Animal Observations and Research
Notes: Use caution when observing animals in person, even if they are a pet. (*You may need some help from a grown-up with this step.)
Materials
- Your Fairy Experiments book or *print out our Mini Journal
- Animal Track ID chart (from Fairy Experiments or from our website)
- two or more kinds of animals, either ones you can see in-person or internet videos of them* or library books
- time
Directions
- Using the Notes section of your book and the Animal Track Identification chart, take notes based on differences you observe
- Examples can be where the animals live, how and what they eat, how they walk and the tracks they leave, whether they are vectors for human disease.
- Why do you think these differences exist?
Keep Tinkering
- Compare animals that seem very similar
Explored Concepts
biodiversity, ecosystems, niches, habitats