"Guinea
Pig" Web Quest 
Maggie Johnson, Santa Ana Unified School District
Students will utilize the Internet to discover the the natural habitats of guinea pigs
as well as the care of domestic guinea pigs.
Guinea pigs are both domestic animals as well as wild animals. They have been given the name "pig" but are not in any way related to a pig.
2. How are guinea pigs used in South America?
3. What does it mean to be a "human Guinea Pig"?
4. Describe the natural habitat of the guinea pig.
Habitat and Niche
2. Make a food web for the guinea pig. Include what it eats and what eats it.
Click on the link below
2. What would you need to purchase or borrow before you brought your "pig" home as
your pet.
3. What are the differences between hamsters and guinea pigs?
Click on on the original hamsterdance web site for musical inspiration while you search the
Internet for the answer to this question.
Breeding your Cavy -Guinea Pig
Dr. Barb Deeb's Guide to Guinea Pig Care
Describe the gestation period and number of babies that is most common for guinea pigs.
(5) Experiment: Determine
input and output
Purpose:
Using a triple beam balance measure input (food given to the guinea
pig) and output
(wastes from the guinea pig) to determine how much of food is used
as nutrients in the
body of the guinea pig.
2. Determine the amount of food actually used by the body.
3. Be sure to include a data table.
Guinea
Pig Fun
Try the Interactive Guinea Pig (Puzzles and Games)
Or
Try a quiz, puzzle, or memory game
Rodent Roundup Puzzle Picture
Martindale's Reference Desk
Potter's Science Gems
Sheppard's Science Resources
Sheppard's Useful Links
| Alta Vista | Hotbot | Search Engine Watch |
| All the Web | Lycos | Snap |
| Dogpile | Northern Light | Study Web |
| Excite | Savvy Search | Webcrawler |
| Search.com | Yahoo | Yahooligans |
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Revised August 22, 2000