Second Semester Animal PowerPoint

ProjectMrs. Jarnagan

Biology

What am I going to do?O You are going to choose any animal species

to research about. O You can choose any animal, you just need

to:O Get approval from me firstO Be the only one in the class researching that

speciesYou can find many different species at the animal diversity site: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/

O You will research and then present your information to the class.

Requirements:15 slides (at LEAST):O 1st slide- Title slide (with your name and period)

O Middle slides- At least one slide per questionO Do not overfill with informationO Bullet style; NOT IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!O You need to add pictures; any pictures you use need

to have the webpage address where you found them

O Last slide- Sources slide- Websites or any other source you found your information (NO .COM WEBSITES!!!! ONLY .EDU or .NET!!! ANY SOURCE from WWW.SWEETSEARCH.COM will work!)

Questions you need to address:Background:1. What is your species? Give a basic description of your species

and give the classification levels (Domain ________, Kingdom ________, all the way down to the species).

2. What are the characteristics of that species? (In other words, if you choose a species of salamander, what separates them, what makes them different from other salamanders?!) What is their diet?

3. What is their current status according to the EPA? (endangered, extinct, etc)

4. How does your species impact humans? How do humans impact your species?

Adaptations:5. Do they lay eggs or give live birth to their young? What are

different adaptations they have for caring for their young?6. What are their defense mechanisms? (How do they protect

themselves so they are able to survive?)7. What are the adaptations they have developed over time to

survive?

Questions you need to address:Ecology:1. What are the preferred habitat of your animal? Provide a

map of where they are located on earth. Has this changed over time?

2. What is their niche in their habitat? 3. Provide a sample food chain with your species

integrated. Comparing:4. Compare and contrast another species within the

same Family to your animal. How are they similar and how are they different?

5. Compare and contrast another species within the same Order to your animal. How are they similar and how are they different?

6. How many members of the same family of your animal are there total? What are some local examples (if any)?

FrogsO Frogs are green and slimy.O They eat nasty things like flies.

BAD

EXAMPLE

FrOgSSSSSSO Frogs are amazing. Frogs eat almost like

everything! They are carnivores, I think, but ya they eat flies and stuff. Frogs live in my backyard. My favorite animal is a frog. Frogs can be gooey, which I think is AWESOME!!!! One time my dog ate a frog, and then threw it back up. Frogs are found all over the world. Frogs are always green. Frogs have long tongues. Eww. So this is what I know about frogs.

BAD EXAMPLE

BackgroundO Characteristics

O Soft, slimy skin O Antifungal properties

on skinO Diet

O Algae (tadpole stage)O Flies and other small

insectsO Some large frogs eat

small mammals, like mice

GOOD EXAMPLE

(STARTING):

http://wide-wallpapers.net/macro-frog-jumping-wide-wallpaper/

sst2012-s205sci.blogspot.com

Grading Rubric  Part 1

Information, PowerPoint organization

Part 2Citations, Creativity

Part 3Presentation

Total 100 pts

InformationComplete Accurate Answers questions Informative

PowerPointOrganizedLimited text PicturesAnimated

CitationsPictures citedSources slide at the end

CreativityNeatInteresting Colorful

ProfessionalOrganizedRehearsedNot readingEye contact

Exact20 20 20 20 20

Almost16 16 16 16 16

Not Quite

12 12 12 12 12

Way Off

8 8 8 8 8