Web Quest: St. Matthews Island: Names:____________________________
Round 1
1. Go on Waltke’s website, find the vocabulary power point presentation for St. Matthews Island and write down the definitions for each vocabulary word:
a. Parasites:____________________________________________________________
b. Decay:______________________________________________________________
c. Carcasses: ___________________________________________________________
d. Scrawny: ____________________________________________________________
e. Starvation: ___________________________________________________________
f. Bleached:____________________________________________________________
g. Tundra: _____________________________________________________________
h. Suspicions;___________________________________________________________
When you finish this task see Ms. Scaramucci for the next clue.
Round 2
Using Wikipedia, answer the following questions:
1. What are the two continents that surround St. Matthew’s Island._____________________________________________________
2. St. Matthew’s Island is located in what sea?_______________________
3. What island is due north of St. Matthew Island?____________________
4. What is the measurement of St. Matthew Island?___________________
When you finish this task see Ms. Scaramucci for the next and final clue.
Web Quest: St. Matthews Island: Names:____________________________
Round 3
Find at the website and answer the following questions:
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/what-wiped-out-st-matthew-islands-reindeer
1. What happened in August of 1944?______________________________
2. What was the reason the U.S. Coast Guard put the reindeer on the island?____________________________________________________
3. What was the favorite food of the reindeer?_______________________
4. Describe their favorite food.__________________________________
5. In 1957, Dave Klein found how many reindeer on the island?________
6. Klein returned to the island in 1963, he found ____________reindeer.
7. Three years later the herd shrank to_________.How many died?_____
8. In 1966 how many females_________, males________were left?
9. What was the cause for this outcome?__________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10.Are there reindeer on St. Matthew’s Island in 2012? ______________
When you are finished, see Ms. Scaramucci. A prize will be given to the first team to cross the finish line!
Round 1
1. Go on Waltke’s website, find the vocabulary power point presentation for St. Matthews Island and write down the definitions for each vocabulary word:
a. Parasites:____________________________________________________________
b. Decay:______________________________________________________________
c. Carcasses: ___________________________________________________________
d. Scrawny: ____________________________________________________________
e. Starvation: ___________________________________________________________
f. Bleached:____________________________________________________________
g. Tundra: _____________________________________________________________
h. Suspicions;___________________________________________________________
When you finish this task see Ms. Scaramucci for the next clue.
Round 2
Using Wikipedia, answer the following questions:
1. What are the two continents that surround St. Matthew’s Island._____________________________________________________
2. St. Matthew’s Island is located in what sea?_______________________
3. What island is due north of St. Matthew Island?____________________
4. What is the measurement of St. Matthew Island?___________________
When you finish this task see Ms. Scaramucci for the next and final clue.
Web Quest: St. Matthews Island: Names:____________________________
Round 3
Find at the website and answer the following questions:
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/what-wiped-out-st-matthew-islands-reindeer
1. What happened in August of 1944?______________________________
2. What was the reason the U.S. Coast Guard put the reindeer on the island?____________________________________________________
3. What was the favorite food of the reindeer?_______________________
4. Describe their favorite food.__________________________________
5. In 1957, Dave Klein found how many reindeer on the island?________
6. Klein returned to the island in 1963, he found ____________reindeer.
7. Three years later the herd shrank to_________.How many died?_____
8. In 1966 how many females_________, males________were left?
9. What was the cause for this outcome?__________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10.Are there reindeer on St. Matthew’s Island in 2012? ______________
When you are finished, see Ms. Scaramucci. A prize will be given to the first team to cross the finish line!
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