~ Mammals ~

YEAR 8 SCIENCE ASSIGNMENT

MAMMALS

This assignment will require you to retrieve information and provide notes and short answers as evidence of your information retrieval skills.

Please follow all instructions carefully to make the most effective use of your time. Do not use resources beyond those specified.

You can complete your notes and answers 'on screen' by opening the template provided in another window. Alternatively you may prefer to print out the template and complete it by hand rather than on the computer.

Clicking the right mouse button will open any hyperlinked documents in another window. You can then easily switch between files to complete the task. Other hyperlinks will allow you to move through long pages more easily.

MARKS SCHEME        

CLASSIFICATION OF MAMMALS - using reference books

FEATURES OF MAMMALS - using a CD-ROM encyclopedia

A DETAILED STUDY OF A CHOSEN MAMMAL - using the internet 

ENDANGERED SPECIES - a Pathfinder to all resources: books, CD-ROMs and internet sites

MARKS SCHEME

CLASSIFICATION  OF  MAMMALS

 Mammals are classified into 3 groups, depending on the way they reproduce.  

Use the Endangered Species Pathfinder to locate Reference Books and then find information on the ways in which  placental,  marsupial  and monotreme  mammals reproduce.

NOTE: For this exercise you must use REFERENCE BOOKS ONLY

Record your information, in point form, using this template.

You can either:

• Right click on the hyperlink to open the template in another window. You can then complete your bullet point notes 'on screen'. Save your work to your home directory of a floppy disk. Print out out only when complete - to save paper and $!

or

• Print out the template and complete by hand.