ENDANGERED SPECIES WEBSITE Final Project for Conservation “BIODIVERSIY” May 31 st -June 7 th 100 point project

PURPOSE: Students will design and develop their own websites (in partner pairs) on 1 endangered species of their choice to help raise conservation awareness and promote biodiversity. PURPOSE: Students will design and develop their own websites (in partner pairs) on 1 endangered species of their choice to help raise conservation awareness and promote biodiversity.

Programs, materials Used: Wix.com or Weebly.com account Google Video, images Wix.com

Steps: Create a wix.com OR weebly.com account. If you are working in partner pairs, make sure you use an account you both have access to. Create a wix.com OR weebly.com account. If you are working in partner pairs, make sure you use an account you both have access to. Decide on an ES to create your website about. Pick your species from this website: Decide on an ES to create your website about. Pick your species from this website: Research information on your Endangered Species from 3 different online resources minimum. Research information on your Endangered Species from 3 different online resources minimum. On your website, have the following : On your website, have the following :

Home Page: Home Page: Your homepage needs: Your homepage needs: 1.Title with name of Endangered Species 2. made up slogan that represents ES 3. Partner names 4.picture of endangered species 5.links to 4 subpages

Subpage 1: Species Characteristics Identify the physical and behavioral characteristics of the species (3 pictures/ videos minimum) Identify the physical and behavioral characteristics of the species (3 pictures/ videos minimum) What they eat? What they eat? Size Size Shelter and weather requirements Shelter and weather requirements Relationship in ecosystem Relationship in ecosystem Reproduction methods/ behaviors Reproduction methods/ behaviors HOW would your ES’s extinction HOW would your ES’s extinction affect an ecosystem it belongs to?

SubPage 2: Where species is found? What wild area(s) of the Earth is the ES found? Describe the natural habitat of the species ( 1 map picture minimum) What wild area(s) of the Earth is the ES found? Describe the natural habitat of the species ( 1 map picture minimum) Where in captivity (zoos, sanctuaries) can the ES be found? Describe how the captive environment is similar/ different to the ES’s native habitat. Where in captivity (zoos, sanctuaries) can the ES be found? Describe how the captive environment is similar/ different to the ES’s native habitat.

Wix Subpage 3: Species Decline What factor(s) have caused the species to become endangered? What factors are caused by humans? ( 3 pic minimum showing WHY/HOW species population is declining) What factor(s) have caused the species to become endangered? What factors are caused by humans? ( 3 pic minimum showing WHY/HOW species population is declining)

Wix SubPage 4: How are people conserving species? Roughly how many species are left? What technologies and strategies do they use to know how many are left? Roughly how many species are left? What technologies and strategies do they use to know how many are left? What conservation companies are involved in helping the ES? (organizations/ zoos/ scientists/ etc.) Search for websites, like: What conservation companies are involved in helping the ES? (organizations/ zoos/ scientists/ etc.) Search for websites, like: Adoptions/Tiger Adoptions/Tiger What will you, the student, do to help? What will you, the student, do to help? What is being done to help save species? Are the efforts working? Give statistics to prove whether the species is growing in population or not. What is being done to help save species? Are the efforts working? Give statistics to prove whether the species is growing in population or not.

Some Examples of past student WIX projects: Turtles Turtles Turtles Turtles king king king king

100 points total Graded on: 1.Creativity (25) 2.Completeness (25) 3.Accuracy (25) 4.Evokes Emotion (25)