the Rainforests	Location of the Rainforests	Climate and Location
Rainforest	Canopy	Canopy	Enchanted Learning
Layers	Layers	Forest Floor	Forest Floor
Information of General Interest for Multimedia Presentation
Video of Rainforest	Sounds of the Rainforest	Save the Rainforest	Virtual Tour
Video Clips	Insect Sounds

Day 4

On Day 4, part of your team will create the title slide and general information slide(s) of your multimedia presentation and the other part will begin to create the first page of the brochure.

Days 5-7

On Days 5-7, each member of your team will become an expert on the information they are researching. The anthropologist should research the different people that live in the rainforest along with their food, clothing and shelter.The botanist should begin researching the plants that live in the rainforest. The zoologist should begin researching the animals that live in the rainforest. The biologist should also help the the botanist and the zoologist research the plants and animals that live in the rainforest. As you do your research, make sure you take good notes that you can refer to when making your multimedia presentation and brochure. Don't forget to include nonfiction books as well in your research.

Botanist	Biologist	Zoologist	Anthropologist
Rainforest Plants	Rainforest Animals	Rainforest Animals	People of Rainforest
Rainforest Plants	Rainforest Animals	Rainforest Animals	Clothes
Plants	Rainforest Insects	Rainforest Animals	Entertainment
Trees	Rainforest Birds	Rainforest Reptiles	Food
Rainforest Vegetation	Rainforest Reptiles	Rainforest Insects	Houses
Kapok Tree	Rainforest Mammals	Rainforest Birds	Transportation
Rainforest Plants	Rainforest Primates	Animals in Layers	Kinds of Jobs
Plants	Forest Floor	Food Chains	People
Products from the Rainforest
Useful Plants	Powerful Plants

Days 8-10
On Days 8-10, begin adding slides to your multimedia presentation and brochure that include information about the people, clothing, food, shelter, animals and plants in the rainforest. Remember you are trying to persuade people to go to the rainforest on their vacation.

Days 11-12
Present your multimedia presentation and brochure to the owner of the travel agency. You will be told which ones will be used to encourage people to take their vacation in the rainforest.

Days 13-14
Create a mock rainforest in the travel agency. Please remember to include plants and animals that live in the rainforest and label them so people visiting the travel agency will know what they are. Check your research to find out which plants and animals lived in which layer of the rainforest.