🐧 Emperor penguin report template
Three versions, one page each. Print the one for your child’s grade. The facts come from the emperor penguin page, every number with its source.
Grades 1–2
My report: the emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri · Grades 1–2
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
|---|---|
| Height | 3.7 ft (1.1 m) |
| Weight | 88 lb (40 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | not checked yet: look it up! |
Read about it
Emperor penguins live in Antarctica, where it is very cold. They can't fly, but they swim very well. A dad keeps the egg warm on his feet.
It lives in:
It eats:
The coolest thing I learned:
Where my facts came from
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, press release 25 Oct 2022, fws.gov/press-release/2022-10/emperor-penguin-gets-endangered-species-act-protections, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 3–4
My report: the emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri · Grades 3–4
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
|---|---|
| Height | 3.7 ft (1.1 m) |
| Weight | 88 lb (40 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | not checked yet: look it up! |
Read about it
Emperor penguins raise their chicks in the middle of the Antarctic winter. After the mother lays her egg, the father balances it on his feet under a warm fold of skin while she goes to sea to feed. A big crowd of penguins huddles together and takes turns standing on the windy outside.
Where it lives (its habitat):
What it eats:
How its body helps it live there:
My favorite fact:
A question I still have:
Where my facts came from
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, press release 25 Oct 2022, fws.gov/press-release/2022-10/emperor-penguin-gets-endangered-species-act-protections, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 5–6
My report: the emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri · Grades 5–6
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
|---|---|
| Height | 3.7 ft (1.1 m) |
| Weight | 88 lb (40 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | not checked yet: look it up! |
Read about it
Emperor penguins are the largest penguins. They dive deeper than any other bird to catch fish and squid, holding their breath for a long time. In winter they walk a long way across the sea ice to their breeding ground. Because they need sea ice to raise their chicks, scientists watch them closely as the ice changes.
Habitat and range: where on Earth, and what the place is like:
Diet: what it eats, and what might eat it:
Adaptations: two ways its body or habits help it survive:
Is it in danger? Why or why not?:
Compare it with another animal you know:
Bibliography: write each source below as site, page title, date checked:
Where my facts came from
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, press release 25 Oct 2022, fws.gov/press-release/2022-10/emperor-penguin-gets-endangered-species-act-protections, checked 2026-10-30