Activity 1 – Draw Me!
1.
Choose one of the world’s biomes.
2.
Create an animal by selecting specific body parts from the list below that would be most
suitable considering the abiotic and biotic factors in your biome.
***Remember you are creating the most suitable animal for this given environment.
3.
Draw a picture of your animal.
4.
Now that you created your animal, you will have to justify your choices. In the chart on the
“Criteria for judgment” worksheet, list the abiotic and biotic factors that influence your choice
of body parts. In the last column be sure to justify your choice of animal adaptation (body
parts).
Feet:
Hooves
Webbed
Talons
Legs:
Long
Short
No legs
Webbed
Talons
Teeth:
Sharp
Blunt
No teeth
Covering:
Thick fur
No fur
Thin fur
Coloring: Body
Pattern
Solid
Dark
White
Brown
Ears:
Large
Small
Medium
Shape:
Thin
Fat
Streamline
Eyes:
Large
Medium
Small
CRITERIA
10 Points
8 Points
6 Points
4 Points
Graphics - Relevance
All graphics are
related to the topic
and make it easier to
understand. All
borrowed graphics
have a source
citation.
All graphics are
related to the topic
and most make it
easier to
understand. Some
borrowed graphics
have a source
citation.
All graphics relate
to the topic. One
or two borrowed
graphics have a
source citation.
Graphics do not
relate to the topic.
Attractiveness
The drawing is
exceptionally
attractive in terms of
design, layout, and
neatness.
The drawing is
attractive in terms
of design, layout,
and neatness.
The drawing is
acceptably
attractive though
it may be a bit
messy.
The drawing is
distractingly messy
or very poorly
designed. It is not
attractive.
The work done
The work was done
exceeds all
with good effort
Work is done with
expectations and
that shows what
fair effort, but the
shows that the
the learner is
quality is still not
learner is proud of
capable of. It is
what the learner
their work. The effort
evident that time
is capable of. It is
that was put into this
was put into this
evident that the
task is the best it can
poster and
work was rushed.
be by the learner.
presentation.
Work is done with
little effort; quality
is not what the
learner is capable
of. It is evident that
the work was
rushed and little
time was spent on
the final product.
Work is
incomplete.
Work quality/effort