Name: ______________________________________________________ Period: _____
Endangered Species Project
Project – Complete each of the following
1.
Fact sheet: a classwork grade and due _________
2.
Written Component: a quiz grade and due __________
3.
Children’s book/Google Slides: a quiz grade and due __________
Fact Sheet :
Requirement:
Scientific Name
Current status (endangered, safe, etc)
5 physical characteristics (color, size, etc)
Feeding (what, when, how, etc.)
Habitat
Distribution (what states, countries, etc.)
Reproduction (mature age, seasons, etc)
Threats – what makes it endangered?
Written Component:
Requirement:
Written in complete sentences – capitals, punctuation, subject-verb-predicate, etc.
First paragraph – at least 4 sentences
Total:
First paragraph – brief description of species
Second paragraph – at least 6 sentences
Second paragraph – explains the niche of your species
(place in food web, importance in its environment, etc.)
Second paragraph – explain why it is endangered (habitat destruction for ___, ___ part of its anatomy is worth $, etc)
Third paragraph – at least 5 sentences
Third paragraph – why should your species be preserved
(can be a combination of facts and opinions)
Third paragraph – how can your species be preserved
(breeding programs, ecosystem preservation, etc.)
Neatly written (or typed)
Total
Children’s book/Google Slide Presentation:
Requirement – fiction or Non -
Neat
Written in simple sentences
At least 1 picture per page – drawn or pasted
At least 5 pages/slides
At least 2 sentences per page/slide
At least 5 facts about the species included in the story
Total
Points possible Points earned
10
10
30
10
10
10
10
10
100
Points possible Points earned
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
100
Points possible Points earned
10
10
10
15
15
40
100