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 RESEARCH and REPORT

 

PART A

Suggested searches:  altavista, dogpile, yahoo, askjeeves.

After each question, you must write down the exact URL at which you found the answer to the question.

 

QUESTION 1 

How many black rhinos are left in the world?    ...............

(URL   …………………..………………………………………………………….)

 

QUESTION 2

How many tigers are there in Asia?   …………………..

(URL    ……………………..……………………………………………………….)

 

QUESTION 3

How many tigers were there about 60 years ago?

(URL    ……………………..……………………………………………………….)

 

QUESTION 4

How many Siberian tigers are there in the world now?    …………………..

(URL    …………………….……………………………………………………….)

 

QUESTION 5

How far north in the world could you find a Siberian tiger?   …………………………..

(URL    …………………….……………………………………………………….)

 

QUESTION 6

How does the Bengal tiger differ from the Siberian tiger in colouring?   …………………..

 (URL  …………………………..………………………………………………….)

 

QUESTION 7

Name three animals that often beat the tiger if attacked

………………………………………........................................…………………….

(URL  ………………………………….……………………………………….)

 

QUESTION 8

Can the Siberian tiger swim?   ……………………..

(URL  …………………………………………………………………………)

 

QUESTION 9

Can the Siberian tiger climb trees?  ……………………….

(URL  …………………………………………………………………………)

 

QUESTION 10

How much area does the male Bengal tiger like to roam in?   ……………………

(URL  ………………………………………………………………………..)

 

PART B

You are now going to open a word document saved as research.   Type your name in the footer.

You will minimise or maximise the word document as you copy and paste information from the net to it.  

On the left-hand side of your pages, you will copy and paste pictures of animals from the net.  On the right-hand side, you will draw Text Boxes and insert information about each animal.  Place only three pictures on each page.  

 

STEP 1

Type in your page header: Internet Research

Type your name and date in the footer.

STEP 2

In the top left-hand corner of your page, place a picture of a Siberian tiger.  Draw a text box UNDER the picture (use your common sense on the size) and type the following information in the text box:

Length of an average Siberian Tiger

Weight of an average Siberian Tiger

Average number of young that a Siberian Tiger has

STEP 3

In the top right hand corner of your page, place a picture of a Bengal tiger.  Draw a text box UNDER the picture (use your common sense on the size) and type the following information in the text box:

Length of an average Bengal Tiger

Weight of an average Bengal Tiger

Average number of young that a Bengal Tiger has

STEP 4

Find a picture of a leopard.  Information required:   when it hunts and how it hunts.

STEP 5

Find a picture of a cheetah.  Information required:   where they originated; where they are found today; how quickly they can run.

 

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