Students will need a Chromebook, writing utensil, and worksheet to investigate and compare different animal species. They will determine the taxa each species occupies to analyze their relatedness, using online resources like YouTube, the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, and eol.org. Individually, students will choose a species, complete a data sheet with information from the resources, and design a mini-poster to share what they learned about their species.

1. TODAYYOU NEED
 Chromebook
 Something to write with
 Worksheet
OBJECTIVE
 Investigate several animal
species and determine
what taxa they occupy –
comparing them to each
other to determine
relatedness

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NwfGA4cxJQ
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/
The University of Michigan
Museum of Zoology Animal
Diversity

4. Use eol.org for this part

5. 1. Choose a species
1. I will model “skunk”
2. Complete all parts of
the data sheet for your
selected species
3. Organize this data into
an informative and
interesting mini-poster
4. No students can use the
same species