Ecosystems Power Point Presentation Requirements Name: ______________________________ My Ecosystem is: ________________________________ Slide #1: “Title” Slide Slide #2: “My Ecosystem” Slide 1. Use Word Art to create an interesting title for your PowerPoint presentation. 2. Include your name as the author. 3. Use a matching background template for your entire slide show. Slide #3: “Geographic Regions” Slide 1. Map and Key showing the geographic regions where your ecosystem can be found throughout the world. Slide #5: “Focus Animal and Plant” Slide 1. Name of a focus animal and plant from your ecosystem 2. Photograph of your focus animal and plant. Include a caption to describe each. 3. Tell how your focus animal communicates. Slide #7: “Plant Adaptations” Slide 1. Chart naming at least three of the native plants in your ecosystem and what adaptations they have and how they enable them to be successful in the ecosystem. 2. Be sure to include your focus plant in your chart. 1. Name of your chosen ecosystem. 2. Chart showing the living and nonliving elements of your ecosystem (at least 5 of each). Living Elements Nonliving Elements Slide #4: “Climate” Slide 1. Describe the climate in your ecosystem at different times of the year. Create your own graph to show this information. 2. Tell how much rainfall your ecosystem receives each year. Slide #9: “Focus Animal Interview” Slide 1. Write a short interview with your focus animal – what would you ask your animal if he could talk? 2. Write responses to your questions from your animal’s point of view. 3. Include a sound clip – of your interview or of the sound your animal makes. Slide #6: “Animal Adaptations” Slide 1. Chart naming at least three of the native animals in your ecosystem and what adaptations they have and how they enable them to be successful in the ecosystem. 2. Be sure to include your focus animal in your chart. Animal Plant Adaptations How the adaptation helps them survive Adaptations How the adaptation helps them survive Does the animal migrate or hibernate? Slide #8: “Food Web” Slide 1. Create a diagram to show a food web that exists in your chosen ecosystem. 2. Label the plants / animals that are producers, consumers, predators, prey, and decomposers. 3. Tell which animals are herbivores, carnivores, or omnivores. Slide #11: “Environmentalist” Slide 1. Take a positive position as an environmentalist and share three things you can do to help your ecosystem. 2. Insert animated clip art to accompany your message. Slide #9: “Human Impact” Slide 1. Tell how humans use this ecosystem – is there farming, natural resources, etc. done in your ecosystem? 2. How do humans impact this ecosystem? Is there pollution, endangered animals, deforestation, etc.? 3. Insert a photograph to show how humans use this ecosystem. Include a caption to describe the photograph. Slide #12: “My Pledge” Slide 1. Include the following pledge on your slide: “I pledge to help save the Earth and all of its endangered animals and habitats. I will do this by trying to conserve energy, using a reducereuse-recycle way of thought, and informing other people about what is happening to our environment. I understand that I can help by doing these three simple things. I want to make the Earth a better place for all of its inhabitants, including myself!” 2. Insert a digital photograph of yourself.