Google Slides Animal Project

Log into your Google account and click on the Apps button then open Slides then a new blank presentation

Rename the presentation "Animal Presentation"

 Press the New Slide button until you have a total of 10 slides

Create Slides

Click Slide 1  Type Animal Name

Click Slide 2  Type Scientific Name

Click Slide 3  Type Conservation Status

Click Slide 4  Type Habitat

Click Slide 5  Type Physical characteristics

Click Slide 6  Type Diet

Click Slide 7  Type Reproduction

Click Slide 8  Type Legends

Click Slide 9  Type Amazing Facts

Click Slide 10  Type Conclusion

Note: You have now created 10 slides. You can click on any slide to go to that slide. 

Choose Theme

Click theme and pick the theme you like for your slides

Slide 1 Animal Name

Click on the Text Box 

Type in the name of the animal that you are doing your presentation on.

Change the Color, Font and Size of your animals name.

Drag the Text Box up to the top of the slide.

Click on the second Text Box 

Type your name in this box.

Drag the Text Box down to the bottom of the slide.

Picture for Slide 1

Now you need to find a picture of your animal

Click Insert Image

Select Search type in the name of your animal 

Resize the Picture

Resize the picture using the handles and drag it to the middle of your slide.

Picture for Slide 2

Find a picture for slide two.

A good picture would show a male, female and baby of your animal

Slide 3 Conservation Status

You need to find the following information for this slide:

• • Find the conservation status  

  • Total population

Now find picture for this slide

Hint: Try to find pictures that relate to the information

Slide 4 Habitat

You need to find the following information for this slide:

• • Geographic area your animal lives

  • Habitat type

  • Nest or shelter

  • Preferred climate conditions

Hint: You can crop your images if you only need part of the image

Slide 5  Physical characteristics

You need to find the following information for this slide:

• • Maximum size of animal.

  • Maximum age.

  • What your animal looks like.

Hint: You can resize your text box to fit around the picture by resizing the white handles that are around the picture.

Slide 6 Diet

You need to find the following information for this slide:

• • What your animal eats.

  • How it obtains it's food (hunt, scavenge, graze etc.)

  • How much food it eats.

Hint: Try to find a picture of a polar bear hunting or eating

Slide 7 Reproduction

You need to find the following information for this slide:

• • Number of babies

  • Type of birth

  • Nest

  • Training of young

  • Gestation period

  • Finding a mate

Slide 8 Legends

In this slide try to find a story or legend about your animal.

Examples:

World record Polar Bear size

Why the polar bear got its name?

The most famous polar bear ever.

Mascots that use my animal (Coke Cola)

Slide 9 Amazing Facts

Find 3 or more amazing facts about your animal.

Slide 10 Conclusion

This slide should contain a picture.

The slide should also contain one of the following:

• • The End

  • A brief concluding statement like: "Thank you for watching my presentation about the Polar Bear."

  • This slide needs to have a picture as well

 Transitions

You now need to add Slide Transitions to all of your slides.

A Slide Transition is: An effect that controls how the next slide comes into view.

Insert Animation and the animation pane will appear 

Click on Slide Transition

Select the Transition you want for your slide.

Add a transition to all your slides.

 Animations

You now need to add Animations to all your Text boxes.

 Insert Animation and the animation pane will appear 

Click on the Title Text Box

Select the animation type make sure it is an "In" type not an "Out" type otherwise the animation will disappear when you click on it

Click the animation you want

Animate all objects in presentation 

Animate in the following order: 

• 1. Title

  2. Picture 

  3. Information

Repeat  for all your slides.

 Videos

To Insert a Video

• • Click Insert Video search for the video you want 

Re-size the Movie and drag it to the middle of your slide.

You can add videos to your presentation if you would like.

Don't use too many videos in your slide show usually one is enough