Reptile Scavenger Hunt Activity

Materials: Reptile questions worksheet (pages 2-3) 18 reptile fact cards (pages 4-8) Tape and scissors Print the fact cards on card stock or rightl!-colored paper and cut the" apart along the dotted lines# $ake copies of the reptile questions worksheet (2-sided)# %ach student will need his or her own cop!# &ide the 18 reptile fact cards around !our classroo" where students will e a le to find the"# 'ou can put the" on chairs( on the co"puter ke! oard( on the ack of !our classroo" door( on the sides of student desks( on the chalk oard( or where)er !ou like# Activity: *tudents recei)e a cop! of the question worksheet# The! ha)e to search the roo" and find all of the fact cards to answer the questions# +fter the! ha)e co"pleted the question sheet( !ou can go o)er the answers together with the class# Management tips: 'ou "a! want to "ake this a silent acti)it! so students don,t share answers with each other# 'ou can ha)e the kids work alone or with a class"ate# -on,t e afraid to hide the facts in tough places# .ids think it,s "ore fun when the! ha)e to search around a little# %/a"ples of good hiding spots "ight include0 the ack of the classroo" door la!ing flat on the ookshelf on the side of !our co"puter "onitor sticking out of a ook( like a ook"ark &a)e a plan for students who finish earl!# 'ou "a! want to ha)e an assign"ent for the" to co"plete when the!,re done( or !ou "a! ha)e the" help other students find fact cards#
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Reptiles Scavenger Hunt

Fact Card #1: 3hat is the s"allest species of snake in the word4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #2: 3hat species of reptile can li)e to e o)er 156 !ears old4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #3: 7n what unusual wa! does a horned li8ard protect itself4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #4: 3hat is the hea)iest species of snake in the world4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #5: 1a"e fi)e ani"als that a .o"odo dragon can eat# __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #6: 3hat is unusual a out the e!elids of so"e snakes4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card # : &ow "an! ones are in a turtle,s shell4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #!: 1a"e all of the continents that turtles do not li)e on# __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #": &ow "an! teeth does an alligator ha)e4 __________________________________________________________________

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Fact Card #1#: 3here do fe"ale sea turtles la! their eggs4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #11: 3here do fe"ale alligators la! their eggs4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #12: &ow is a crocodile,s snout different fro" an alligator,s snout4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #13: 3hat happens to a li8ard if it loses its tail4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #14: &ow does a cha"eleon,s skin help protect it fro" ene"ies4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #15: 3hat usuall! happens to reptiles when the te"perature cools4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #16: 3hat do snakes use their tongues for4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #1 : 3here "ight !ou find a fl!ing li8ard4 __________________________________________________________________ Fact Card #1!: 3hat does a gecko do when it sheds its skin4 __________________________________________________________________
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()e smallest sna*e in t)e +orld is t)e ()read %na*e, -o'nd in t)e .est /ndes0 .)en it is -'ll1gro+n it is a2o't 3 inc)es long0

3alapagos tortoises are some ot)e t)e oldest living animals on 4art)0 5ne tortoise is *no+n to 2e over 15# years old0

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()e )eaviest type o- sna*e in t)e A )orned li6ard can s7'irt 2lood o't o- its eyes +)en it -eels t)reatened0 +orld is t)e green anaconda0 /t can gro+ to over 3## po'nds8

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()e 9omodo dragon is t)e largest species o- li6ard on 4art)0 /t )as 2een *no+n to eat 2irds, mon*eys, goats, deer, and even )orses8

%ome species o- sna*es can see t)ro'g) t)eir eyelids0

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A t'rtle:s s)ell )as over 6# 2ones inside o- it0

('rtles live on every continent e;cept Antarctica0

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Female sea t'rtles lay 'p to 15# eggs at a time0 ()ey 2'ry t)eir Alligators )ave a2o't !# teet)0 eggs on a sandy 2eac) and ret'rn to t)e ocean0

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<o yo' *no+ t)e di--erence .)en a -emale alligator is ready to lay eggs, s)e digs a nest in t)e m'd0 %)e lays )er eggs in t)e nest and g'ard it care-'lly 'ntil )er 2a2ies )ave )atc)ed0 2et+een an alligator and a crocodile= Alligators )ave +ide, >1s)aped sno'ts +it) a ro'nded end0 Crocodiles )ave a ?1s)aped sno't +it) a pointed end0
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A c)ameleon is a li6ard t)at can c)ange its s*in color to 2lend in .)en a li6ard loses its tail, it can gro+ a ne+ one0 ()is is one +ay it can protect itsel- -rom predators0 +it) its s'rro'nding0

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$eptiles are 's'ally more active in +arm temperat'res0 .)en t)e temperat're cools, most reptiles slo+ do+n or 2ecome totally inactive0

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Most reptiles s)ed t)eir old s*in several times eac) year0 ()ey 's'ally leave t)e old s*in laying /n %o't)east Asia, t)ere are act'ally -lying li6ards8 ()ey don:t -ly e;actly li*e 2irds, t)o'g)0 ()ey can -latten t)eir 2odies and glide -rom tree to tree in t)e -orest0 t)e gro'nd0 @o':ll never -ind a gec*o:s s*in, t)o'g)0 A gec*o eats its s*in +)en it -alls -rom its 2ody0

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Fact Card #1: 3hat is the s"allest species of snake in the word4 t)read sna*e Fact Card #2: 3hat species of reptile can li)e to e o)er 156 !ears old4 3alapagos tortoise Fact Card #3: 7n what unusual wa! does a horned li8ard protect itself4 s7'irts 2lood -rom its eyes Fact Card #4: 3hat is the hea)iest species of snake in the world4 green anaconda Fact Card #5: 1a"e fi)e ani"als that a .o"odo dragon can eat# 2irds, mon*eys, goats, deer, and )orses Fact Card #6: 3hat is unusual a out the e!elids of so"e snakes4 %na*es can see t)ro'g) t)em0 Fact Card # : &ow "an! ones are in a turtle,s shell4 over 6# Fact Card #!: 1a"e all of the continents that turtles do not li)e on# Antarctica Fact Card #": &ow "an! teeth does an alligator ha)e4 a2o't !#

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AA%.4$ 94@ Reptiles Scavenger Hunt

Fact Card #1#: 3here do fe"ale sea turtles la! their eggs4 in t)e sand on a 2eac) Fact Card #11: 3here do fe"ale alligators la! their eggs4 in a nest made o- m'd Fact Card #12: &ow is a crocodile,s snout different fro" an alligator,s snout4 An alligator )as a >1s)aped sno't0 A crocodile )as a ?1s)aped sno't0 Fact Card #13: 3hat happens to a li8ard if it loses its tail4 /t gro+s a ne+ one0 Fact Card #14: &ow does a cha"eleon,s skin help protect it fro" ene"ies4 /t c)anges color to matc) its s'rro'ndings0 Fact Card #15: 3hat usuall! happens to reptiles when the te"perature cools4 ()ey 2ecome less active0 Fact Card #16: 3hat do snakes use their tongues for4 smelling Fact Card #1 : 3here "ight !ou find a fl!ing li8ard4 %o't)east Asia Fact Card #1!: 3hat does a gecko do when it sheds its skin4 3ec*os eat t)eir s*in +)en t)ey s)ed it0
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