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African Animals Trading Card Assignment
Did you collect or still collect trading cards? Whether it is baseball, football, action heroes, Pokeman,
movie trading cards like Harry Potter, or whatever, the trading card industry is a
What is this thing
huge business. Check out the baseball card of Honus Wagner to the right. He
called Ebay? My
played in MLB from 1897 to 1917, mostly for the Pittsburgh Pirates. That’s right;
card is worth
his card recently sold on Ebay for over 1 million dollars.
what?
On the front of most cards are action poses and on the back are statistics,
interesting facts, or little stories about the subject. In this assignment, you will do
the same by creating your own trading cards that display fun and interesting
information about African animals.
Here is what you have to do:
1. Select one African animal (giraffe, zebra, lion, rhinoceros, etc.). You will
research this animal and will find the most interesting facts about them.
2. On the front of your cards put images of your animal and on the back list statistics, create profiles, or
write short stories about them in your own words. Have fun picking the most intriguing, surprising, or
strange facts to dazzle and amaze the reader. Look for peculiar or fascinating facts about your animal.
3. You will need to include the following:
 Front of the Card
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Picture (it can be drawn or printed from the internet).
Name of the animal must be written or typed.
A catchy saying or category must be included. Try to make it funny.
 On the Back
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Location – Where does this animal live? (relative location: East Africa, West
Africa, Central and Southern Africa, and North Africa)
Place – What physical and human characteristics might impact this animal?
Human-Environment Interaction – How does the environment impact your
animal and how has the animal impacted the environment?
Regions – Can this animal live across different regions of Africa or are the
confined to a particular region?
Movement – Does the animal migrate or move on an annual basis?
The Fastest Cat on Earth
Cheetah
Front
Cheetah
Back
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/critters/cheetah.html
Location/Regions: Cheetahs once lived in
territories from North Africa to India, but now they are
only found in Africa, and only in regions south of the
Sahara Desert.
Place: They prefer sub-desert, and medium-to-long
grass plains. Since they're not aggressive, they need
the tall grass to hide from predators.
Movement: Known as the world's fastest land
animal, the cheetah is a highly specialized member of
the cat family. In just three strides, the cheetah can
go from 0 to 40 miles per hour. In seconds, it can run
at its full speed of 70 mph. Its body is built for speed,
not fighting.
Human-Environment Interaction: The growing
human population is pushing animals like the cheetah
toward extinction.