My New Pet

 

 

Introduction

•      Congratulations!  You have been awarded a ticket to receive a new pet.  There are four choices: a goldfish, a turtle, a frog, or a gerbil.  Which one would you like the best?   

Task

•      Your task is to get to know more about these four types of pets.  What types of homes do they live in?  What do they eat for food?  How often do their homes need to be cleaned?  How much attention do they need?

 

 

Process

•      First, follow the links below to learn more.

 

•      Turtle info:

•      http://www.nikki.bz/!turtletank/care.html

•      http://www.petturtle.com/painted_turtles.htm

•      Gerbil info:

•      http://www.agsgerbils.org/Gerbil_Care_Handbook/intro.html#what

•      Fish info:

•      http://www.fishedz.com/411.htm

•      http://www.fishedz.com/anyfish.htm

•      Frog info:

•      http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/firebellies.html

•      http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/doctor/first.html

 

 

•      Also, the following books will be provided in class:

      

 

PAINTED TURTLES:

   1 - Turtles by Trudi Strain Trueit

   2 - Turtles and Tortoises: Caring for Them, Feeding Them, Understanding

        Them  by Hartmut Wilke

   3 - The Turtle: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet by Lenny Flank

   4 - Turtles by Ann Larkin Hansen

   5 - The Proper Care of Turtles by John Coborn

   6 - Turtles: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, and Diseases by

         Hartmut Wilke

 

GERBILS:

   1 - Your Pet Gerbil by Elaine Landau

   2 - Taking Care of Your Gerbils by Joyce Pope

   3 - Gerbils by Fiona Henrie

   4 - Gerbils by Arnold Dobrin

   5 - Hamsters and Gerbils by Honor Head

   6 - Gerbils, All About Them by Alvin Silverstein

 

FISH:

   1 - Freshwater Fishes by Judith Jango-Cohen

   2 - Your Pet Tropical Fish by Elaine Landau

   3 - A Great Aquarium Book: Guide for Beginners by Jane Sarnoff

   4 - Tropical Fish by Pam Jameson

   5 - A Step By Step Book About Tropical Fish by Cliff Emmens

   6 - Tropical Fish by Robert Hirshfeld

 

FIREBELLY TOADS:

   1 - Frogs and Toads by Bobbie Kalman

   2 - Frogs, Toads, and Turtles by Diane Burns

   3 - Toads by Amanda Harman

   4 - Frogs by Gail Gibbons

   5 - Awesome Amphibians by Steve Parker

•         6 - Amphibians as Pets by George & Lisbeth Zappler

 

•      Be sure to record your information as you go on

the record sheet.  Click to view

 

 

 

 

Evaluation

•      Present your findings to the class.  Which pet did you choose and why?

Conclusion

•       Owning a pet can be a lot of fun, but it also is a big responsibility.  Way to go on finding the pet that is right for you!!

 

 

 

   

Record Sheet

Your Name:                                  Date:

 

Habitat

What They Eat

Daily Attention

Cleaning

Turtle:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gerbil:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldfish:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My new pet will be a_________________, because

_____________________________________________________

      

 

 

 

 

 

Which one should I choose??