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Sources for a
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Grades 3-5 Common

Core Standards for
Research Reports!

A list of 10 kid
friendly websites to
start researching
adventures!

Upper Elementary
Research Tips:
Good for 1st time
internet
researchers!
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Endangered Species

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 Research Websites
10 kid friendly places for you to check out!
Key tip: type exactly what you see! Ask for help finding special characters.

https://www.worldwildlife.org/
Click on species and then endangered species (this will help you pick an animal)

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/endangered/

http://www.animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
Clicking links on this site will take you to a new site, so be sure to write down the new
site’s url. It will be found at the top of your page in a white box usually.

http://www.kidsdiscover.com/spotlight/endangered-species/

http://www.konicaminolta.com/kids/endangered_animals/index.html
Click on endangered animal’s list and search for animal by name.
Site includes fun videos about animals.

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
Only includes endangered animals found in America

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9962-a-to-z-endangered-species/
This site has a collection of real newspaper articles about endangered species.

https://ypte.org.uk/
Check out fun facts for kids.

http://www.safesearchkids.com/
Find your own fun websites through this kid friendly search engine!

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 Research Tips
Things to think about before you begin!
1. Google is not a resource: it is a search engine (like a list machine) to help you find
resources (websites), so do not list “google” as a resource.
2. If you find an answer on google that you don’t have to click on, it probably comes
from Wikipedia. Wiki is a bad resource because people can change information on it,
so you never know if the info is true or not.
3. Use a kid friendly search engine like www.safesearchkids.com to look up information:
there are many search engines built for kids like you!
4. If you can’t find the answer to a question, it’s better to not answer it at all than
to make up the answer. Making up answers will be obvious to your teacher, and it is
the same thing as telling a lie. So just be honest if you can’t find something! Your
teacher will appreciate your honesty.
5. World Book Encyclopedias will have many answers to your questions. Remember if
you copy something word for word from the book put “quotation” marks around
what you copied. That way the reader of your report knows that you copied the
information. It’s okay to do this sometimes as long as you use quotation marks.
The marks will also help you remember that you copied it, and that maybe you need
to reword your facts a little bit before turning in your report!
6. You should write your source of information down on each page or section you are
working on, so you can find that evidence quickly and easily again if someone asks
you to find it. That’s the whole point of writing down resources, so you can share
them with others and defend your work!
7. If you do see something or read something inappropriate that bothers you, please
tell an adult in the room, so they can be aware of the bad website!
8. Have fun! Lots of future classes and jobs will require you to do research. Try to
enjoy exploring your new topic and discovering all the secrets of the internet!
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Endangered
Animal
Report
By:
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 Draw or paste a picture of your animal below.

Resource: Genus: Species: Population

Write down the name a group of related a group of animals is the
of the book or the that have the same
animals that share number of
website where you characteristics and
found your many common animals left
can have babies with living today.
information. characteristics each other.

Common Name of Animal: _______________________

Scientific Name (genus then species):

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Population: ____________________________________
Resource: _____________________________
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 Appearance
Dig deep into how your animal looks…

Describe the physical features of this animal.

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What kind of adaptations has this animal made due
to its environment? (example: Bears have sharp teeth to eat their prey and for protection)
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Compare and contrast this animal to a mouse.
How is it alike and how is it different?
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Resources:______________________________
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 Habitat Dig deep into where your animal lives…

Where can this animal be found?

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Explain what kind of biome this animal lives in?
(example: desert, forest, freshwater, grassland, rainforest, tundra, ocean)

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Describe where and how this animal sleeps.
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Resources:______________________________
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 Diet Yum, Yum, Yum!
What does this animal eat? Does anything eat this animal?
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In the box below draw a picture of this animal’s food chain. (What
does it eat? What eats it? What does its food eat? and so on!)

Resources:______________________________
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OFFSPRING Don’t cry about it!
Just finish this page! 
Baby Facts

How often are babies born to this animal?

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How long is the mother’s gestation time? In other words, how long
does she carry the baby or babies?
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How many babies does this animal usually have?

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How big are babies when they are born?

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Do the babies have a special name?

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How long do the babies stay with their moms?

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Resources: _______________________________
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List 10 new fun facts you’ve
learned about your animal!

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 Wrap Up!
Final Thoughts!
Why is your animal endangered? What’s being done about it?
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In the box below draw a mini poster or list ideas for how readers of
this report can save your animal today!

Resources:______________________________
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