Homework for the 8th of January

1. Pick a vertebrate animal at risk of extinction (endagered) on any of these websites:
http://www.arkive.org/
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2008/08/24/strangest-endangered-species-and-animals/

2. Look for information about you animal ( you have to add a post with the sources of information:links of the websites you are taking the information from, etc).

    1. Type of vertebrate.
    2. Habitat.
    3. Skin.
    4. Breathing.
    5. Body temperature.
    6. Enemies.
    7. Food it likes.
    8. Defence methods.
    9. Reproduction.
    11. How many individuals are left? Where do they live?
    12. Why is it at risk of extinction?
    13. Why should we protect it?
     14. What makes your animal special?
Some useful websites:
 http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/biology/animals/ General information of vertebrates
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/index-animals-natural-world.htm If you are searching for interesting and concise facts about Animals then search no more!
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/index-info-facts-about-fish.htm If you are searching for interesting and concise Info & Facts about Fish then search no more!
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AnimalIndex/ About 2,000 animals from about 400 different species currently comprise the animal collection at the National Zoo in Front Royal, Virginia.
http://www.interesting-facts.biz/ Interesting animal facts , animal facts for kids
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/ Some animal videos and pictures in on National Geographic website
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/ Find out about animals with National Geographic Kids
http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/snakes/facts.htm Snakes


3. Make a poster with http://padlet.com/. Appart from the information you have looked for, you can add pictures and videos.

• Build a wall
• Modify wall
  • Wall paper.
  • Privacy.
    • “Hidden Link: Can Write”.
  • Address: “pick a wallwisher.com address”. You have to give a name to your animal and write it in the white box (lower case letter and no spaces or tildes).
    

    
  • You: “Log in or sign up and claim this wall”. You need an email and a password.
• Double click to add a postit.
  • Left click and move it.
  • Resize it.
  • Click the pencil to edit it.
  • Write a text. Mark the text to change some characteristics of the text (bold, italic,...).
  • Add the URL of an image or a video.
  • Upload an image.
    
    
    WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR POSTER, SEND ME ITS ADDRESS:
    ana.gil@educa.madrid.org
    
    

Example

This is the rubric we'll use to assess your project: