Animal Research Project Craft - STEM - PBL

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Total PDF size: 24 pages
Grade Level: 5th-9th

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Engage your students in project-based learning!

For this project, students complete 12 activities on animals (Jaguars, Polar Bears, Pandas, Tarantulas, Rabbits, Tigers, Horses, Cheetahs, Cats, Dogs) and construct a 12-sided polyhedron called a dodecahedron to showcase their learning. The prompts include, physical features, habitats, structural and behavioral adaptations, and evolutionary history. These can be hung from the ceiling and are beautiful on display.

For each pentagon, students are asked to answer the guiding questions and complete the challenges through conducting research. To communicate their learning, students write and draw pictures within each pentagon. After completing the 12 pentagons, students follow step-by-step instructions to construct their dodecahedrons.

This Project Package Includes:
- Title Page
- Thank you / Copyright Page
- Project Rationale
- Step by Step Instructions
- How To Conduct Research Page
- Research Notes Page
- Pentagon #1 - Title Page
- Pentagon #2 - Jaguars
- Pentagon #3 - Polar Bears
- Pentagon #4 - Pandas
- Pentagon #5 - Tarantulas
- Pentagon #6 - Rabbits
- Pentagon #7 - Tigers
- Pentagon #8 - Horses
- Pentagon #9 - Cheetahs
- Pentagon #10 - Cats
- Pentagon #11 - Dogs
- Pentagon #12 - Reference List
- Dodecahedron Construction Page (w/ Photos)
- How To Avoid Plagiarism
- Reference List Instructions
- Project Example Photos
- Student Self-Assessment Write-Up (2-pages)
- Project Rubric

Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a student-centered pedagogy in which students are challenged to actively learn about a subject for an extended period of time. It is a form of active learning or inquiry-based learning. Project-Based Learning is in contrast to paper-based, rote memorization, or teacher-led instruction that presents established facts. Please be aware of what you are purchasing.

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Creative Lab

Tags: structural adaptations, behavioral adaptations, behavioural adaptations, evolution, biology, animal kingdom, no prep, print and go, animals, animal research project, dodecahedron, craft, craftivity