AWEsome Class

North American Animal Research Report

Welcome to the North American Animal Research Report Site!

On this site you will find all you need to create your North American Animal Research Report. Once you choose an animal, you will use your resource pages to guide your research.

Bitmoji of Ms. Wilson in a tree, surrounded by forest animals.

The items with this symbol are the tasks that you must do for your project.

The items with this symbol are helpful items.

Starting your Research

Start here.

I have curated a small collection of animals for you to choose from. You can choose another animal if none of these suit your taste.

Bitmoji of Ms. Wilson riding on a flamingo.

Side Note

Just in case you can't remember how animals are classified, check out this presentation.

Report Overview:

The report will be both a research report about the facts of the animal and a persuasive essay about why your animal should be a national animal. It will be in three parts: Google Slides, a poster/infographic, and a sculpture.

The first thing you need to do is decide which animal you would like to research and fill out this form. Once it has been approved, you will get your resource packet (in Google Classroom) and begin doing your research.

Animal Research Report retrofit .pdf

Google Slides:

Your job is to create a presentation integrating the facts about your animal and your rationale as to why your chosen animal is best suited to be a national symbol. Your presentation should be a good combination of text and visuals (maps, photos, charts, etc.)

*Use your notes from the resource packets to help you create your paragraphs. The facts should remain facts. Your opinion as to why your animal should be a national symbol should be based on those facts.

*To make a copy of this slide deck, open it in Canva by clicking on the link, then on the bottom left, click on the Upload icon and copy the presentation. It then should be in your Canva account. Once you click on it, then you can make a copy.

Side Note

In case you'd like to know more about resizing pictures in Google Slides (or anywhere) correctly, watch this short video.

Infographic:

Create an infographic poster of your animal, persuading the “audience” to choose your animal as the national symbol. You may use digital resources (Canva), draw, create a collage of photos, or a combination of those to create your poster.

Sculpture:

Create a 3D replica of your animal. I will give you clay, but you may use any material you choose to create your sculpture. You can watch this Easy Clay Animals for Beginners sculpture video on YouTube for ideas on how to create your sculpture.

Side Note

In case you need additional resource pages, check these out.