Voici une idée de webquest niveau A2+/B1 que vous pouvez faire utiliser directement à vos élèves. Si vous cherchez d’autres ressources, cliquez sur le dernier lien à la fin de la page pour aller sur le meilleur site de ressources sur le sujet : le site de Michelle Henry, avec des fichiers audio, une fiche sur le film, des poèmes, une chanson, des exercices interactifs, des webquests et des lesson plans.
Webquest
Answer the following questions:
1. What does a groundhog look like? Use descriptive words to describe its features.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/spring1998/critters/everywhere/ghog98nathistory.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rodent/Groundhogprintout.shtml
http://www.hww.ca/en/wildlife/mammals/woodchuck.html
2. What do groundhogs eat?
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/groundhog.html
http://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/mammals/woodchucks-groundhogs/about
3. How are groundhogs called in Canada?
You have seen the answer as you explored the previous sites.
4. Identify what creatures are enemies of groundhogs.
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Learning/documents/Profiles/woodchuck.pdf
5. Describe what a groundhog’s burrow looks like.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/graphics/s/BURROW.jpg
6. What happens during hibernation?
http://animals.mom.me/groundhog-hibernation-3613.html
http://www.hww.ca/en/wildlife/mammals/woodchuck.html
7. When is Groundhog’s Day and what happens on that day?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day
8. If a groundhog sees his shadow on Groundhog’s Day, what is that supposed to mean?
http://www.groundhog.org/about/history/
9. What is the link between the candles of Candlemas and groundhogs?
http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm
http://www.groundhog.org/about/history/
10. And now take a quiz to check what you know……..
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-lb-ghd.html
Learn from those sites
Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rodent/Groundhogprintout.shtml
Wildlife Canada
http://www.hww.ca/en/wildlife/mammals/woodchuck.html
Dunkirk Dave (with the predictions of the last 10 years!)
http://www.dunkirkdave.com/category/predictions/
Wilstar : How did the groundhog get a holiday of his own?
http://wilstar.com/holidays/grndhog.htm
Stormfax Almanac
http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm
The official Groundhog site : with fun facts and videos of the inner circle)
http://www.groundhog.org/about/fun-facts-faq/
Fact Monster (discover Punxsutawnay Phil, Wiarton Willie, and Pothole Pete)
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/groundhogday1.html
Pages of links
Groundhog handicraft and games
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/happy_groundhog.htm
The most comprehensive page
http://www.michellehenry.fr/ground.htm
Christine Reymond
