Hatchet Reports
Ms. Bernhardt
Hatchet Reports Name_____________Period___
Reports will be three paragraphs, minimum, typed, in your own words. You must include at least one citation at the end of your paper, showing where you got your information.
You will be reporting on one plant or animal that Brian encountered, or could have encountered in the Canadian wilderness. Your report must include a description of the appearance of the plant or animal, a description of its habitat, where it lives and how it makes its home, if animal. You will tell how it gets nutrition or what it eats, and how it hunts its food if an animal. You will also include information on the life cycle of the plant or animal. Describe how it reproduces and the average life expectancy of the plant or animal. If this animal has any predators or prey tell about them as well. You must include at least one illustration of your topic plant or animal.
Your report will be graded on neatness, fulfillment of the above requirements and citation of resources.
You will use this sheet to plan your report: this is not your report, just the notes you will use to write the report
1. Topic chosen_____________________________________________
2. Description of Appearance__________________________________________________
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3. Description of habitat______________________________________________________
Lives where________________________________________________________________
Migratory or not?___________________________________________________________
4. Nutrition- Eats__________________________________________________________
Hunts_____________________________________________________________________
5. Life cycle_______________________________________________________________
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6. Reproduces______________________________________________________________
7. Life expectancy___________________________________________________________
8. Predators or prey_________________________________________________________
Use this space for citations: where you got your information: title, author and pages of books, web address for online research-________________________________
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Other notes- additional information__________________________________________
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Resources to get you started
List of plants with photographs.
http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/polar-plants/plants-of-the-arctic-and-antarctic
Great list of plants and animals, no photographs. There are lots of other links to information about the Arctic.
http://arctictundraecologyinfo.weebly.com/index.html
Start with this page for plants, then click NEXT at the bottom of the page for more plants with photographs.
http://www.aitc.sk.ca/saskschools/arctic/Aplants1.html
Article about 400-year-old Arctic plants that were revealed by a receding glacier, then regenerated in a laboratory.
http://www.livescience.com/34754-400-year-old-plants-awoken-in-arctic.html
Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center. This site will help you choose an animal, but you'll have to dig deeper for specific information about the one you choose.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html
List of plants with photographs.
http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/polar-plants/plants-of-the-arctic-and-antarctic
Great list of plants and animals, no photographs. There are lots of other links to information about the Arctic.
http://arctictundraecologyinfo.weebly.com/index.html
Start with this page for plants, then click NEXT at the bottom of the page for more plants with photographs.
http://www.aitc.sk.ca/saskschools/arctic/Aplants1.html
Article about 400-year-old Arctic plants that were revealed by a receding glacier, then regenerated in a laboratory.
http://www.livescience.com/34754-400-year-old-plants-awoken-in-arctic.html
Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center. This site will help you choose an animal, but you'll have to dig deeper for specific information about the one you choose.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/wildlife.html