Raccoon Research

Billy describes the raccoons' sneaky tricks. Raccoons have many ways to outsmart hunters! Billy and Grandpa talk about how curiousracoons are and how much they love shiny objects. Grandpa says, "You see, a coon is a curious little animal. Anything that is bright and shiny attracts him. He will reach in and pull it out."

Find out more about these interesting wild creatures. How many species or kinds of raccoons are there? What do they look like? How big are they? Where do they live? What do they eat? How do they raise their young? Do they make good house pets? Why or why not? Make a poster to share your findings.

You will want to narrow your search to answer a specific question that you are wonding about racoons. For example, you could research the impact on urbanization on racoon populations.

The assignment is open ended, however, look at the grading rubric below to see the necessary components.

Grading Rubric