Download Endangered Species Pamphlet

Endangered Species Brochure Project
Due: Tuesday, April 12th
There are literally hundreds of endangered species, including the
burrowing owl from “Hoot”, throughout the United States. Endangered
Species range in variety from producers to top carnivores. They can be
flowers, fish, mammals, or any other living thing that is at risk of going
extinct if something is not done to prevent it. We will be looking at
some endangered species that are located right here in Florida.
Your Assignment:
o Choose an endangered species: We will be choosing our
endangered species in class. You will have the
opportunity to choose one not on the list if you wish.
o Make a professional informational brochure about an
endangered species advertising your species and why it
should be saved, using an online program like Microsoft
Publisher.
o Briefly present your species to the class on Wednesday,
April 11th and Thursday, April 12th.
Helpful Vocabulary:
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herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
producer
consumer
decomposer
food chain
food web
precipitation
biome
climate
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population density
competition
predator/ prey
niche
habitat
global warming
greenhouse effect
limiting factors
population size
biotic potential
Works Cited (APA format): You must have at least 5 sources. Two of
these sources need to be from a printed source (Encyclopedia, book,
magazine).
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Son of Citation Machine: citationmachine.net
Endangered Species Brochure Guidelines:
Include: (Use as a checklist)
General Information about the Species:
 At least 4 appropriate pictures throughout brochure
 Catchy title on front of brochure
 Scientific Name
 Common Name
 What taxonomic Class is your species in? (ex: mammal)
Ecosystem Information:
Habitat:
 What Biome would you say it lives in?
 What country or State does it originate?
 Describe the necessary climate it must have.
 List its limiting factors.
Niche:
 Role in food web: what eats it and what does it eat? How often
does it eat? How does it get its food?
 Reproduction: Does the animal have mating rituals? How long is
the gestation period? How many offspring are normally
produced in one cycle?
Past and Current Threats that have lowered population size
 Why is the population endangered? What is killing this species?
 When was it added to the Endangered Species list?
 What are the current efforts and solutions to support the species
that are working? Why do we need to do more?
Conservation Plan Paper (on separate paper, 2-3 paragraphs):
President Obama has given you 100 million dollars and the permission to
write one new policy (law) to help save your species from extinction.
(Make sure to explain WHY?)
 Step 1: How are you going to immediately stop the population
from decreasing? First thing to do?
 Step 2: What law (policy) will you put into place that will help
your species’ survival rate. (can not be ‘don’t kill this species’
(that already exists))
 Step 3: What will the punishment be for breaking the law (fine,
jail time, community service: explain)
 Step 4: Describe a 10 year plan that you think will help your
species population size increase in the years to come.
 Step 5: Describe what kinds of things you will need to use your
100 million dollars on to complete the goals of your 10 year
plan.
Works Cited:
 5 sources in APA Format
 At least 2 from printed source
 Online sources are credible (no Wikipedia)
Total:
Points
Possible
20
35
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50
total:
10 each
section
15
150pt
EXAMPLE SET UP FOR PAMPHLET:
Inside
Back
Habitat
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Geographic
Map
(country/state it
originate)
Significant
Characteristics
(limiting
factors)
The Problem
 Visual-Picture/Graph of threat
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with supporting explanation and
source info.
Explanation of Threat
Why is ______endangered?
When was it added to list?
Intro to Species
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Scientific Facts related
to the species, taxonomic
class, including habitat,
place on food chain,
reproduction, etc.
Solutions
 Current efforts to
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support the species
with working solutions
Why we need to do
more.
Works Cited
 Properly formatted
list of Sources of
information
Front Cover
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Name of your
animal (common
and scientific)
Image of Animal
Mission Statement
(catchy title)