Science Project
Children love animals. They love playing with them, reading about them, learning about them, and owning them. One of the units of study that we teach each year is about plant and animal life. It is one of the students' favorites each year. During this unit, I send home a project for students to do. The project is to choose an animal and replicate its habitat. I will place them in the hallway for other students and parents to view during open house.
Possible directions for habitat.
1. Start thinking of an animal that lives in the forest, ocean, desert, or rain forest.
2. You will need to use a shoe box or another type of base for the model home of the animal.
3. Use felt, leaves, sand, rocks, play dough, clay, colored paper or whatever you can think of to decorate the background of the habitat.
4. Then it is time to make the animal that you chose for your habitat. You can use play dough, plastic toys, cotton balls, foam balls, pipe cleaners, etc.
5. Place your animal in it's new home.
List of Possible Supplies Need
· Construction paper
· wrapping paper
· shoe box or box of similar size
· crayons, markers, colored pencils
· tape, glue
· scissors
· cotton balls, felt, stones, sand, leaves, plastic toys
· almost anything that you can imagine, BE CREATIVE!
Parents no matter what your child choose for their animal or which habitat they would like to showcase, I bet that they will exceed all expectations.Each year my students come up with more and more creative ways to display their projects and represent their animal in its habitat. I also find that as they present their information, they really have internalized the information which tells me that they have really learned something. Their classmates are always great audience members during this time because they are all so fascinated by animals. I can't wait to see what my student's can come up with. Good luck with your projects!
Due Date: Tuesday September 25, 2012.
Mrs. Michelle J
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