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Scenario:

   Your group has volunteered at your local Zoo. You all want to get hired to work at the zoo. The boss is gone for the day, leaving you all in charge. You know that doing a good job and handling any problems that come up during the day will impress the boss. Then maybe you will all get hired.

     A fax has just arrived from the airport telling you that a new animal is going to arrive in the next hour. Unfortunately, the fax only has a little information about the animal and the boss left no extra instructions. You know the animal is in a crate and has water, but you need to find out what kind of animal it is, how to take care of it, and what habitat is right for it, before it arrives from the airport.

Essential Question: How will you find out what animal is coming to the zoo and also prepare a space in the correct habitat in your zoo before your boss comes back?