Key:

We learned this was correct.

We aren't sure. We need to do more research

ABC We learned this was not correct

 

What do you know about pandas?

-live in China

-eat Bamboo

-can live in a zoo

-can live in snow

-eat fish

-can't swim

-they bite stuff

-they have long claws

-live in the North Pole

-eat grass

-eat leaves

-wild pandas can attack

-they bite people

-they can climb trees

-they can stand up

-can walk

-they are a type of bear

-they can walk on 4 legs

-can turn heads

-they have big faces

-climb bamboo without breaking it

-they have sharp claws

-they are fat

- they don't swim in water

-they are hairy

-they are white and black

-they are soft

-they have babies

-play and swing on bamboo

 

What questions do you have about pandas?

-Why do they eat bamboo?

-Why do they eat fish?

-What is their favorite food?

-Are they related to black bears?

-Why do they have sharp claws?

-What do they play with?

-Can they drool?

-Do they have families?

-Why do they have a family?

-Do they come in different colors?

-Do they come in different sizes?

-Why don't they live in NY?

-Do they like to run?

-Why are they called panda bears?

- Are they real?

-Where do they come from?

-How big can they get?

-Why do they have to climb trees?

-Do they have a home?

 

We learned the following facts about pandas?

Monday:

-Their teeth are kinda like our teeth

-When their baby teeth come out, they go to adult teeth

-They eat flowers

-They have special thumbs and 5 claws to get a good grip on the bamboo and eat it

-They eat bamboo

-They live in China

-Bamboo only grows in China

Tuesday:

-Pandas have babies

-Pandas like scratch and wake up for a little bit and then go back to sleep

-They have a lucky thumb to help them hold and grip bamboo

-They can climb on top of things

-Their babies can climb stuff too

-When baby panda bears just get born they are all pink

Wednesday:

-Panda bears don't hibernate in the winter because of their long fur

-They live in the mountains of China

-Baby pandas cannot live without their parents when they are born

-After a month of live they start to grow black fur

Thursday:

-The red panda got it's name because it is red

-There ARE red pandas

-Pandas need lots of space

-Red pandas eat roots and giant pandas don't

-Red pandas don't get as big as the giant pandas

-Red pandas climb trees like giant pandas

-The red pandas look like cats

-The red pandas have some white on their faces

-They sleep in trees

-Red pandas like to be alone and giant pandas can't

 

Book Resources:

Martin, Patricia A. Fink.  Giant Pandas.  New York:  Children's Press, 2002.

Gibbons, Gail.  Giant Pandas.  New York:  Holiday House, 2002.

Kallen, Stuart A.  Giant Pandas.  Edina:  Abdo & Daughters.  1998.

Kalman, Bobbie.  Endangered Pandas.  New York:  Crabtree Publishing.  2005.

Magazine Resources:

Pandas.  John Bonnett Wexo.  Zoobooks.  1998.

Panda At Play.  Deborah Churchman.  Ranger Rick.  Februrary 2003.  Pages 30-37.

Panda Munchkin.  Your Big Backyard.  December 2005.  Pages 4-7.

Little Red Panda.  Your Big Backyard.  May 2007. Pages 4-8. 

Internet Resources:

San Diego Zoo Panda Cam.  April 29, 2009.  http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_panda_station.html.

Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam.  April 28, 2009.  http://www.zooatlanta.org/animals_panda_cam.php4.

National Zoo Panda Cam.  April 30, 2009.  http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/.

National Geographic Kids.  April 28, 2009.  http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/.

Animal Planet.  April 29, 2009.  http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/pandas/interactives/wildpandas.html