Who am I? I am microscopic but not as small as that guy. He is not even a cell. I am
definitely smaller and less complex than those guys over there. Wait there is a card in my
pocket….it reads:
“Hello, cell. You are suffering from intermittent amnesia. I am your doctor and I
am working on a visual aid to help you remember your role in the Henderson’s
backyard environment. Please come by the Gar-Bage Medical Center to pick up your
identity.”
Yours Truly,
Mr. Omnipotent
As Mr. Pro Kayotic’s doctor you need to research the following information and create a
visual aid for him so he can remember how important he is to the Henderson’s backyard.
You need to summarize his role in maintaining homeostasis in an ecosystem. You need to
describe the Nitrogen cycle and his part in the cycle so he can get back to work. Mr.
Karyotic is not feeling important and that is triggering his infrequent amnesia so include
information on how disruptions in the Nitrogen cycle can affect an environment. In case
Mr. Karyotic is looking to make a career change you can describe other roles members of
his kind play.
Visual Aid required
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5.
Tri-fold a piece of legal size paper
Cut each flap in half to form two doors
Place a riddle and illustration on front of each flap
Inside each flap, write the answer to the riddle and the reason for that answer
In the central area, construct a concept map with the term as spokes. Be sure to
have the reason for why connecting the term to the central concept.
6. On a separate page, research Nitrogen cycle images and create 3 questions from
the image to help test someone’s knowledge of Bacteria’s role in the Nitrogen Cycle.
Student Rubric:
Initiating Progress
to Expectation
Approaching
Expectations
Meeting
Expectations-on
target
Project summarizes
the role of
microorganisms in
both maintaining and
disrupting the
health of both
organisms and
ecosystems
Exceeding
Expectations
Project states that
microorganisms
both maintain and
disrupt the health
of both organisms
and ecosystems
Project states the
role that
microorganisms
both maintain and
disrupt the health
of both organisms
and ecosystems
Project defines the
nitrogen cycle
Project describes
the flow of matter
through the
nitrogen cycle
Project describes
the flow of matter
through the
nitrogen cycles and
explains the
consequences of
disrupting this cycle
Project describes
how environmental
change impacted a
population/individual
Project describes
how environmental
change can impact
ecosystem stability
Project describes
how various types of
environmental
change can impact
ecosystem stability
Project lists the
other roles of
bacteria
Project explains the
other roles of
bacteria
Project described
and illustrates the
roles of bacteria
Project describes
the flow of matter
through the
nitrogen cycle and
explains the
consequences of
disrupting this cycle
in an inventive way
Described how
types of
environmental
change can impact
ecosystem stability.
The impact in
ecosystem stability
is related back to
the food chain or
food web (how did
this change?)
Project describes
specific examples of
bacteria and their
roles
Project explains the
role of
microorganisms in
both maintaining and
disrupting the
health of both
organisms and
ecosystems in an
engaging way, and
includes graphic
representations