ABC Book of Fauna

The criteria for this assignment is as follows:

  1. The assignment must be typed and turned in a 3-prong paper folder
  2. Be creative in your folder design and the presentation of your fauna.
  3. Please include a cover sheet for your project as well as the rubric guideline.
  4. A reference list must accompany each fauna.

Assignment:

  1. For each letter of the alphabet, choose one living or extinct organism – no imaginary or mythical animals such as unicorns.
  2. NOTE: a red-bellied piranha would fall under the alphabet P not R. See sample.
  1. Each page must contain
  2. Picture of each fauna
  3. One paragraph about the organism’s habitat, method of reproduction (example: asexual or sexual, once or twice a year, number of off-springs produced yearly, etc.), feeding methods, or any other unique and pertinent information about the organism.
  4. Your synopsis can also include but not limited to how animals sense their environment, how do they move, how do they defend themselves, and how do they hide from their enemies.
  5. The taxonomy of each animal: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species – in that order.
  6. Each page must be numbered with your name. Remember in Word: View – Header and Footer – Switch to Footer – Type in your name (left aligned). Next Insert Page Number – center – see numbering below). If you should happen to use more than one page, please label the organism for which that page belongs (just in case your pages should happen to fall out).
  7. At least 3 of the animals have to be invertebrates (Echinodermata, Mollusca, Cnidaria, etc) and no more than 3 animals from the following classes: Agnatha (jawless fish), Aves (birds), Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish), Osteichthyes (bony fish), Amphibia (amphibians – frogs, toads, salamanders), Reptilia (reptiles – turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodiles), Mammalia (Mammals – whales, dogs, cats, humans).
  8. At least 10 of your pictures must come from sources other than Enchanted Learning.

Resources:

The following WebPages are suggested to use in completing this assignment.

ABC Animal Book Continued

  • Enchanted Learning – - Go to Animal Printouts – then choose the alphabet of the animal you are searching.
  • Animal Diversity –
  • Perspective Periodicals -
  • Angel Fire (Lycos) - - search within this site for animals in other classes.
  • Google – - Use “ “ to narrow searches for each kingdom, phylum, class, etc. (example: “Order Carnivora”).
  • Kids Planet –
  • The Franklin Institute Online -
  • Any high school Biology or Life Science Textbook.
  • Encyclopedia CD-ROMS – Encarta, Compton, Grolier, Britannica or online encyclopedias
  • Text encyclopedias – World Book, Compton, Britannica

Sample Page:

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California Sea Lion

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Pinnipedia

Family: Otariidae

Genus: Zalophus

Species: californianus

The California sea lion is a type of seal that lives in cool waters off the rocky coast of western North America. This marine mammal makes a roaring noise, barks and honks. They are fast swimmers and very fast on land, walking with all four flippers.

The California sea lion has a thick layer of fat, short, thick fur that is dark brown and has a dog-like head. Males are darker and bigger than females. The whiskers help the seal’s sense of touch. The sea lion has small external ears and a good sense of hearing. It also has keen eyesight but no color vision.

Sea lions don’t chew their food. They swallow it in large chunks. Sea lions are carnivorous. They eat fish, octopus, crabs, clams, and lobsters. They are hunted by killer whales and some sharks.

References:

Enchanted Learning – and Merrill Life Science (1989).

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Ms. Dale