OCEANOGRAPHY 2014
Profiling Marine Habitats Project
DUE DATE: _______________________
ECOSYSTEM TYPE: _____________________________________________
Instructions:
You are to select a specific habitat from your assigned ecosystem type (for example, a specific habitat for the
ecosystem type of “estuaries” would be the Chesapeake Bay). If you are having difficulty selecting a habitat,
please see me and I will help you. For the assignment, you are to present the required information below in
one of the following formats:
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Poster: Size must be greater than 9x11 inches
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PowerPoint: Must be 5+ slides; Must be received by email BEFORE class on the due date
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Diorama: Display must be at least 12x6 inches; Written information must be attached on back
(What is a diorama? >>> “A 3D representation of a scene in which objects or models are
arranged in a natural setting against a realistic background” – also known as “what you made in
elementary school using a shoe box and model magic”)
Required Information that must be included in final project:
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Assigned Ecosystem Type
Name of specific habitat
Location of specific habitat
Climate Zone
3+ animal species AND 1+ plant species found in this habitat (common names AND scientific names)
Simple food web including: a primary producer, an herbivore, a primary consumer, and a secondary
consumer
Threats to this habitat / Conservation status
Why this habitat is important?
Colored depictions of habitat and organisms
o POSTER/POWERPOINT: 3+ neatly hand drawn / printed color pictures
o DIORAMAS: 3+ color 3D figures and a color background
2+ SCIENTIFICALLY RELAVENT SOURCES IN A PROPERLY FORMATTED WORKS CITED PAGE
Suggested Resources:
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NOAA Website >>> Select “Ocean Facts” and use search browser on the right side of the page
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/
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Office of Naval Research Oceanography: Habitats Page
http://www.onr.navy.mil/FOCUS/ocean/habitats/default.htm
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Science Learning: Life in the Sea >>> Click on “Science Ideas and Concepts” on the left side of the page and
browse the links bulleted below, specifically “Marine food webs”
http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Life-in-the-Sea