Marine Ecosystem Partner Project – worth 150 points
Due: Monday, December 8th
COLORFUL Trifold Presentation Board & Presentation to the Class
• You MUST use a trifold science presentation board
• You must include a reference list of at least 3 sources
o Be careful with internet resources
 those that end with .org are your best bet for legitimate information
• ANY information collected & used in your project –
MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!
DO NOT CUT & PASTE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET
YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO
You can choose form any of the following marine ecosystems:
Beach
Lagoon
Rocky Coast
Mangrove Swamp
Coral Reef
Kelp Forests/beds
Estuary
Hydrothermal Vents
Salt Marsh
Whale Fall
Sea grasses
Arctic
Brine Lakes
Antarctic
You must answer the following questions & have them displayed on the presentation board:
• Where the ecosystem is typically found?
o Coastal, Open Ocean or Deep Sea
o Pelagic environment or benthic environment
o Where in the World (specific locations)
o be sure you have pictures of examples in your poster
• Describe the typical abiotic characteristics of the ecosystem
o Light, salinity, temperature, pressure, nutrients
• What are the major primary producers?
o Do they use photosynthesis or chemosynthesis? (be sure you have pictures of
examples in your poster)
• What are some typical animals within this system? (be sure you have pictures of
examples in your poster)
• Describe a typical food chain or web that exists in this ecosystem? (be sure you have
pictures of examples in your poster)
• How is this ecosystem used by humans?
• How do humans affect this ecosystem?
• What can humans do to protect this ecosystem?
Marine Ecosystem Project Grading Rubric
Partner Project Grade
Where the ecosystem is found
Abiotic characteristics of the ecosystem
Primary Producers
Consumers
Food Chain
How it’s used by humans
How human affect this ecosystem
What can humans do to protect this ecosystem
Works cited (references)
Total points
10
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Presentation board (creativity & neatness)
Pictures
Total Partner points
25
20
100
Peer Evaluation Grade Rubric
Class time Research (hand in research pages)
Outside classroom involvement
Overall Effort
Construction of Presentation Board
In class presentation
Total Individual points
10
10
10
10
10
50
Total Marine Ecosystem Project Grade
150
Research Page:
• Where the ecosystem is typically found?
o Coastal, Open Ocean or Deep Sea
o Pelagic environment or benthic
environment
o Where in the World (specific
locations)
o Pictures
• Describe the typical abiotic
characteristics of the ecosystem
o Light, salinity, temperature,
pressure, nutrients
o Graphs/charts/pictures
• What are the major primary producers?
o Do they use photosynthesis or
chemosynthesis?
o pictures
• What are some typical animals within
this system?
o pictures
• Describe a typical food chain or web that
exists in this ecosystem?
o pictures
• How is this ecosystem used by humans?
o Resources (land, fishing, energy,
& other)
o Recreation
o Pictures
• How do humans affect this ecosystem?
o Pollution
o Destruction of habitat
o Overfishing
o Pictures
• What can humans do to protect this
ecosystem?
o Pictures
References: