4th Grade Axolotl Update

Axolotl Update


1. Veterinarians -

• work on a sustainable design for growing hatchlings
• learn how to grow brine shrimp

a. Historian (about the axolotl, implications of culture, How have people contributed to the disappearance of this special salamander?)

b. Geneticist (Discuss different color types and the correct words to call the colors. What is most common in the wild? Why? - Also, explain the difference between phenotype, genotype and how the dominant genes show colors)

c. Biologist - (What makes the axolotl different from other salamanders? What are the body parts? What makes them so unique and special?)

Your document should include:

• legal pictures
• clear and concise information not copied from a website
• possibly graphs and tables
• a list of the sites used to find information
• Any else that is really neat and help us learn