Do you love Axolotls? Learn more about the amazing Axolotl with this fun mini spark!

Spark your thinking!

1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #63: All About Axolotls

2. Read the species profile page and answer these reflection questions on your recording sheet.

Before you read the article, what did you know about axolotls? What new information is most interesting to you?

Axolotls are an endangered species. What types of things could be done to help the species survive and thrive?

3.  Did you know that Axolotls have an incredible ability to regenerate? Watch the video below to learn more!  Record some details on your recording sheet.

4. Research. Find out even more by doing your own research about Axolotls. Use the sheet below as a guide (Description, Habitat, Diet, Lifespan, Conservation).

5.  Create! Show us what you learned about Axolotls in a creative way. Choose from one of the following options.

1. Social Media Post – Using these templates, create an Instagram or Facebook post from the perspective of an Axolotl. Print out the sheet you would like to use.
2. Minecraft Habitat – Design an ideal habitat or underwater playground for the Axolotl using Minecraft. You will need to complete this option at home. Take a photo or screenshot and send to your EY Coordinator so it can be added to your recording page.
3. PicCollage- Explain the process of regeneration. What other Amphibians have the ability to regenerate? Create a PicCollage that shows us what you discovered.

6. Share your language arts mini spark recording page and any other pages you made with your teacher/EY coordinator.