Science 2nd 9 Weeks
Extra Credit Project
Endangered Animals or Threatened Animals
You can find lots of information about endangered animals. Here are a few websites.
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/index.php
http://imagineanimals.com/index.htm
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1847854,00.html
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=3820
You will be researching endangered animals. You may choose any endangered animal you wish
to do your extra credit project over. The animal must be near extension, but not extinct.
I.
Draw a picture of your animal. (25 points)
a. Illustration must be on regular size copy paper, 8 1/2”x11”
b. Illustration must be hand drawn and include some type of color
c. Title on Picture must include:
i. Animal Name
ii. Animal scientific name
iii. Your name and class period
d. On the back of the paper glue or tape an actual picture of the animal you have
chosen. The picture may be cut out of a magazine or printed off the computer.
II.
Report about your animal (25 points)
a. Hand written or typed – information should be in an outline form, not paragraph.
b. Where the animal lives (country)
c. Climate
d. Diet
e. Amount of consumption
f. Population
g. Predators
h. What has caused the near extinction of this animal?
i. How would things change if this animal does become extinct?
j. What is one thing you have learned from researching this animal? This can be
included as a short summary or paragraph.