Names _______________________________________ Class ________________

Animal __________________________________________________

Animal Research Requirements

Fill out as much information as possible on your note cards. Use one card for each requirement number (Name, Kind of animal, Location, etc.) Your final project will be a poster of your animal in its natural habitat or environment. Make sure you collect enough information to give good information to your class.

1. Name of Animal - You can get extra credit if you find the scientific name as well.2. Kind of animal – Mammal, Reptile, Bird, Fish, Amphibian, etc. 3. Location – Where in the world can you find the animal? In what kind of environment or iome

does your animal live?4. Life Style – Does the animal live alone, in a herd, a family group, or other group? What kind of

home does it have (den, nest, tree, water)5. Appearance – What does your animal look like? How many legs does it have? How big is it?

Does it have fur or hair or scales? What color is it? Be able to draw your animal as it should appear.

6. Food / Food Chain – Is your animal a predator or is it prey – or both? What does your animal eat? How often does it eat and how much will it eat at once?

7. Offspring – How many babies does it have? Are they born from eggs or live birth? What are the offspring called?

● Is it threatened or endangered? explain why. (Overhunted, used for fur, loss of homes and habitat?)

8. Fantastic Facts – What else did you find out about your animal that you did not answer here?

Answer your questions on a separate piece of paper. On your poster, you must show your animal in its environment (habitat) You will also need to write the following information in one word or a short phrase – large enough for the class to see what you wrote.

● Name of your animal● How it lives (herd, alone, family group)● Predator, prey or both● Offspring name● If it is threatened or endangered, explain why.

When you get up to talk about your animal, you can take your research papers and read them as you present. Include your fantastic facts in your talk. If you have a partner, take turns presenting. Have a friend hold the poster if you are alone.