ANIMAL RESEARCH PROJECT — present as a Google slideshow, with a Bibliography at the end.

Animal: ___________________________________

Habitat: Where does it live? Climate? Describe.

Predators: What or who threatens this animal?

Other Threats: Does anything other than predators threaten your animal? Is its habitat disappearing? Is it endangered?

Diet: What does your animal eat?

Lifespan: How long does it live on average?

Breeding: How many babies does it have? How often? Which parent takes care of the babies? How long do the babies stay with the parents?

Describe the animal: What does it look like? Move like?

Location: Where does it live mostly? (summer/winter)

Adult: How much does it weigh as an adult? How does it change when it’s an adult?

Misc. interesting facts: tell us several things you found fascinating about this animal.

Winter: What does this animal do/go in winter? Explain.

• *You MUST include at least 10-12 facts. • *You MUST use both World Book AND Internet! • *Each fact should have its own slide. • *DO include pictures!! • *If you include an entire paragraph you must place it in “quotes.” • *You MUST have a Bibliography listed on the last slide of your slideshow. -Put your sources in Alphabetical order. -List Website addresses and “MLA"s

Name:______________________________________________________________________''Date:'_______________________' ELA'Periods:'_____________________'

'Animal'Research'Project'

'Guiding'Question:''How'will'you'create'a'representation'of'information'to'prove'your'understanding'of'research'topic?''Directions:'Create'a'wellAorganized'research'paper'of'an'animal'of'your'choice.''You'will'be'required'to'have'one'picture'and'a'bibliography.'''Theme:''Animals'are'an'important'part'of'our'world.''Research'is'an'important'skill'to'learn'and'through'the'use'of'animals'as'a'topic'you'will'be'creating'a'research'paper'with'inAtext'citations,'multiple'paragraphs,'and'a'bibliography.'''Task:'For'your'assigned'animal:'

'Conduct'research'on'your'animal'using'Noodletools''Use'of'Expert'Space'for'information,'database'&'book'resources''Complete'a'research'paper'on'your'animal'in'Google'Docs'

'Animal:'___________________________________________________________''

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