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Not as easy as it sounds.Think about all the amazing animals that already exist - how could we improve on them?

What makes the perfect animal? After all, they are all so different!

Let’s begin by thinking of all the animals that we already know.

List all the animals you know from A to Z ... on your marks, get set, go!

Design the perfect animal!

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• For each animal choose the most efficient part and explain why. For example:

The legs of a …

Choose ten animals from your list.

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spider?

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Because they are good for:

a) climbing

b) weaving webs.

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Think about these animals and their special attributes and why they are important to the animal and how it lives.

The neck of a giraffe?The trunk of an elephant?The pads of a frog?

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The mouth of a lion? The eyes of an eagle? The skin of a chameleon?

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Set up your ideas in your Super dooper animals chart.

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Now you are going to design the MOST PERFECT creature on the planet!

Your aim is to take the most efficient parts of the animals you looked at and produce a brand new animal that you think is perfect in every way.

Look back at your Super dooper animals chart to help you.

You will need to design a head, body and legs for your animal. We’ll look at each part in turn.

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Start with … the head

Think about the different parts of your animal’s head:

Ears, eyes, mouth (tongue and teeth too), skin (fur or scales for example), nose … in turn

For each section choose an attribute that you think is perfect! For example the eyes of an eagle for great sight and the ears of a rabbit for amazing hearing.

Don’t forget to give a reason for each of your choices!

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Do the same for the other body parts …

The bodyThink about the neck, back, skin, fur, etc …

The legsThink about the feet, claws, etc …

Complete the My perfect animal sheet listing all the details and reasons for your choices.

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Now it’s time to give your animal a name and to think about how it lives!You will need to also think about its:

• Habitat – where it lives• Life expectancy – how long it lives for• Diet – what it eats• Behaviour – what it likes to do and not do• Predators – what likes to eat it!

Complete the details on your Meet my animal chart!

Congratulations you have just created the perfect animal! – or have you?!

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