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: You should use at least an 8 ½ x 11 inch sheet of paper that will be folded into different sections. Your work may be done by hand or on a computer. Your information must be accurate and current. So, you must research your ecosystem to find out what to place on your brochure. 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:______________ Travel Brochure Page Requirements: Cover Page 10 points possible _____ Flora 10 points possible _____ Fauna 10 points possible _____ Abiotic Factors 10 points possible _____ Tourism 10 points possible _____ Self-Selected Page 10 points possible _____ Resources are cited and turned in with the travel brochure 10 points possible _____ The brochure is appealing 10 points possible _____ The project is turned in on time 10 points possible _____ The project is grammatically correct 10 points possible _____ Total Score _____ Grading Checklist – Travel Brochure Project Name:______________ Travel Brochure Page Requirements: Cover Page 10 points possible _____ Flora 10 points possible _____ Fauna 10 points possible _____ Abiotic Factors 10 points possible _____ Tourism 10 points possible _____ Self-Selected Page 10 points possible _____ Resources are cited and turned in with the travel brochure 10 points possible _____ The brochure is appealing 10 points possible _____ The project is turned in on time 10 points possible _____ The project is grammatically correct 10 points possible _____ Total Score _____