Emergency! Calling all Scientists to the Research Center for CODE 3!

Introduction

Animals Missing from St. Louis Zoo!

Several animals have escaped from the St. Louis Zoo and we need your help to get them back. The zookeeper has no idea where they have gone or why the animals escaped. We need to get these animals back and ensure that they will not escape again! Click on the following link for the latest update on this story https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EjKYWrD93IURsmn-rPtZ9lK-9J5YNrFjdwqYTvo6wvA/edit#slide=id.p4 

 

Task

You will be placed into small research groups and given an animal to find and return to the St. Louis Zoo. Please make sure to research thoroughly so we can get all of the animals back! 

http://www.stlzoo.org/

Mammals:

Kangaroo

http://www.giftlog.com/pictures/kangaroo_facts.htm
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/wild-harvest/kangaroo/biology.html

 Duckbill platypus 

http://ladywildlife.com/animal/duckbillplatypus.html

http://rainforest-australia.com/platypus.htm

Polar Bear
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/polar_bear.html

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/polar-bear/habitat-&-distribution.htm

Dolphin 

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/habitat-&-distribution.htm

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/dolphin.html

Zebra 

http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/behavior/Spring2004/delk/Habitat.htm

http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/behavior/Spring2004/delk/Food.htm

Giraffe 

http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/giraffe_any.html

http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/mammals/Giraffe.htm

Camel 

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/dromedary-camel.html

http://www.alaskazoo.org/willowcrest/boris.htm

 

 

 

Birds:
Eagle

http://www.chesapeakebay.net/bald_eagle.htm

http://www.baldeagleinfo.com/eagle/eagle3.html

Emperor Penguin

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/penguin/habitat-&-distribution.htm

http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Penguins/diet.html 

Toucan

http://www.petpublishing.com/birdtimes/breeds/toucan.shtml

 http://www.honoluluzoo.org/toucan.htm

Peacock

http://www.haryana-online.com/Fauna/Birds/blue_peacock.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock#Habitat

 Ostrich

http://www.honoluluzoo.org/ostrich.htm

http://www.choiceswild.com/wildlife/ostrich2.htm 

Amphibians:

Bullfrog

http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/bullfrog.html

http://www.desertusa.com/mag00/oct/papr/frog.html

salamander

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761558552/Salamander.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Salamander

leopard frog

http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/leopard.html

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/frogwatch/whoswho/factshts/northlep.htm

 toad

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_toad

http://library.thinkquest.org/19689/data/amphibians/houston_toad_frame.html

dart frog

 http://www.aqua.org/animals_bluepoisondartfrog.html

 http://www.freewebtown.com/slsu/Frog%20Habitat.htm

Reptiles:

Crocodile

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/csp_cacu.htm

http://www.nrca.org/yourenv/biodiversity/Species/crocodile.htm 

Alligator

http://www.alligatorfur.com/edu/allbio.htm

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562312/Alligator.html

Boa Constrictor

http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/reptiles/BoaConstrictor.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_constrictor 

Komodo dragon

http://www.honoluluzoo.org/komodo_dragon.htm

http://www.campton.sau48.k12.nh.us/komodo_dragons.htm

Leatherback Turtle

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/leatherback.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leatherback_Sea_Turtle

Arthropods:

King Crab

http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/shellfsh/kingcrab.php

http://homeschooling.about.com/od/unitssubjsci/p/crabs.htm 

(Find the question what is a crab?) 

Tarantula

http://www.calzoo.com/html/rosehairtarantulas.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula

Millipede

http://www.landerspestcontrol.com/Millipede.htm

http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/factsheets/milliped.html 

Process

Here are the steps you must take to try to get the animals back to the zoo:

1. Introduce yourself to the other researchers

2. Divide up the research (i.e. one person searches for the foods the animal likes, another searches for the habitat, and another looks for adaptations).

3. Begin researching and taking notes about your zoo animal.

4. Work with your group to create a presentation showing what you have learned from your research.

Presentation must include:

*Description and picture of your animal

*What your animal eats

*Is your animal an omnivore, herbivore, or carnivore?

*Adaptations

*Habitat

*Pictures of what it's new habitat in the zoo should be like.

5. Practice your presentation so you are ready to present to the class.

Evaluation

Presentations and slides will be evaluated by teacher informally. Make sure to stay on task in your research and planning! The zookeepers are counting on you to save the animals and the zoo!

Conclusion

Congratulations researcher!

If you have followed all the steps to fix this emergency situation, you have successfuly returned your animal to the zoo and given it a home it will love!

Credits

Created by Brianna Emond with website resources and animal lists created by Tiffany Moll, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

*May be used for educational and non-commercial use.