Animal Classification Project

❖Option 1: A Cereal Box Display (covered with construction paper) Invertebrate on one side and Vertebrate on the other

❖Option 2: A Wanted Poster (at least 12 X 18 in size-Invertebrate on one side & Vertebrate on the other)

❖Option 3: A National Geographic Magazine

❖Option 4: A Children’s Book (minimum of 8 pages)

*** BE CAREFUL ABOUT PLAGIARISM! IT IS ILLEGAL TO COPY/PASTE SOMEONE ELSE’S WORDS AND PRETEND YOU WROTE THEM!!! ALWAYS WRITE YOUR PROJECTS IN YOUR OWN WORDS UNLESS USING QUOTES OR STATING SPECIFICALLY WHERE IT CAME FROM! ***

1. Students will be assigned both a group of vertebrates and invertebrates 2. Students will then choose from the four options located above on how they would like

to construct their project.3. Students will choose one example animal from each of their assigned categories (ie.

Mammals = Brown Bear, Echinoderms = Sea Star) *Only for classification purposes*4. Students will then research their assigned groups of animals and will construct their

project based on the following requirements: Information that must be included for ALL projects:

❑ A title for your project

❑ The scientific name (genus and species) and common name of one animal from each of your categories (Vertebrate & Invertebrate)

❑ The remaining 6 classification levels for both your Vertebrate & Invertebrate example animals (Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family)

❑ Identify the various types of organisms that belong to your groups; include pictures.

❑ What physical characteristics do your groups of animals have (the size, color, fur, feathers, etc.)

❑ Where the species can be physically found on the planet

❑ The type of environment that your species lives in (arctic, rainforest, ocean, jungle, etc.)

❑ How is your animal ADAPTED to live where it does? (Ex: blend in with the snow, have sharp claws for hunting, etc.)

❑ What type of circulatory system do your groups of organisms have? Open or Closed? What is the difference?

❑ Characteristics or habits of your vertebrate and invertebrate group (Body structure, Reproduction, Life Cycle, etc.)

❑ Whether your animal gets eaten by another animal of some kind

❑ What do they typically eat

❑ Explain any unique features that your organisms have

❑ Ectotherm or Endotherm? What characteristic qualifies them to be one or the other?

❑ Include any other interesting facts that you would like to share that doesn't fit into the categories above.

❑ Neat, colored and professional looking

❑ “Works Cited” meaning the websites and/or books that your information came from

o Must have at least three credible sources of information somewhere on your project

Grading Rubric:

Content (All required Information)- 85 Points

Presentation/Design- 10 Points

References- 5 Points

These are just some examples, there are MANY more. You do NOT have to choose one from the list, you may pick any endangered or extinct species.

Aders’ Duiker

African ElephantAfrican Wild Dog(North) American Lion Anoa Asiatic Lion Auk Aye AyeBaiji Bald Eagle Bengal TigerBlack Footed FerretBlue Poison Frog Bonobo Bornean Orangutan Brown Spider MonkeyCapromeryxCheetah Chimpanzee Coelacanth Diana MonkeyDiademed SifakaDire WolfDodo birdDugong Eastern Red Colobus Elegant FrogFennec FoxFossaFruit BatGiant Armadillo Giant AnteaterGiant Hispaniolan galliwaspGiant Moa Giant Otter Giant Panda Great Green Macaw Golden Bellied Capuchin MonkeyGolden Lion Tamarin Golden Mantella Golden Poison Frog Grizzly BearHaast’s Eagle Harpy EagleHirolaHonshu WolfHuia Hyacinth MacawIberian LynxImperial ParrotIndian ElephantIndian Rhinoceros Indian Wild DogIsland Fox

Jaguar Japanese River Otter Javanese LangurJavanese RhinocerosKakapoKomodo DragonLeopardLeatherhead TurtleLoggerhead TurtleMahogany GliderMalayan/Sunda PangolinManed SlothMediterranean Monk Seal Mexican axolotlMountain GorillaMountain TapirOcelotOrinoco CrocodilePanama Golden Frog Passenger PigeonPhilippine EaglePiping Plover PlesiosaurusProboscis MonkeyPronghorn AntelopePygmy HippoPygmy RabbitPygmy Sloth Quagga Rancho Grande Harlequin FrogRabbit BandicootRed Panda Red Rail Russian SturgeonSaola Sea OtterSei WhaleSinosauropteryxSivatheriumSlow LorisSmilodon Snow LeopardSpotted Handfish Stegosauras StegocerasSumatran Orangutan Sumatran TigerTakaheTasmanian TigerVaquitaWhale SharkWoolly RhinocerosYangtze Giant Softshell Turtle Yellow Crested Cockatoo