Birds+and+Reptiles+and+Amphibians+Hall

1. Open the following Word Document 2. Save it in two places: To your H Drive and to my S Drive, Title it as your __**Last Name Classification**__ 3. Record your notes as you click on the different pictures and tour the different halls __ = ** Use the Bird Hall to gather information for each of the following bird species. ** = = ** *As you collect your information on your note sheet (which should be saved in two places), record at least two questions that you are still left with about each particular bird. ** = ||
 * Welcome!** Today on your virtual tour, you will be exploring two different halls within the American National Museum of History. You will gather data from the **__Bird Hall__** and from the **__Reptile and Amphibian Hall__**. Explore these halls in order to gain a better understanding of the different types of animals that are featured here. As you gather your data, you will be responsible for asking several questions that these pages leave you wondering. Your final project will be to create a poster (paper or electronic) that explains how birds, reptiles, and amphibians are similar __and__ different from each other.
 * Birds of the World Hall Highlights- **King Penguins**
 * Birds of New York Hall Highlights- **Passenger Pigeons**

|| || __Caution: Make sure to save your work often, you would hate to lose your work!__
 * Birds of North America Hall Highlights- **Peregrine Falcon**

||= __**Alligator and Crocodile**__ || ||= __**Komodo Dragon**__ ||
 * Now, as we progress into the Reptile and Amphibian Hall, continue to follow the virtual tour and to gather information for each of the following species. As you collect your information on your note sheet, record at least two questions that you are still left with each particular reptile or amphibian.**
 * = __**Poison Dart Frog**__
 * = __**Galapagos Giant Tortoise**__

Before we can continue, we need to define a bird, a reptile, and an amphibian: Play the following [|Classification Game] in order to create your own definitions: Record your definitions on your notes sheet. Pick 3 of your favorite animals from the Halls of the American Museum of Natural History. You **MUST** pick at least one bird, one reptile, and one amphibian.

Use the ADW (Animal Diversity Web) website to help you determine the scientific classification of the three animals that you have selected. You will use the information that you have gathered to create a poster presentation, demonstrating how the three animals are related (similar), and how they are different from one another.

// For each of your three (3) animals, you will record their Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species,Scientific Name, and 3 Fun Facts. // = = Your Final Project is to use the information that you have gathered to create a poster (on paper or electronic) that explains that similarities and differences between Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians. Please be Creative :)  Birds of New York Hall Highlights- **Passenger Pigeons**
 * =====Photos from the American Museum of Natural History, and from Google Images===== ||
 * Details: || Questions? ||