Student Activity for Explore the Animal World: Data

You will be making a graphic organizer for display, drawing a picture, and writing a slide show dialogue about your animal. To do this, you will need to do research. Books, encylopedias, magazines, CD-ROMS, and the Internet will be available to you as information resources. Use this worksheet to take notes on the information you find. Do not repeat facts. Following the directions and finding information will earn you points. REMEMBER to write down the source of your information on your Works Cited page as you do your research.

Student Name	___________________________________________________________________
Teacher Name	___________________________________________________________________
Animal Name	___________________________________________________________________

Description:

1. This is how my animal looks.
   • color
     
   • skin, fur, scales, feathers, etc
     
   • size
     
   • weight
     
   • If your animal has a special physical feature or can do something special, describe it.
     
2. My animal is sometimes called by a special name.
   • male
     
   • female
     
   • young
     
3. The scientific classification of my animal is
   
4. My animal can live this long
   

Habitat:

1. Circle answer. My animal lives in this region of the world: grassland, desert, forest, rainforest, ocean, or tundra.
2. Circle answer. My animal can be found on this continent: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia.
3. If your animal builds a shelter, describe it.
   
4. My animal is or is not an endangered species.
5. My animal needs to protect itself from
   
6. My animal protects itself from its enemies by
   

Map

This is where my animal lives in the world. Identify by coloring location on map.

 Food:

My animal is a carnivore , herbivore , insectivore , omnivore .

This is what my animal eats.

Interesting Facts:

Here are three more interesting facts about my animal.

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