My Imaginary Animaland Its Habitat

Project Directions

You have learned that most animals are specially suited to life in a particular habitat. This is your chance to create a new animal! Create an animal by either drawing or constructing it and its habitat. Then, explain the characteristics (elements) of the habitat. Also explain your animal’s features and behaviors that help it survive in this particular habitat. On the due date, you will have the opportunity to share your animal and their habitat with your classmates!

Use the attachedworksheet and rubric as guide.

Some key parts to include:

What type of food does my animal eat?

Was I detailed in drawing/constructing the appearance of my animal? (what it looks like)

Does my animal need water?

What type of shelter does my animal need?

How is my habitat arranged?

How large a space does my animal need?

What type of care will my animal need to survive?

Did I include non-living and living things?

What is the name of my animal?

Does it have a predator?

Other interesting facts about your animal…

 HAVE FUN! 

My Imaginary AnimalName: ______

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My animal is called a ______.

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Imaginary Animal and Its Habitat Rubric

Objectives / Exceeds (4) / Meets (3) / Nearly
Meets (2) / Little
Evidence (1) / Earned
Points
Habitat / My habitat is clearly labeled and there are many features drawn which are spelled correctly. It is arranged in an orderly manner. / My habitat is labeled and my features drawn are spelled correctly with few errors. It is arranged in an orderly manner. / My habitat has few labels and there are few features drawn and correctly spelled. It is not arranged in an orderly manner. / I have no labels and there are no/few features drawn. There is no arrangement of my habitat.
Animal / My animal is clearly labeled and there are many features drawn which are spelled correctly. / My animal is labeled and there are features drawn which are spelled with few errors. / My animal has few labels and there are few features drawn with spelling errors. / My animal has no labels and there are few features drawn with spelling errors.
Drawing/
Construction / I have many details, my drawing is neat, and I included labels which are spelled correctly. / I have details, my drawing is neat, and I have labels which are spelled with few errors. / I have few details, my drawing is not neat and I have few labels which are spelled with spelling errors. / I have no details, my drawing is not neat and I have no labels which are spelled with errors.
Writing / I have included many details, interesting facts, behaviors, and features of my animal. My writing is neat and there are no spelling errors. / I have included details, facts, behaviors, and features of my animal. My writing is neat and there are few spelling errors. / I included few details, facts, behaviors, and features of my animal. My writing is not neat and there are spelling errors. / I did not include details, fact, behaviors, and/or features of my animal. My writing is not neat and there are spelling errors.
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