SPECIES PROFILE
TOPIC: ______________________________________________________________________________
Scientific Name:
Status in Canada
Picture #1:
Identifying Characteristics:
Threats to Survival:
Picture #2:
What is being done right now ?
Can this species be saved ? (SEEC Paragraph please ! )
Sources in MLA Format:
1)
2)
GRADING RUBRIC FOR SPECIES PROFILE
NAME: ______________________________________________________________ DATE: ___________
Knowledge
Communication
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Writing is not
very clear
Writing is
sometimes clear
and precise
Writing is usually
clear and precise
Writing is clear
and precise;
Few errors in
grammar /
spelling
Information is
effectively
summarized with
no signs of
plagiarism
Errors in
grammar/spelling
affect
understanding of
writing
Application
Noticeable errors
in
grammar/spelling
affect the quality
of writing
Information is
usually
summarized with
few signs of
plagiarism
Information is
poorly
summarized with
obvious signs of
plagiarism from
sources
Student identifies
limited
characteristics
that may or may
not identify the
species
Information is
sometimes
summarized with
signs of
plagiarism
Student identifies
general
characteristics for
identification
though
descriptions may
lack precision
Student identifies
expected key
characteristics for
species
identification,
including but not
limited to typical
habitat, size and
colour
Student
thoroughly
Identifies key
characteristics
with high
effectiveness,
including precise
physical,
behavioural or
habitat-based
characteristics
Student describes
actions and their
opinion ion the
future of their
species with
variable success
Student describes
actions and their
opinion ion the
future of their
species with
variable success
Student describes
actions and their
opinion on the
future of their
species
appropriate to
3E1 grade level
Student
thoroughly and
effectively
describes actions
and their opinion
on the future of
the species ( 3M1
Grade level )
Topics
Fish / Reptiles
American Eel
Birds
Whooping Crane
Mammals
Polar Bear
Red-Sided Dace
Canada Warbler
Atlantic Cod
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Blanding’s Turtle
Bobolink
Burrowing Owl
Rusty Blackbird
North Atlantic Right
Whale
Swift Fox
Black-Footed Ferret
Ord’s Kangaroo Rat
SOURCES
https://naturecanada.ca/discover-nature/endangered-species/
https://www.ontario.ca/page/species-risk-ontario#section-8
https://www.hww.ca/en/wildlife/
Plants
Eastern Prickly Pear
Cactus
American Hart’s
Tongue Fern
American Ginseng
American Chestnut
Rusty-patched
Bumblebee