The Process
1. Look through a wide variety of resource materials which describe zoos and zoo animals. While doing this, be thinking about animals you might choose for the zoo.
2. Choose your animal.
3. Complete the research form. Ask an expert about information you absolutely cannot find. Email - info@www.indyzoo.com
4. Print or make 2 copies of a photo of your animal. (Remember that the task page sites also have lots of photos.)
5. What are the names of the adults, babies, and the group of your animal?
Group Names - from San Diego Zoo
Baby and parent names - Enchanted Learning
More baby names - ABC Teach
More names - Male, female, child categories
Group
and Baby names
6. What is
your animal's world status?
7. What sound does your animal make?
Guide to Animal Sounds on the Net
Sound Island (in games)
8. Join with other members of your team. Categorize your selections by area of the world and by habitat. Place a picture of your animal on a wall sized world map, marking it's natural habitat.
9. Categorize animals by groups; bird, reptile, mammal, amphibian, fish, or insect. Try various other groupings; animals with fur, feather, scales; how they move, what they eat, etc. Graph the categories.
How else could you show how they are alike and different? Largest to smallest...
10. Present an oral
report highlighting your research data. Use photos and sounds. What
interesting
facts
can you
share?
Check out Fun
Trivia,
an online quiz.
11. Play "Who Am I?" Walk and make sounds like your animal, or give verbal clues in the form of riddles.
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Created by Cindy Newton
Last updated: April 26, 2007