A. TASK- What am I supposed to do?
- Choose a living organism from the animal kingdom that you are interested in and would like
to research/know more about.
- Create a Powerpoint or Google Slides presentation about your animal that includes all the required information and items
listed below in the "Instructions, Requirements & Outline".
B. INSTRUCTIONS, REQUIREMENTS & OUTLINE:
Include the following items and information using each number as a title of a slide with the information that is being asked of within that slide.
*** Select a theme/background color. (Have fun and try to be creative)
*** Be sure to include a picture or illustration on each slide.
SLIDE 1)The "TITLE SLIDE" for your PowerPoint/Google slides.
*Please include your chosen animal’s name (common and scientific) along
with your name and course.
Ex. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Mary O'Connor 7th grade science
SLIDE 2) CLASSIFICATION:
*List the biological/taxonomic classification, in oorder, for the animal you have chosen.
(Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)
Ex. Domestic cat-
Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Carnivora,
Family: Felidae, Genus: Felis, Species: Felis catus
SLIDE 3) ECOSYSTEM:
*Create a slide describing your animal living in its habitat (include both living
organisms and geographic features that interact with your chosen animal in
its environment).
SLIDE 4) ADAPTATIONS:
*List/describe 3 adaptations of your animal (special features or behaviors that help it
survive in its habitat, e.g. webbed feet, fur).
SLIDE 5) COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:
*Describe what your animal shares with other animals in its class.
(e.g . identify whether it is a bird, fish , reptile, amphibian or mammal and list the characteristics
of the class.)
SLIDE 6) BIODIVERSITY:
*Describe how your animal species contributes to the diversity of life (positively or
negatively).
SLIDE 7) HUMAN ACTIVITY:
*Describe how human activity impacts the survival of your animal.
SLIDES 8) and 9) DESIGN SOLUTIONS:
*Select 2 issues (from the list below) for the ecosystem in which your chosen
animal lives.
*Add facts about the issues and include a possible solution to the problems.
● Wastewater treatment ● Water pollution
● Greenhouse effect ● Natural selection
● Coral whitening ● Erosion and deforestation
● Earth Radiation Budget ● Capture-mark-recapture
SLIDE 10) SOURCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY:
*Include a list of sources at the end of your PowerPoint or Google Slides.
-Source list should include:
1. Title of Source
2. Weblink/URL for source
C. TURN IN YOUR WORK:
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