Endangered Species PowerPoint Grading Rubric
Your assignment is to select one of the endangered species that lives in the
state of Arizona, and prepare a PowerPoint presentation about this organism.
The species you choose may be plant or animal. The grading rubric for this
assignment is on the back side of this paper.
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/StateListingAndOccurrence.do?state=AZ
The link above has a current list of endangered species in Arizona. Each
species may only be chosen by one person. List your organism
here:______________________, and have Mrs. Kohli sign off and agree to it
here:______________________.
Requirements for each page: (You may have more than ten pages, but ten is
minimum. Please keep your work in this order.)
 Page One: Title Page (should have title & your name).
 Pages Two – Five: Basic information about the organism, including
habitat, diet, mating behavior, and life history. Also include at least two
other interesting facts.
 Pages Six – Seven: Why is this organism endangered?
 Pages Eight – Nine: What things are people doing to reverse this
problem? Are people doing those things? If so, tell about it. If not, why
not?
 Page Ten: Bibliography. You must have at least four different sources.
Image requirements:
 You should include five images related to your topic.
 One of your images should be a chart or graph related to the topic. You
may create this yourself in Microsoft Office, using information you find
about the organism.
 Images should have the web address you took them from listed beneath
the picture.
Bibliography requirements:
Use the following guidelines to cite your work:
 Book: Last name, first name. Title of the book. Place of publication:
publisher, year published.
 Magazine: Last name, first name. “Article title.” Title of magazine
volume number if given.
 Internet: Title of the page, date last updated if provided. Web address
(the http:// stuff).
Other requirements:
 Your PowerPoint will be graded on grammar and spelling, as well as the
aesthetics (how nice it looks).
Timeline for assignment:
Wednesday: Assignment given, topics chosen.
My organism is _______________________________________________.
Notes are collected and recorded on a separate sheet of paper. Mrs. Kohli signs
off on the notes I have gathered at the end of the period.
____________________________
Thursday: Any remaining notes are taken. Graphs are produced.
Friday: I produce and finish the PowerPoint presentation. I understand that if I
am falling behind the project timeline for any reason, it is my responsible to go to
a computer lab before or after school, during lunch, or during ZAAP to get this
project completed on time for class on Tuesday. If I finish early, I will use the
time to research why some people want a change in the Endangered Species
Act. _________________________________
Tuesday: Projects will be presented to the group.
10 points
Very detailed/
Meets all
requirements.
Title Page &
Bibliography
Habitat
Description
Diet
Mating
Behavior &
Life Cycle
Interesting
Facts
Why is it
endangered?
What is being
done?
Images
Aesthetics
Grammar/
Spelling
Total points: ___________ of 100
8 points
Detailed/
Meets nearly
all
requirements.
6 points
Lacking in
detail/ Does
not meet all
requirements.
4 points
0 points
Missing
Section
critical
is
information/ missing.
incomplete.