Habitats Project

What to do You have been hired by the Toronto zoo to build a habitat for the new animal they will be acquiring (your choice of animal) You need to research what things the animal will need and be ready to present your findings to the zoo’s management (the class) As the person in charge of this particular habitat, you are being asked to create a PowerPoint presentation of what your habitat will look like

PowerPoint structure Slide 1 - should be a title page: Follow the title page guide that I gave you for projects Slide 2 – food chain of the animal Use arrows to indicate predators and prey

PowerPoint structure Slide 3,4 and 5 – habitat of the animal Show feature of the animals habitat that meet important needs For example beavers use water for shelter [they build their lodges so the entrance is under water], food [cattails, water lilies, and other aquatic plants], and protection [they slap their tails on the water to warn of danger])

PowerPoint structure Slide 6 – how the animal has adapted to its environment include animal adaptations (e.g. webbed feet, long neck, spotted fur coat, claws, etc.) Slide 7 – Bibliography Follow the bibliography outline that I gave you

What else to include Include pictures/backgrounds in your slides Make sure that your slides have easy to read bullet points Make sure your slides are well organized (if you think your slide is too crowded, add another slide) DUE ON________________________________

CriteriaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4 Creation of food chainLimited effectiveness in creating the food chain Some effectiveness in creating the food chain Considerable effectiveness in creating the food chain High degree of effectiveness in creating the food chain Identify features of the animals habitat to meet important needs Limited effectiveness in identifying features of the animals habitat to meet important needs Some effectiveness in identifying features of the animals habitat to meet important needs Considerable effectiveness in identifying features of the animals habitat to meet important needs High degree of effectiveness in identifying features of the animals habitat to meet important needs Identify the animals adaptations to its environment Limited effectiveness in identifying the animals adaptations to its environment Some effectiveness in identifying the animals adaptations to its environment Considerable effectiveness in identifying the animals adaptations to its environment High degree of effectiveness in identifying the animals adaptations to its environment Include proper bibliography Limited effectiveness in completing bibliography Some effectiveness in completing bibliography Considerable effectiveness in completing bibliography High degree of effectiveness in completing bibliography PowerPoint (Title page, organized slides, overall appeal of PowerPoint) Limited effectiveness of PowerPoint (Title page, organized slides, overall appeal of PowerPoint) Some effectiveness of PowerPoint (Title page, organized slides, overall appeal of PowerPoint) Considerable effectiveness of PowerPoint (Title page, organized slides, overall appeal of PowerPoint) High degree of effectiveness of PowerPoint (Title page, organized slides, overall appeal of PowerPoint)