Animal+Research-3rd+Grade

Each student will create a zoo plaque on a wild animal that may solve or cause problems for people. A wild animal would be an animal living and surviving on its own in the wild.
 * Third graders are learning about wild animals.

All of the research notes should written on the recording sheets. Click for recording sheets to be used. || *A picture of your animal *A map of the region the animal can be found in its natural habitat *Three important facts about your animal. Think about a zoo patron coming to view your animal. What do you think they would not already know that they would find interesting? || *Your first and last name *Your bibliography (sources used)
 * **The following items must be included on the front of your zoo plaque: ** ||
 * *Title of your animal
 * **The following items must be handwritten on the back of your zoo plaque: **



**Books** Animal books are found in the nonfiction section starting with the call number of 976.4. || username is rje, and password is jaguars.
 * **Online Resources and Web Sites- **If searching at home and a site asks for a username and password, our school’s

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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Click for a rubric that will be used to determine your grade. ||