Assignments 

  • Using the Wild About IL Snakes site write out each vocabulary word, its definition, and draw a picture representing each word. 
  • Watch Your Inner Reptile - Take notes and write a reflection comparing it to Your Inner Fish. 
  • For the above video- Watch and take notes explaining the main topic of the video. 
  • Draw and label the chicken egg and the reptile egg below. Explain in your words the differences between the 2 and why they are different.
  • Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab
  • Complete the IL snake distribution assignment. 
  • How to be a herpetologist below.

Design a snake 

Image source

HHMI"S Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab - Click Start Interactive once on site.

Here is a link to the worksheet. 

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Illinois Snake Distribution

For this assignment you will be adding the IL snake distribution to your map. For your key you will draw a picture of the snake and pick a color for each. Make sure you indicate next to the snake its habitat and whether it is venomous. 

Here are some websites to use.

Wildlife IL Snakes

Wild About IL Snakes  - 

  • Click on each snake to find the distribution.

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How to be a Herpetologist. 

  • Describe how to be a herpetologist using the above resource.