Animals of the World:
An Internet Scavenger Hunt
Where in the world do some animals live? Celebrate National Zoo and Aquarium Month by sending your students on an Internet scavenger hunt! They'll learn about the natural habitats of ten of the world's animals -- including some animals they've never heard of.
June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month -- a great time to introduce your students to some of the best zoo Web pages on the Internet.
To celebrate zoos, we've created a teaching master for you to use with your students. Use it to send your students off on an Internet scavenger hunt! They'll learn where in the world some common and uncommon animal species live. Students might work on their own or in groups to track down the natural habitats of these ten species.
Scavenger Hunt:
Where in the World? DIRECTIONS: In which part of the world do some animals live? Look at the list of animals below. Some will be familiar to you, and others will not. Use the Internet to find where these animals live. To help you, we've provided you with the URL address for a Web site where you will find the information you need. You might need to wander around the Web site a bit to find the page that has information about each animal's natural habitat. Write the name of the country or continent where you find each animal.
ANIMAL
ZOO NAME/WEB SITE URL
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
white-faced saki
Pittsburgh Zoo
http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/
King penguin
Pittsburgh Zoo
http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/
silver langur
Cincinnati Zoo
http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/
Gila monster
Cincinnati Zoo
http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/
wallaroo
The Oakland Zoo
http://www.oaklandzoo.org
bison
The Oakland Zoo
http://www.oaklandzoo.org
meerkat
Birmingham Zoo
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/
muntjac
Birmingham Zoo
http://www.birminghamzoo.com
black rhinoceros
Lincoln Park Zoo
http://www.lpzoo.org/
green tree python
Lincoln Park Zoo
http://www.lpzoo.org/
BONUS!! Get a copy of a world map. (You might print one out on the back side of this paper.) Then number the animals above from 1 to 10. Put the number next to each animal on the world map to show where in the world that animal lives.
An Internet Scavenger Hunt
Where in the world do some animals live? Celebrate National Zoo and Aquarium Month by sending your students on an Internet scavenger hunt! They'll learn about the natural habitats of ten of the world's animals -- including some animals they've never heard of.
June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month -- a great time to introduce your students to some of the best zoo Web pages on the Internet.
To celebrate zoos, we've created a teaching master for you to use with your students. Use it to send your students off on an Internet scavenger hunt! They'll learn where in the world some common and uncommon animal species live. Students might work on their own or in groups to track down the natural habitats of these ten species.
Scavenger Hunt:
Where in the World? DIRECTIONS: In which part of the world do some animals live? Look at the list of animals below. Some will be familiar to you, and others will not. Use the Internet to find where these animals live. To help you, we've provided you with the URL address for a Web site where you will find the information you need. You might need to wander around the Web site a bit to find the page that has information about each animal's natural habitat. Write the name of the country or continent where you find each animal.
ANIMAL
ZOO NAME/WEB SITE URL
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
white-faced saki
Pittsburgh Zoo
http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/
King penguin
Pittsburgh Zoo
http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/
silver langur
Cincinnati Zoo
http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/
Gila monster
Cincinnati Zoo
http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/
wallaroo
The Oakland Zoo
http://www.oaklandzoo.org
bison
The Oakland Zoo
http://www.oaklandzoo.org
meerkat
Birmingham Zoo
http://www.birminghamzoo.com/
muntjac
Birmingham Zoo
http://www.birminghamzoo.com
black rhinoceros
Lincoln Park Zoo
http://www.lpzoo.org/
green tree python
Lincoln Park Zoo
http://www.lpzoo.org/
BONUS!! Get a copy of a world map. (You might print one out on the back side of this paper.) Then number the animals above from 1 to 10. Put the number next to each animal on the world map to show where in the world that animal lives.