Download Endangered Species Worksheet and Rubric

Endangered Species Project
General Information
You are responsible for learning about a specific endangered species. In doing
your research, you will understand how one particular animal is essential to the
environment and its role in an ecosystem. Research will be done during class time
in the library where you will use the website “Animal Diversity Web”. The
information that you will gather will be used to create a graded piece of work to be
discussed at a later time.
This project is worth a test grade and is due by
Wednesday, November 6th
Choose one from the following endangered species listed
1. American Black Bear
2.
Grizzly Bear
10.
Grey Wolf
3.
Jaguar
11.
California Condor
4.
Canada Lynx
12.
Bald Eagle
5.
West Indian Manatee
13.
Green Sea Turtle
6.
Florida Panther
14.
Polar Bear
7.
Eastern Puma
15.
American Alligator
8.
Humpback Whale
16.
Northern Spotted Owl
17.
Indiana Bat
9. Blue Whale
Email me with problems if you are working on the project outside of class:
[email protected]
Name:______________
Organism: _____________
ENDANGERED WORKSHEET
1. Location. Where it lives, type of climate and environment, its niche in an ecosystem
2. Diet. What it eats, hunting behaviors, where it fits in a food web
3. Reproduction. How does it reproduce? How often? How many?
4. Defense. How does the animal defend itself? What defensive features does it
possess?
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5. Value. Why is this animal important in nature? Does it have any commercial value?
6. Endangered. Why is it endangered?
7. Intervention. What is being done to save this animal from extinction?
GLOG INSTRUCTIONS
You will be using a website to create an online poster called a Glog. Your glog
must include the following information and each item should be placed in their
own box. See Rubric as to how you will be graded. Failure to turn in a
completed assignment by November 6th, will result in it being graded as is and
will result in a significantly lower grade.
1. Location. Where it lives, type of climate and environment, its niche in an ecosystem.
2. Diet. What it eats, hunting behaviors, where it fits in a food web
3. Reproduction. How does it reproduce, how often, how many
4. Defense. How does the animal defend itself, what defensive features does it possess
5. Value. Why is this animal important in nature? Does it have any commercial value?
6. Endangered. Why is it endangered?
7. Intervention. What is being done to save this animal from extinction?
8. Images. At least 5 images of your organism