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Endangered Species Project:

Instructions
Purpose: To learn about animals that are in danger of disappearing from earth due to human activity.

EN VI RON M EN TA L STANDARDS S C IE N C E

AND ANCHORS MET:

Reading: RII.A.2: Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level RII.A.2.4: identify and explain main ideas and relevant details RII.A.2.3: Make inferences, draw conclusions, and make generalizations based on text. RII.A.2.4.1: identify and/or explain stated or implied main ideas and relevant supporting details from text. Environmental Science: 4.7.12.A: Analyze biological diversity as it relates to the stability of an ecosystem 4.7.12.B: Examine the effects of extinction, natural and human caused, on the environment 4.7.12.C: Define and understand extinction

Parts of the Project 1. A 2. A 3. An report. that shows what the animal looks like and summarizes presentation to the class.

information about the animal.

Research Report A. The report will be at least___________________________________________________. It should have the following information: 1. 2. A 3. Its and (what names of the animal. description of the animal. (height, weight, color, etc.) area it can be found

in countries, continents, etc.) 4. Its 5. Diet: What the animal (type of and how it
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Research Report (contd) 6. Life cycle description: a. or b. how long the animal remains c. descriptions of d. life 7. ***** Why the animal is 8. Conservation: efforts to back in its natural habitat. B. The report must have a_______________________________________ of any sources that you have used (books, internet, magazines, etc.). . PowerPoint A. You are responsible for a following: of your animal that includes the . ****** as the animal ages. and (length of time for egg to hatch). . (pregnancy)

1. A _______________________, showing
_______________________________________________________________, __________________________, and __________________________ of your animal.

2. _________________ in the following order: a. ________________ and ________________. This slide must contain a range
map.

b. The ___________ of the animal. Extra points will be given of photos of the
animals food.

c. ___________________and _____________________ information. NOTE:

PLEASE, no pictures of mating animals!!

d. _________________________ information e. Why the animal is _______________________.

f. ____________________________

3. Each slide must contain at least ____________ picture of the animal, its prey/food,
habitat, etc.
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Oral Presentation A. You will 1. You need to information. 2. To get a complete grade, you must class notes sheet. 3. You may _________________________________________________________________. 4. Grades will be based on how _______________________________________________you make the presentation. all of the information on the to the class. as well as cover the

Grading A. Each part of the report is worth: 1. 2. 3. for the typed report for the PowerPoint for the oral presentation . points. .

4. total points = C. All work will be done

B. If you are not prepared the day that you are assigned, you will lose

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Project Parts Guidelines for Success Guidelines for Failure

Written Report

All information present. Information is detailed and is complete. Not plagiarized; in your own words. Typed. Works cited information complete Title slide has all information and pictures. Six other slides present and with relevant information and pictures

Missing information from sections. Information is spotty and incomplete. Information is PLAGIARIZED Not typed. Works cited information incomplete or missing. Title and scientific name missing Any of the six slides missing, out of order, lacking information or pictures.

PowerPoint

Oral Presentation

Good eye contact and clear voice. All information covered completely. Poster explanation is complete and interesting.

Poor eye contact, low volume Information not covered completely Poster explanation is incomplete and/or boring!

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