Transcript Your task: To make an exhibit plaque for one of the zoo’s

Your task: To make an exhibit
plaque for one of the zoo’s animals!
 All of the animals’ plaques explaining what kind of animal
they are and where they are from have been removed from
the Memphis Zoo!
 It is your job to make an exhibition plaque describing a zoo
animal of your choice
 You plaque must include:
 The name of the animal
 A picture of the animal
 Where the animal is found
 What the animal eats
 You can use Microsoft Power Point to create your plaque
Here’s a list of zoo animals to
choose from:
 Orangutan
 Scorpion
 Jaguar
 Pelican
 Sumatran Tiger
 Asian Elephant
 Grevy’s Zebra
 Giant Panda
 North American River
 American Alligator
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Otter
Red Panda
Two-toed Sloth
American Flamingo
Toco Toucan
Ostrich
 Florida Softshell Turtle
 Bald Eagle
 Polar Bear
 Agouti
 Hippopotamus
 Meerkat
Here’s a list of websites that will
help you with your research:
 The San Diego Zoo:
 www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/
 The Smithsonian National Zoo:
 nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/
 Animals from Animal Planet:
 animal.discovery.com/animals/
 The Sacramento Zoo:
 www.saczoo.com/Page.aspx?pid=315
YOU MAY NOT USE ANY OTHER WEBSITES
… THESE ARE GOOD AND RELIABLE!
… Now, get started!
 You will have the rest of today and tomorrow’s class period
to make your exhibit plaque on the animal of your choice
 Save your project to your computer/ jump drive today and
you will submit is to my public folder tomorrow
 “LastName. First Initial. Exhibit Plaque”
 Example: “McGuirk. A. Exhibit Plaque”