Amazing Adaptation Research Project
Scoring Guide
Valley Park's Middle and High School Library- click on "Online database" at the top of the web page. There are 3 links I suggest from this page: Grolier Online, Middle School Plus, and Science Reference Center.
Red list of Threatened Species
ADAPATATON Web sites to help in your research. After using these as a guide, then you may search the Internet for more information on your specific animal.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/ On the left side of the page are the different catagories of animals and below that are different habitats (biomes).
National Geographic animal page
Basic Information about some animals
General Information about reptiles, birds, frogs, mammals, etc. Use these facts to help you with adapatations and cool facts.
Facts about animals.
A list of many different animals.
Animal Fact Guide
AnimalFacts.net On the left inside this web page are different catagories of animals. Choose your animal's catagory to possibly find info on your animal.
San Diego Zoo website with information on varies animals
BIOME information; click on your biome, then look to the left side for different parts to click on about your biome.
Information about biomes, specific information about different places animals live
More info on biomes and animals that live there
Information about climates.
Information about biomes. Click on biome to find information about biomes and also about specific animals that live in that biome.
Information about many different types of animals including adaptations included in "Fun Facts" (Not all animals can be found, but you can try to find your research animal or get ideas of different animals to choose from.)
Adaptations used in the desert.
Another web site about adaptations used in the desert.
Kids Dictionary Web Site by Yahoo
Dictionary Web Site in case you run into words you don't know, look them up!
Site your Sources here! It's very user friendly. Kids click the tab of the type of source. Then copy and paste the source's URL, and the program usually fills in the blanks for you. For books, they search by ISBN number. A bibliography is compiled as you add citations, and it converts into Word. Students need to print or save before they close the browser
Valley Park's Middle and High School Library- click on "Online database" at the top of the web page. There are 3 links I suggest from this page: Grolier Online, Middle School Plus, and Science Reference Center.
Red list of Threatened Species
ADAPATATON Web sites to help in your research. After using these as a guide, then you may search the Internet for more information on your specific animal.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/ On the left side of the page are the different catagories of animals and below that are different habitats (biomes).
National Geographic animal page
Basic Information about some animals
General Information about reptiles, birds, frogs, mammals, etc. Use these facts to help you with adapatations and cool facts.
Facts about animals.
A list of many different animals.
Animal Fact Guide
AnimalFacts.net On the left inside this web page are different catagories of animals. Choose your animal's catagory to possibly find info on your animal.
San Diego Zoo website with information on varies animals
BIOME information; click on your biome, then look to the left side for different parts to click on about your biome.
Information about biomes, specific information about different places animals live
More info on biomes and animals that live there
Information about climates.
Information about biomes. Click on biome to find information about biomes and also about specific animals that live in that biome.
Information about many different types of animals including adaptations included in "Fun Facts" (Not all animals can be found, but you can try to find your research animal or get ideas of different animals to choose from.)
Adaptations used in the desert.
Another web site about adaptations used in the desert.
Kids Dictionary Web Site by Yahoo
Dictionary Web Site in case you run into words you don't know, look them up!
Site your Sources here! It's very user friendly. Kids click the tab of the type of source. Then copy and paste the source's URL, and the program usually fills in the blanks for you. For books, they search by ISBN number. A bibliography is compiled as you add citations, and it converts into Word. Students need to print or save before they close the browser
Interactive Adaptation Websites
VISIT THESE SITES AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR PROJECT
Animal needs interactive activity
Animal needs interactive activity