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Natural Selection/Evolution Project – Futuristic Organism 100 Point TEST Grade Purpose: To show an understanding of “Evolution by Natural Selection” by creating a futuristic animal based on your knowledge of Natural Selection. Project: You will create a futuristic organism that will be based on how Natural Selection works. You will tell the story of your organism. Your futuristic organism must include an information (story) sheet containing the following: **Make sure to put the numbers where they are "answered" 1. What organism (only 1) your organism is descended from. 2. What happened to the earth that made your organism evolve. 3. How did the Steps to Natural Selection cause your organism to evolve. 4. The size of your organism. 5. Where your organism lives (what type of environment). 6. When your organism is living (how many years in the future). (**REMEMBER, it takes a LONG time to make a new species!) 7. Where your organism fits in the food web. (use scientific terms) **Draw a food web AND describe how your organism fits! Use COMPLETE Sentences and Paragraphs! In addition to this information, you will have to have a COMPLETELY illustrated organism. You must have it illustrated, colored, and shown in its environment! Grading: The drawing of your organism is worth 25 points. The information sheet is worth 75 points. The total project is a 100-point TEST grade. **You will NOT use one of the animals depicted in the video “The Future is Wild”. The use of one of these animals will be an automatic grade of “0”. You CAN use these animals as inspiration! Also, your organism must be original…no one can have the same organism as anyone else! You can work together to help each other out, but each person MUST have their own, unique organism!** Have fun…Good Luck! Futuristic Organism Grading Rubric: Story: Complete sentences used. Information fully EXPLAINED with supporting evidence given (where applicable). Story well formulated and convincing scientifically. Complete sentences used. Information Explained, but supporting evidence is limited or does not make sense! Story is given but not well thought out and/or not convincing scientifically. Not all sentences complete. Information is limited or none given. There is no story, or the story makes NO sense at all scientifically. 1. What organism your organism descended from. 10 points 8 points 0-6 points 2. What happened on Earth to make your organism evolve. 3. Steps to Natural Selection. 10 points 8 points 0-6 points 25 points 15 points 0-5 points 4. The size of your organism. 10 points 8 points 0-6 points 5. Where your organism lives. 5 points 3 points 0-1 points 6. When your organism is living. 5 points 3 points 0-1 points 7. Where your organism fits in the food web. 10 points 8 points 0-6 points Illustration: Organism Environment Fits description, fully drawn. 10 points 10 points Fits some of description, not completely drawn, or NOT drawn 0 – 5 points 0 – 5 points Colored. 5 points