Things to Do Before the Zoo

Animal Study Project Overview

Things to do before the Zoo:

1.) Choose your animal:

*Students will choose one animal before going to the Zoo that they want to research! ( Heart of Africa will be closed, so you cannot chose one of these animals)

Things to do at the Zoo:

1.) Project Research: (notes will be checked)

*Find your animal & read all information given by the Zoo. You must take notes on your animal while at the zoo.

*Take pictures of your animal (taken or drawn) would be helpful.

*You need to take notes on the area of the ‘world’ your animal is in at the zoo. For example, the bears are in North America. Include as much information as you can about the area given. Also include other animals that live there and plants that grow there, etc. The more information you obtain at the Zoo will help you afterwards with your project!

2.) Complete the given scavenger hunt.

Things to do after the Zoo:

1.) Complete Research:

*If needed, complete your research that you did not find at the zoo.

2.) Complete Project:

*Choose how you would like to present you information and create it! Animal Study Project You will have the opportunity to create a media production, poster, flipbook, scrapbook, children’s book, etc. for your animal, its characteristics and where it lives.

Requirements needed in your project:

1) Map – provide a map of the biome/area your animal lives.

2) Description of the biome – including 2 or more landforms in the biome, average rainfall and average temperature for the biome

3) 2 plants and 2 animals - (other than your animal) that live in the biome

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4) Picture - of your animal and their habitat (2 different pictures)

5) 2 characteristics- describe 2 or more characteristics of your animal in detail.

6) 1 key biotic factor- your animal needs to survive in its ecosystem and explain why your animal needs this factors to survive

7) 1 key abiotic factor- your animal needs to survive in its ecosystem and explain why your animal needs this factors to survive

8) Levels of organization – name the different levels for your animal. Be sure to include the name of the organism, the population, community, ecosystem, and biome. Example: Biome: Deciduous Forest, Ecosystem: rabbit, carbon dioxide, oxygen, trees, birds, etc.

9) 2 limitations – give at least 2 limitations that the animal faces in their ecosystem (ex. food, shelter, etc) with explanations.

10) 2 adaptations - (1 behavioral and 1 structural) your animal has made over time to help it survive or reproduce with explanations.

11) human related danger- explain one human related danger to your animal.

12) 2 symbiotic relationships- of your animal. Be sure to include the type of relationship (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, or predator/prey) and explain how the relationship affects your animal.

13) Labels/Headings- labels are present for all requirements for easy location