You will team with one other student to complete this quest to answer the
questions:
How are exotic animals a threat to public health,
and
Should wild animals be taken in as pets?
Before starting the process, it is important that you are familiar with
vocabulary words you will hear and see during your viewings, readings and
research. Click
here for a list of vocabulary words and definitions.
The process includes the following:
1. You will conduct a questionnaire and survey on whether or not wild
animals should be taken in as pets? The data will be organized and the
results displayed on charts or graphs using Microsoft Excel.
2. You will watch a video clip by a CBS resident veterinarian for
primary source information on the topic.
3. You will interact with media tools to gather details and complete a
timeline of contagious diseases.
4. You will visit Internet sites to research the topic of exotic
diseases transmitted to humans and native animals by exotic animals.
5. You will then use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, or
other software, to write to inform/educate others on the health threat of
exotic pets in the form of a published brochure or an electronic children’s
book.
GO TO STEP ONE LINK AT TOP OF PAGE TO BEGIN THE QUEST
Tech Effect
Rashida Betts, Literacy Coach
G. James Gholson Middle School
900 Nalley Rd.
Landover, MD 20785
To contact me:
Phone: 301-883-8390
Fax: 301-883-8394
E-mail: rashida.betts@pgcps.org
