Atypical Animal Research Report

1.  ANIMAL -

     Choose One of the animals assigned to you in March Mammal Madness that is still living.  [No extinct animals may be used for this project.]

2.  TAXONOMY -

     Identify the taxonomy of your animal in the following order WITH Genus and species underlined.

• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species

3.  HABITAT -

• What ecosystem does your organism live in?
• What continent or country is your organism found in?
• What kind of den or home does your animal use?
• What adaptations (physical or behavioral) help it survive here?

4.   FOOD -

• What does your animal eat?
• What adaptations does it have to help it obtain food or eat its food?

5.   REPRODUCTION -

• Does it reproduce sexually or asexually?
• How many offspring are produced at a time?
• HOw often does your animal reproduce within a year or its lifetime?
• What special adaptation help it find a mate?

6.   MOVEMENT -

• How does your animal move around in its habitat?
• What special adaptations help it do so?

7.   PREDATORS -

• What predators does your animal have?
• What special adaptations / behaviors do they have to defend / protect themselves against their predators?

8.   EXTRA COOL INFO -

• Add at least one cool fact about your animal that doesn’t fit in the above categories.

9.   BODY SYSTEM -

• Choose one body system to research for this animal.
• Integumentary
• Muscular
• Skeletal
• Digestive
• Circulatory/Cardiovascular
• Lymphatic/Immune
• Respiratory
• Urinary/Excretory
• Endocrine
• Nervous

• BODY SYSTEM DEFINITION EXPLAINED -
• Define the system and compare the system in your animal to the same system in humans?
• How are they similar?
• How are they different?

• DRAW -
• Create a Comparative Anatomy Drawing of the  system you chose in both your animal and in humans.
• Draw it in your composition book
• Photograph your drawing
• Upload your drawing to this Google Classroom assignment.

• MODEL -
• Design a working model of the system you chose.
• Your model should be able to stand on a table without falling over.
• The model must be able to show how the system functions.

• SHOWCASE -
• This project will be on display at the end of the year RMS Showcase.
• This project may also be on display at the 48th District Agricultural Association Science Fair in May..
• Remember -> The Science Fair is an Individual PBL project / grade.  Students signed up independently on the computer via the 48th District's Agricultural Association application process during class 2 weeks prior to Spring Break.