Animal Physic Projects & Activities
Animal Locomotion Projects
1. Begin researching one or more animals, especially focusing on the way they move. You may want to select a particular group of animals and their various, similar or same movements
a). Example: you may want to focus on several jumping species, and or several swimming, running or crawling species to present a project about
2. Gather a list of descriptive words for how your animal or animals move;
a. Keep this list of descriptive words about how the animal moves in the field notebook
3. Gather resources from the library and through online search engines about your animal and its locomotion
4. As you begin researching your animal and its movements, consider the types of projects, experiments, and or artwork you would like to do that presents your animal and it’s locomotion in an interesting way
Here are some project ideas:
1. Poster with illustrated diagrams about how your animal moves like theses:
http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Activities/National-Wildlife-Week/Posters.aspx
a. I’d suggest either making a picture collage of animals in motion from free photography such as Wikipedia (check copyright per photograph; usually photos are free to use) or drawings of the animals in motion unlike the poster from the link above
2. Clay animals in motion
3. Painting(s) of your animal(s) in motion
4. Your own home-made videos of your pet animal(s) in motion
5. Experiment – try different experiments that test your pet’s physical capabilities
a. Find out how fast they can move
b. Test their ability through jumping, flying, crawling exercises
c. Set up an obstacle course for pet (if appropriate)
d. If pet is willing, lead them through course with a leash or lure with treats
6. Shoebox diorama with figurines of your animal’s locomotion
7. You can do search engine researches about project ideas for your specific animal
8. Make up your own experiments and projects about your animal(s) of interest
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