Web Quest Adventure

Developed by: Sara Ramsey

SOL: 1.8 Resources

Web Quest

• This web quest will be exploring natural resources.• SOL: First Grade Science• Resources

• 1.8 The student will investigate and understand that natural resources are limited. Key concepts include

• identification of natural resources (plants and animals, water, air, land, minerals, forests, and soil);

• factors that affect air and water quality; and• recycling, reusing, and reducing consumption

of natural resources.

Natural Resources

What is the about?Natural Resources is the natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.

We are going to discover how natural affect our waters, wildlife, wildlife habitat, solid waste, recycling, and hazardous waste.

Activity 1

• Explore the watershed and water quality section of the website.• You will explore

• Ground Water• Surface Water

• After explore these you will take the • Salmon Challenge

• Click on the water drop to go the website

Activity 2

• Find out what type of animals live in a snag!

• This activity you will see the importance of how a tree is important to the wildlife.

• Click anywhere on the forest background to go to the website

Activity 3Activity 3

• You will explore You will explore • ““All about our garbage”All about our garbage”• ““How do I sort my garbage”How do I sort my garbage”• ““What happens to my recyclables What happens to my recyclables

and garbage.”and garbage.”• ““How do I reduce my garbage”How do I reduce my garbage”

• ClClick on the trash can to go to the website

Activity 4• You will explore

• Household Hazardous Waste•You will visit the link on this page in

order to see what products in your home could be hazardous.

•This will help you recognizing products in your house so that you can tell your parents that they could be harmful.

• Click on the toxic waste picture to go to the website.