Invertebrates
The task
Each student will identify the life and habits of a given species
of your choice. Find the necessary information about that creature and
create a Power Point presentation to share with the class.
Project value = 125 points
Choose a member of one of the following groups to study:
| Mollusks |
Worms |
Arthropods |
Echinoderms |
| oyster |
ice worms |
insects |
sea stars |
| clam |
night crawlers |
arachnoids |
brittle star |
| squid |
red worms |
centipedes |
sea urchins |
| octopus |
leeches |
millipedes |
sand dollars |
| scallops |
|
crustaceans |
sea cucumbers |
| snail |
|
pill bugs |
|
The process.
- Create a chart (or fold a paper in fourths) with the 8 areas
suggested below. In each area supply the needed information from the electronic
resources or from the print materials in the library.
- When your chart is completed and approved, create a Power
Point Presentation using the data you found. Each chart area should be 1
slide.
- Present you research to the class.
Chart Guide - or the information needed
| Common name
Scientific name
Species
Picture or drawing
(no clip art) |
Habitat
Distribution (where can you find them)
maps
|
| Food
Feeding habits
position in food chain
predators
prey |
Body Form
Symmetry
Appendages
Means of locomotion |
| Value or Problems you subject creates
Control if a pest
Affect on humans
|
Growth
Reproduction
Life span
Metamorphosis |
| Interesting facts that you uncovered
Some unanswered questions |
Your sources
APA style
|
Resources
Grading Rubric
| Each complete slide = 15 points- partial
credit will be given
Sources = 5 points
Presentation to class = 15 points
total available points = 125 points |
Resources
Grading Rubric
| Each complete slide = 15 points- partial
credit will be given
Sources = 5 points
Presentation to class = 15 points
total available points = 125 points |
