Text Box: MAKE A PRIMATE HABITAT
 

 

 

Text Box: WHAT YOU NEED:
Primate Basket
Zoo School Book
Shoebox
Glue / Glue-gun (for an adult to use)
Paints/Felt-pens
All kinds of neat things to make your habitat look realistic and interesting for your primate:
For example: Packaged moss, branches and twigs, leaves, flowers, grass, pipe-cleaners, rope, little sticks and blocks (for your primate’s enrichment) 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

STEP 1: Locating your primate’s habitat/location

1.        Take out the Primate Habitats/Locations sheet included in your primate basket folder.

2.        Look at the areas that are shown on the map and see if you can locate these on a globe or in an atlas.

3.        Cut out your primate’s habitat/location picture and glue it on the top of your shoebox.

 

STEP 2: Finish your primate model

1.        Take a look through your primate observation sketches in your Zoo School book.  What do you notice about the pictures you had made?  Are there any special features you see?

2. Click on the primate picture that you need to take you to the Zoo School Website.  Take a look through some of the photos and pay special attention to the colors and features of your primate.

 

3. Use felt-pens to add in the detail and color to your primate model.

STEP 3: Create your habitat

1.        Now you are ready to create your habitat!  You first need to decide if you are going to create a realistic habitat or a zoo habitat.  If you are creating a zoo habitat you will have to think about adding features to your habitat that will provide enrichment for exercise and to avoid boredom.

2.        Think about your design and then collect materials you need. Paint a background color if you haven’t already, or and in colored paper or pictures. Glue in the items that aren’t too heavy and get some adult help to hot-glue anything that needs stronger glue.

Take a look at some of these primate habitats:  (image)

Let your imagination run “wild” and have fun! J

WHEN YOU’RE FINISHED

·       Add your primate model to your habitat!

Clean up what you have used and find a good place to store your habitat.

 

Great Job!  Let’s go on to the Conclusion!!

 

Introduction

Job 1

Job 2

 Job 3

Conclusion

Note to Teachers

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