About the Gathering Information: Animals Worksheet

Gathering Information: Animals is a comprehensive research guide that introduces students to the fundamentals of wildlife study and information gathering. This interactive and printable worksheet, that aligns with the Common Core State Standards, Gathering Information: Animals, guides students through structured research about their chosen wild animal, encouraging them to explore various aspects including habitat, diet, population size, and environmental threats.

The worksheet features multiple sections that help organize research findings in a clear, systematic way. Students learn to collect and record specific information about their chosen animal, identify key facts, and understand conservation challenges. The final creative component allows students to demonstrate their understanding through an illustration, combining scientific observation with artistic expression. The guided research approach, with adult supervision for internet searches, ensures safe and effective learning while developing critical research skills.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

Basic research and information gathering skills
Wildlife habitat and behavior understanding
Environmental awareness and conservation concepts
Organization and documentation of findings

Learning Outcomes

Students will conduct guided research about a wild animal
Students will identify and record key facts about animal habitats and behaviors
Students will understand environmental threats to wildlife
Students will demonstrate learning through written and visual representation

Cognitive

This interactive worksheet develops research and information processing skills
Learn to organize and categorize scientific information

Psychomotor

Practice writing skills while recording information
Develop drawing skills through animal illustration

Affective

Build appreciation for wildlife and nature
Develop environmental awareness and concern

Reinforce

Learn to work collaboratively with adults on research
Practice sharing scientific information clearly

Common core standards covered

W.2.2

Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

W.3.10

Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

W.3.4

With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

W.3.7

Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

W.3.8

Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.