Introduction

Boy, are we in trouble!  All of the Ohio Animal experts have left for a special mission!  There is no one here who can help all the people learning about our Ohio Animals! You are registering to become an emergency Ohio Animal Expert! Your goal is to become an expert on one Ohio animal of your choice and save the Ohio Animals Project!

Tasks

• Your job is to research our Ohio Animals by working through this informative project through 3 levels.
• You will need to solve a Scavenger Hunt to help guide you through the animal knowledge to become an expert.
• With the information you collect, you will create a trading card for the animal of your choice.

Process

• First, you will preview the possible Ohio Animals to which you will become an expert.
• Second, you will become the sole investigator and explore the many facts you will need by reading the information in Level 1. You will need to print out the task and answer the Scavenger Hunt riddles. You will hand this in to your teacher.
• If you pass the initial Ohio Animal Expert Checkpoint, you may continue to Levels 2 and 3 where you will prepare your information to use on your trading card. The trading card will be given to you by your teacher and returned to your teacher completed.
• Websites you may visit for additional research:



White-Tailed Deer
Cardinal
Black Racer
Bull Frog
Smallmouth Bass
Lady Bug

Evaluation

• You will be evaluated on your completion of the activities in each level. Possible points for project: 16.

Rubric	4	3	2	1
Scavenger Hunt Riddles	All riddles completed correctly	5/6 riddles completed correctly	4/6 riddles completed correctly	3/6 riddles or lower completed correctly
Trading Card Collection	Drawing of animal detailed, traits for animal travel complete, and detailed reasons for why it is classified as it is.	Drawing of animal sketchy, traits complete, and reasons given for animal classification. 2/3 complete	Drawing of animal incomplete, traits okay, and reasons incomplete. 1/3 complete	Partial completion of any of the 3 activities.
Trading Card itself	Detailed picture and the inclusion of habitat, what it eats, and how it travels. 4/4	3/4 picture habitat food travel	2/4 picture habitat food travel	1/4 picture habitat food travel
Animal Matching	All completed correctly	5/6 completed correctly	4/6 completed correctly	3/6 or lower completed correctly

Conclusion

CONGRATULATIONS! You have completed the emergency training to be an Ohio Animal Expert! Your work is so important to the Ohio Animals Project.

• Were you surprised by the information you collected about certain animals?
• Are there more animals you are curious about? What about the animals of North America? South America?
• How do the animals adapt to seasons? Migrate? Hibernate?
• Use these questions to help guide you on a quest! Continue your learning and share it with others.

Ohio Life Science Content Standards:

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