Download Endangered Species Pamphlet

Endangered Species Powerpoint Presentation
Pick Your Organism By: _______________
Presentation Due: ________________
There are literally hundreds of endangered species throughout the United States.
Below you can see how many animals are endangered in each of the 50 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.
Your Assignment:
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Choose a species:
1. Go to the Fish and Wildlife Services web page:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
2. Find an endangered species you like. If you don’t know what an animal
looks like, ‘Google’ images of the species.
3. Find the ‘Scientific Name’ and ‘Common Name’ of the species.
4. Only ONE student per species (in all 4 classes)
5. Enter your information on the www.msleyda.com website by clicking on
Endangered Animal Selection List
6. Search to see if anyone else chose yours before you enter it
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Fill out the Endangered species data sheet
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Make a POWERPOINT PRESENTATION about your endangered
species. 6-10 Powerpoint slides
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You will email your powerpoint to [email protected] on or before the
due date
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On the presentation day you will also submit your data sheet
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Be prepared to briefly present your powerpoint (~5 minute presentation to
your lab group)
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You will be graded upon:
1. The quality of your powerpoint (using the rubric to the right)
2. Your data sheet
Endangered Species Powerpoint Rubric:
Points
Possible
Include: (Use as a checklist)
General Information about the Species:
(7pts)
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Two Pictures or Drawings of your Species
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Scientific Name (genus & species)
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Common Name
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What taxonomic Class is your species in? (ex: mammal)
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What country or State does it originate?
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When was it added to the Endangered Species List
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Ecosystem Information:
(18pts)
Habitat:
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What Biome would you say it lives in? (Ch4-3)
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Describe the necessary climate it must have.
Niche:
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Role in food web: what eats it and what does it eat?
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Reproduction? What conditions are necessary for it to
mate/have babies?
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How is its decline affecting the ecosystem where its
found?
Past and Current Threats that have lowered population size
(10pts)
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Why is the population endangered? What is killing this
species?
Conservation Plan: (Ch 6 in your textbook will help)
(15pts)
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Describe a 10 year plan that you think will help your
species population size increase in the years to come. Also
include current or past conservation efforts and how
successful they are/were
Vocabulary:
(10pts)
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10
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Include 10 vocabulary words throughout your presentation. Must be used in the
proper context. Underline or Highlight them. Do not underline the same word
twice.
Presentation Quality:
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Correct time use (5-7 min presentation)?
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Good continuity of slides?
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Good eye contact / presentation speed?
Self
Score
10
(5pts)
2
1
1
Total:
65pts
Vocabulary to choose from: You may use any vocabulary words that you find in the glossary of your
Biology Text book. But here are some words that will be of use.
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autotroph
heterotroph
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
producer
consumer
decomposer
food chain
food web
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geographic distribution
population density
immigration
emigration
competition
predator/ prey
parasitism
niche
habitat
global warming
greenhouse effect
biological magnification
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climate
weather
biome
precipitation
deciduous
temperate
tropical
drought
pollutant
acid rain
symbiosis
mutualism
commensalism
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agriculture
nomadic
subsistence hunting
irrigation
suburban sprawl
soil erosion
desertification
deforestation
biodiversity
habitat fragmentation
invasive species