Ecosystem Travel Brochure
Project Due Date: October 9th
Objective: Your assignment is to create a travel brochure for tourists to help decide a future
visit to an ecosystem of your choice.
Requirements:
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You should use at least an 8 ½ x 11 inch sheet of paper that will be folded into
different sections.
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Your work may be done by hand or on a computer.
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Your information must be accurate and current. So, you must research your
ecosystem to find out what to place on your brochure.
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Your brochure has six sections when folded. Below is what you are required to have in
each section:
o Cover page – tell us what area you researched. Include a colored map of your
entire destination and where it is found.
o Flora – include a section that describes at least two the most common flora
(plants) that inhabit your ecosystem and include of picture of the plants that
you chose.
o Fauna – include a section that describes at least two of the most common fauna
(animals) that inhabit your ecosystem and include a picture of the animals that
you chose.
o Abiotic Factors – include a section that describes two abiotic factors in your
ecosystem. These can be mountains, rivers, lakes, cliffs, caverns, hills,
bordering oceans, soil type, plateaus, rainfall, amount of sunlight, etc. Include
pictures that show these factors.
o Tourism – include information that would entice people to visit your ecosystem.
Be a salesman -- what is special about your ecosystem.
o The last section is up to you. What do you want to learn about your ecosystem?
Did you find something in your research the peaked your interest and want to
investigate further? Tell us what you learned and add a picture to illustrate
your topic.
Research:
You may use a variety of resources such as books, internet, clipart, and magazines. Write the
brochure in your own words. When using pictures you must write (or site) where you found
them. You do not have to site your own drawings. The resources you used are to be listed on a
separate sheet that needs to be turned in with your project. We will be using two class periods
to begin our research.
The area I would like to do my project on is:________________________
I have read the requirements of this project and understand what I need to do. The project is
due on October 9th and will count at a major grade in Science.
_________________________
_________________________
Student Signature
Parent Signature
Possible topics (these are just ideas – please feel free to choose others especially if you have
visited the ecosystem):
Gallatin National Forest, Montana
Eldorado National Forest, California
Superior National Forest, Minnesota
Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah
Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont
Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests
Congaree National Park
Pisgah National Forest
Olympic National Park & Forest
Dakota Prairie grasslands
Butte Valley National Grasslands
Buffalo Gap National Grasslands
Grand River National Grasslands
Lake Greenwood
Great Salt Lake
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Ontario
Lake Champlain
Lake Hartwell
Chesapeake Bay
Port Royal Sound
San Francisco Bay
South Carolina Salt Marshes
Gulf Coast Salt Marshes
Travel Brochure Planning Sheet - ___________________________________
Name:_______________________________________ #______________
Requirement
Information
Page 1
Name of
Destination
Map
Page 2
One Type of Plant
Second Type of
Plant
Page 3
One Type of
Animal
Second Type of
Animal
Page 4
One type of
Abiotic Factor
Source
Second Type of
Abiotic Factor
Page 5
Tourism
Page 6
What I Learned
that I Want to
Share
Checklist:
Is my work neat?
Did I check my spelling?
Did I include on a separate sheet a list of the sources used?
Does my brochure entice someone to visit this ecosystem?
Did I do my best work?
Grading Checklist – Travel Brochure Project
Name:______________
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Travel Brochure Page Requirements:
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Cover Page
10 points possible
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Flora
10 points possible
_____
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Fauna
10 points possible
_____
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Abiotic Factors
10 points possible
_____
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Tourism
10 points possible
_____
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Self-Selected Page
10 points possible
_____
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Resources are cited and turned in
with the travel brochure
10 points possible
_____
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The brochure is appealing
10 points possible
_____
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The project is turned in on time
10 points possible
_____
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The project is grammatically correct 10 points possible
_____
Total Score
_____
Grading Checklist – Travel Brochure Project
Name:______________
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Travel Brochure Page Requirements:
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Cover Page
10 points possible
_____
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Flora
10 points possible
_____

Fauna
10 points possible
_____

Abiotic Factors
10 points possible
_____

Tourism
10 points possible
_____
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Self-Selected Page
10 points possible
_____
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Resources are cited and turned in
with the travel brochure
10 points possible
_____
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The brochure is appealing
10 points possible
_____
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The project is turned in on time
10 points possible
_____
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The project is grammatically correct 10 points possible
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Total Score
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