Animal Fact Sheet

Animal Fact Sheet

Choose an animal: Panda, Cheetah, Blue Whale, Bald Eagle, Sea Turtle, Polar Bear, Manatee, Coyote


1. What is the name of your animal?
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2. What does your animal look like?
Color: _____________ Size: ____________ (fur, shell, skin)

3. On what continent can you find your animal? Circle one.
-Europe -Asia -Africa -North America -South America -Antarctica

http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-continents-map.gif

4. What biome do they live in? ________________________________________________________________________

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php



5. What is its habitat?
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6. What type of food does it eat?
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7. What are its abilities?
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8. Why is your animal endangered?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


9. List any ideas you have to help this animal’s environment.
How can we protect it?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Copy a picture of your animal and glue it to the back of your paper.












http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/panda.html pandas
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandaFacts/default.cfm pandas
http://www.cheetahkids.com/cheetahfastfacts.html cheetahs
http://www.cheetahspot.com/ cheetahs
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/polaranimalsa.html polar bears
http://www.kidzone.ws/sg/polarbear/polar_bear.htm polar bears
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Loggerhead sea turtles
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/seaturtle/home.html sea turtles
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/baldeagle.html bald eagles
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/info/Eagle.shtml bald eagles
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Blue-whales blue whales
http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/learning/education/whales/blue.asp blue whales
http://kids.yahoo.com/animals/mammals/3935--Manatee manatees
http://www.savethemanatee.org/manfcts.htm manatees
http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/coyote_k6.html coyotes
http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_cycot.html coyotes

Haiti trip!

So, here is the story. I am just so appreciative of the way God loves me. He knows me. He knows my heart, he knows my desires, he knows my secrets and frustrations. When the earthquake hit Haiti a few weeks ago I immediately wanted to be there. Since I was 7 years old I have been traveling to other countries, either with my wonderful parents and brother, or through a missions organization, or by myself. I love to be immersed in another culture, to see people shine in the light of who God has made them to be. I love to see people have an opportunity to meet Jesus and know Him because He has made all the difference in my life! All this said, I began to pray for an opportunity to go, and began contacting my old friends who are still working full time in missions. I heard of the trip that Jess Stern was leading through a phone call from my mom. I sent a mad text to Jim, emailed Jess, and then read the post...ah, action without information :) Then, I read the post and realized this was not an open trip. Jess was so gracious and told me that if there were any open spots in the future she would let me know. I was bummed, yet the wonderful mother that I have simply said, "Don't lose faith, you're going!" Just a few days later, I received a call that the spot was open. Sooooo, I am going to Haiti on March 15-20th. We will be visiting a few different orphanages to love on those sweet babies, bring them supplies, and money for various needs. I have been to many different countries all over the world, but I have never been anywhere after a natural disaster. Please pray for the people of Haiti. Please pray for the orphans and the loss they already experience on a daily basis, as well as the new losses they may have endured since this catastrophe. I believe God has the ability and longs to turn disaster into greatness. He longs to pour out his love on these precious little souls. I am so excited that He has given me this opportunity, because I feel like in sending me He is showing me His deep love. I love the way He loves me. It is not always the way I expect, or the way I prefer, but He knows me. He knows my needs, He knows me. Anyway, the goal for this trip is to practically and personally show the orphans love. I know that I will probably be a mess as we drive through the rubble. Please pray for strength and that God will give us all grace to hold it together and work effectively. Thank you, thank you, thank you in advance for your prayers!

By the way...I think it is really powerful when we pray what God says, so for a little jumpstart to your prayers you can pray James 1:27

Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

To give towards relief for Haiti, 100% safe and secure, and knowing that it will go directly first-hand to orphans, donate here:http://destinychurch.org/online-giving/ and put "Haiti trip" in the description. I will be personally delivering supplies and money to orphanages down there in March.

Just an update...

I have not written in quite some time, but I just wanted to write about how wonderful my life is! I don't have all that I have ever wanted, and there is still something that I pray for regularly...well, a few things...but, I don't think I know anyone who is surrounded with the poeple I am surrounded by. My family is wonderful! If you don't know my mom and dad, you should! They make me want to be better at life, to know Jesus in a more intimate way, and to serve to my limits! They run a non-profit in South City that assists refugees with furniture, English lessons, and friendship. They are going non-stop to help people they don't know...amazing! My brother is one of my favorite people in all the world...we talk everyday...sometimes about absolutely nothing, or gross things that only brother and sister can be ok with! My sister-in-law, an amazing mother, and saint for putting up with my brother :) My nephew Jack..he is the light of my life...although he has begun to 'blink' me..not my favorite! I have a wonderful roommate...a ridiculous amount of friends who i can call and would be there at the drop of a hat...I am not sure why God loves me that much...but I sure do appreciate it! I have a job with people who are absolutely amazing, and another job I will be starting this week that is going to be amazing. I get the privelage of working with international students everyday , and if any of you know me well, that is my heart! There are a million things I could say right now...I am blessed...yes, I have had deep heartache, but I have always been loved, and people who I have hurt have forgiven me...it is an unbelievable grace to be forgiven. I pray I show that to the people who have loved me so well! I was watching a movie 'Julie and Julia' the other day with one of my besties (you know who you are) and we discussed afterward how well these women's husbands loved them. Although, I am not married yet, I believe and pray that God will send me a man who loves me well! Up til this day I feel as if I have been loved so well by God by ALL of you that he has put in my life! I may or may not talk to you all the time, but I just want to thank you all! Most of all, I want to always thank Jesus....cause He gave you to me! Soooo, that's me right now...Love you all!

more from the last post....

the internet sucks here! have i said that before....it does!

for my brother...

So, it has been along while since I have written on this blog....and my reasons are three fold. One, this blog was a requirement for the class I was in and the class is officially over. Two, I still think it is weird that people want to read about my daily life here. Three, my brother told me he checks it every morning. Ahh, so Adam, this one is for you! The last few weeks have been nothing short of insane. As many of you know of one my friends from St. Louis as well as her two sons were brutally murdered. Being away when you are grieving is not easy. You just want to be with your friends who shared the light and energy and craziness of all that she was. Was, it is too weird to even write in the past tense. Ugh! I cried, dropped to the floor when others tried to console me...surreal is the word that kept coming up. I have given it to the Father because I can't hold onto it. It's far too much for me, and I have to trust Him. Otherwise, it's just too much. I had recently finished reading and listening to the Shack. Read it....bizarre, but helpful. I won't go into detail, but it helps to trust  Him when the unthinkable happens. When I am in America, I will write more about how the Father has helped, but you know how it is :) Anyway,