🦆 Mallard report template
Three versions, one page each. Print the one for your child’s grade. The facts come from the mallard page, every number with its source.
Grades 1–2
My report: the mallard
Anas platyrhynchos · Grades 1–2
| Length | 20 to 26 in (50 to 65 cm) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 2 to 3.1 lb (900 g to 1.4 kg) |
| Top speed | 51 mph (83 km/h) |
| How long it lives | not checked yet: look it up! |
Read about it
Mallards are ducks that swim in ponds. The male has a shiny green head. Only the female says quack.
It lives in:
It eats:
The coolest thing I learned:
Where my facts came from
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, fws.gov/species/mallard-anas-platyrhynchos, checked 2026-10-30
- USGS, usgs.gov/news/dabbling-duck-flight-speeds-high-tech-update-21st-century, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 3–4
My report: the mallard
Anas platyrhynchos · Grades 3–4
| Length | 20 to 26 in (50 to 65 cm) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 2 to 3.1 lb (900 g to 1.4 kg) |
| Top speed | 51 mph (83 km/h) |
| How long it lives | not checked yet: look it up! |
Read about it
A mallard tips its tail up and reaches its head underwater to eat plants, without diving. Its feathers stay dry because it spreads oil from a spot near its tail over them. Mother ducks lead their fluffy ducklings to the water soon after they hatch.
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
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, fws.gov/species/mallard-anas-platyrhynchos, checked 2026-10-30
- USGS, usgs.gov/news/dabbling-duck-flight-speeds-high-tech-update-21st-century, checked 2026-10-30
Grades 5–6
My report: the mallard
Anas platyrhynchos · Grades 5–6
| Length | 20 to 26 in (50 to 65 cm) |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 2 to 3.1 lb (900 g to 1.4 kg) |
| Top speed | 51 mph (83 km/h) |
| How long it lives | not checked yet: look it up! |
Read about it
Mallards are dabbling ducks: they feed at the surface and in shallow water instead of diving deep. The male is colorful, but the female is speckled brown, which hides her when she sits on the nest. A gland near the tail makes oil, and the duck spreads it over its feathers with its bill to keep them waterproof. Mallards are the wild ancestors of most farm ducks, and many wild mallards fly south in fall.
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
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, fws.gov/species/mallard-anas-platyrhynchos, checked 2026-10-30
- USGS, usgs.gov/news/dabbling-duck-flight-speeds-high-tech-update-21st-century, checked 2026-10-30