This document provides instructions for students to research an animal species found in Utah in order to help prevent its extinction. It explains that students will be paired up and assigned an animal to research. They will use a web quest to learn about the animal and its habitat(s) in Utah, filling out a concept map and Venn diagram. Students will then determine which Utah habitat(s) could support their animal. The document describes the three habitats found in Utah - desert, forest, and wetlands - and provides a rubric for the assignment.

1. Wildlife in Utah

2. Introduction
Wild animals can be found living in various habitat’s on our
planet. Habitats are areas that a specific animal’s live in.
Most animals are only adapted to live in one or two types of
habitats. For example, a salt water fish could not live in a
fresh water pond and a snake could not live in the Antarctic.
Some animals migrate to warmer habitats during the spring
and fall where there is more food. Utah has three different
habitat’s desert, forest, and wetland each habitat has
different animals living in them. Your job as a
Conservationist is to find a way to preserve one of the
animal species found in Utah to prevent the animal from
becoming extinct.
Intro Task Process Animal’s Conclusion

3. Task
Intro
Your duty will be to research one of the animals found in
Utah so that you can prevent the species from becoming
Task extinct. Many animal species are dying off because of
humans. When the last animal dies the species becomes
Process extinct never to be found on our planet again. Your results
will be used to let others know what needs to be done in
order to protect these animals so that they can thrive on our
Animal’s planet. As a conservationist you will discover how this
animal lives and learn about the habitat or habitat’s in Utah
Conclusion
this animal can live in so that we can set aside some land
for these amazing animals.

4. Process
• You have been divided into pairs and have picked the animal you
will research.
• You have formed hypothesis’s about the animal by filling out the
worksheet given to you in class.
• By using this web quests you will be able to learn about your
animal and it’s habitat.
• You will use this information to fill out your concept map about your
animal and a Venn Diagram about the habitat’s found in Utah.
Click here to look at the rubric which will tell you what you are
required to do for this assignment.
• After using this web quest you will discuss the habitat or habitat’s
that can support your animal by using the information on your
concept map and Venn Diagram with your partner.
• Click here to begin your research.
Intro Task Process Animal’s Conclusion

5. Habitat’s in Utah
Now that you have learned about one of the animals it is time for
you to determine what habitat/s can support the animal in Utah.
There are three habitat’s found in Utah these are the desert, forest
and wetlands. Click on the images below to find out about each of
these habitat’s. You will need to use this information to determine
where the animal can live in Utah. A Venn Diagram with the three
Intro habitats listed will be provided for you to use when gathering this
information.
Task
Wet Lands
Forest
Deserts
Process
Animal’s
Conclusion

6. Click on your animal to begin!
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7. The Beaver Click on one of
the three
animals to
begin. Click
here when you
are done
researching
your animal.
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8. The Short Eared Owl
Click on one of the three
animals to begin. Click here
when you are done
researching your animal.
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9. Raccoon
Click on one of the
four animals to
begin. Click here
when you are done
researching your
animal.
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10. Black Bear Main
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Click on one of the
three animals to
begin. Click here
when you are done
researching your
animal.

11. Coyote
Click on one of the
three animals to
begin. Click here
when you are done
researching your
animal.
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12. Mountain Lion
Click on one of the
three animals to
begin. Click here
when you are done
researching your
animal.
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13. Mountain Goats
Click on one of the
three animals to
begin. Click here
Main when you are done
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animal.

14. Click on one of the
Grizzly Bear three animals to
begin. Click here
when you are done
researching your
animal.
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15. Grey Wolf
Click on one of the three
Main animals to begin. Click here
when you are done
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16. Red Fox Main
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Click on one of the three animals
to begin. Click here when you are
done researching your animal.

17. Rattle Snake Main
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Click on one of the
three animals to begin.
Click here when you are
done researching your
animal.

18. Bald Bald Eagles
Eagle
Click on one of the three
animals to begin. Click here
when you are done
researching your animal.
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19. Rubric for
Both Lessons
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Concept Map Showed full understanding
your animal and the
Showed some understanding Showed minimal Did not seem to understand
of your animal and the understanding of your animal your animal or the subtopics,
& Venn Diagram subtopics of that animal, as
well as full understanding of
subtopics, as well as the and its subtopics, as well as as well as the habitat’s in
habitat’s found in Utah the habitat’s found in Utah. Utah
the habitat’s found in Utah
Preparedness
Student obviously made full Student seemed to have
Student used very little Student used no internet
use of the internet and used the internet, however
internet sources. sources.
websites provided. not to its fullest potential.
The writer has not tried to
Creative Paper The writer seems to be
writing from knowledge or
The writer seems to be
drawing on knowledge or
The writer relates some of his
transform the information in a
person way. The ideas and
own knowledge or
experience about the animal experience, but there is some the way they are expressed
experience, but it was not as
and it’s habitat. The paper lack of ownership of the topic. lacked creativity. Did not
creatively written.
was written very creatively It was creative. draw on knowledge of the
animal or its habitat.
Model Habitat Unique and accurate design,
construction showed a great
Mostly accurate design,
showed a good
Some what accurate design,
showed an understanding of
Design of habitat did not
show an understanding of the
understanding of the habitat understanding of the habitat
the habitat and the animal. habitat and the animal.
and the animal. the animal.