Groundhog Day

Webquest
Answer the following questions:

1. What does a groundhog look like? Use descriptive words to describe its features.
http://www.hoghaven.com/see.html
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/spring1998/critters/everywhere[...]
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rodent/Gro[...]

http://www.srd.alberta.ca/FishWildlife/WildSpecies/Mammals/[...]

http://www.hww.ca/en/species/mammals/woodchuck.html#sid4

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/groundhog.html 

4. Identify what creatures are enemies of groundhogs.

http://www.hww.ca/en/species/mammals/woodchuck.html#sid6
http://wiki.ask.com/Groundhog

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://www.hww.ca/en/species/mammals/woodchuck.html#sid2

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/groundhog-day/history/

9. What is common to the saying about Candlemas in England, Scotland, Germany and the USA?

http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/happy_groundhog.htm

And now take a quiz to check what you know........

Learn from those sites

Enchanted Learning

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rodent/Gr[...]

Wildlife Canada

www.hww.ca/en/species/mammals/woodchuck.html

Groundhog at HogHaven

http://www.hoghaven.com/study.html

Dunkirk Dave (with the prognostics for the last 10 years!)

http://www.dunkirkdave.com/
Wilstar : How did the groundhog get a holiday of his own?

http://wilstar.net/holidays/grndhog.htm

Stormfax Almanac

http://www.stormfax.com/ghogday.htm

The official Groundhog site

http://www.groundhog.org/
Fact Monster (discover Punxsutawnay Phil, Wiarton Willie, and Pothole Pete)
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/groundhogday1.html

Pages of links

A map and the names of all the groundhogs who offer predictions...

http://www.groundhogsday.com/groundhogcentral.php

The most comprehensive page

http://www.michellehenry.fr/ground.htm