Animal Reports

1
Animal Reports

• Description (physical)
• Habitat
• What does the animal eat?
• Tell about the babies.
• Special features or characteristics.

2
Habitat

• What region does the animal live in? (forest,
  desert, ocean, etc..)
• Describe the region? (temperature, climate (rain,
  snow, sunny).
• What type of land does your animal live in?
  (grass, forest, water, etc..)

3
Description of the animal.

• What color is your animal?
• What size is your animal?
• Does it have fur, scales, or skin?
• Tell about its teeth.
• Be sure to only tell what it looks like.

4
What does your animal eat?

• Does your animal eat plants? List the kinds.
• Does your animal eat meat? List the kinds.

5
Babies

• How many babies do they have?
• How are the babies born? (egg or from its
  mothers belly)
• How long is the female pregnant?
• Describe the babies at birth

6
Special Features or Characteristics

• Give interesting facts.
• How fast do they run?
• How high can they climb?
• How deep can they dive?
• How long do they live?

• Do they hibernate?

7
Research Steps
8
Using a Reference Book

• Look for an encyclopedia with the first letter of
  your animal name.
• Use guide words to find your animal in the
  encyclopedia.
• Use the headings to find information on your
  animal.

9
Using the Internet

• Use a search engine. Google is a great search
  engine.
• Put the animal you are researching in quotation
  marks. Example Lemur facts
• Click on the Go button or Enter button.

10
Creating a Power Point Slide

• Each student will create one slide.
• You need to put at least five interesting facts
  about your animal on your slides.
• You may also draw you animal on your slide. You
  dont have to draw a picture. I will show the
  students who want to draw how to use the drawing
  tools.
• We will presents our slide show to parents,
  family and friends one night in April.