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Biology Career Project
quarter project for general biology
Due date 2/25/2009
Objective:
The student will examine a career in which biology is a required part of the educational
requirements.
The student will research the career and write a report of their findings.
Assignment:
1. Each student will choose a biology career from the following list below and sign up
on the list on the teacher’s desk.
2. The student will research the career they have chosen. They may use reliable
internet sources and print resources available in classroom textbooks. They will
prepare a 3 page report (with cover page and additional bibliography page citing all
sources) including the following information:
* Students will have the opportunity to work on computers 2 class periods prior to due
date. Other work should be done outside of class. A flash or zip drive would be helpful
for storing information from school to home and vice versa.
** Plagiarism will result in a zero for the project.
 Education requirements
 Experience requirements
 Where or what kind of facility would you work at
 Job outlook
 Advancement opportunities and requirements to advance
 Approximate salary or wages
 Description of the type of tasks that are involved in this career
 Advantages and disadvantages (from the students viewpoint) of this career
3. Format and instructions for the report are on the back of this page.
4. A rubric will be used for grading purposes.
List of biology career choices:
Laboratory assistant
Criminalist
Landscape architect
Marine biologist
Agricultural scientist
Pharmacologist
Botanist
Pharmaceutical representative
Landscaper, grounds manager
Cell biologist
Nutritionist
Biological technician
Dietician
Ecologist
Chemical technician
Genetic counselor
Science historian
Archaeologist
Science teacher
Water pollution control
Scientific illustrator
technician
Pollution control technician
Epidemiologist
Medical technologist
Public health officer
Microbiologist
Medical bacteriologist
Oceanographer
Science writer
Lawyer (for research scientists)
Geneticist
Nurse (LPN
or
RN)
Chemical technician
Biology Report format:
Research pharmacologist
Certified pharmacy technician
Public health nurse
Pathologist
Public health educator
Physician
Conservation biologist
Entomologist
Conservation technician
Wildlife biologist
Fisheries technician
Zoo animal technician
Veterinary
Veterinary assistant (technician)
Ornithologist
**Any career in their textbook
The report should have:
 1” margins on all sides
 Cover page with name of career, student name and date
 No less than 3 complete pages of information
 Double spaced
 Font no larger than 12
 Spelling, grammar, word usage, and punctuation will be assessed.
 Bibliography page citing all sources ; internet sources should include date
retrieved
 Presenting information to the class (without reading from report) will add an
additional 10 points to your grade.
**can be handwritten but must be legible.
Scoring guide:
I.
Format of report
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Possible points
(20)
1” margins
Font size
Double spaced
3 complete pages
Points
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II.
Content of report
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(80)
Education
Experience
Where and what type of facility
Job outlook
Advancement opportunities
Salary/wages
Description
Advantages/disadvantages
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III.
Bibliography and cover page
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(20)
Cover page
Bibliography
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IV.
Grammar, spelling, punctuation
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(10)
Grammar
Spelling
Punctuation
Word usage
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V.
Presentation to class (extra credit 10 points)
Yes
No
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Total points possible (130)