1. What do crocodiles look like? What do they eat? How big are they? Where do they live? http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/crocodile.php

2. How do crocodiles take care of their babies? Can crocodiles swim?

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/nile-crocodile/

3. What do alligators look like? What do they eat? How big are they? Where do they live? http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/alligator.php

4. Can alligators swim?

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/american-alligator/

5. Do alligators and crocodiles have the same habitat? What do alligators and

crocodiles do with their eggs until they hatch? http://blip.tv/stories-for-kids-learning-today/crocodiles-and-alligators-compare-and-contrast-third-grade-2731763

6. Review:

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/reptiles/alligator-vs-crocodile1.htm

What am I?

How are alligators different from crocodiles? How are they the same? Join the reptile investigation through this Web Quest to find out! Then write your report to inform others that these animals are very similar, but yet very different. Write your answers on your printed answer sheet. Click on the links provided to find your answers.

Web Quest Third Grade Language Arts

Comparing and Contrasting Writing Informational Papers

Record your findings from the Web Quest

What do crocodiles look like? What do they eat? How big are they? Where do they live? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How do crocodiles take care of their babies? Can crocodiles swim? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What do alligators look like? What do they eat? How big are they? Where do they live? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Can alligators swim? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Do alligators and crocodiles have the same habitat? What do alligators and crocodiles do with their eggs until they hatch? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Write other facts that you find interesting about alligators and crocodiles._____________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Complete a Venn-diagram and report your discoveries. Use your languages arts journal to complete your Venn-diagram. After you have completed your Venn-diagram then write your report explaining the similarities and difference between alligators and crocodiles.

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American Alligator. (2011). Defenders of Wildlife. Retrieved (11, 07 09)

from http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/alligator.php

American Alligator. (1996-2011). Kids Dare to Explore. National

Geographic Society. Retrieved (11, 07 09) from

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/american-

alligator/

American Crocodile. (2011). Defenders of Wildlife. Retrieved (11, 07 09)

from http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/crocodile.php

Drew, R. & Sharp, S. Crocodiles and Alligators. Compare and Contrast.

Stories for Kids, Learning Today. Retrieved (11, 07 09) from

http://blip.tv/stories-for-kids-learning-today/crocodiles-and-alligators-compare-

and-contrast-third-grade-2731763

Nile Crocodile Facts. (1996-2011). Kids Dare to Explore. National

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