Wildlife in Rio project Design challenge: Create your own field guide to the wildlife of Rio, using biological accurate annotations. You will work on this project in teams Taken September 2018, Botafogo. Witness: Kevin

What are you learning? To recall and use the recognisable features of plants and animals to recall taxonomic groups To observe and take photographs of species To create a natural field guide about the city you live in

Tasks To recall the recognisable features of the following phyla of plants: angiospermopyta (classes: dicotyledonae and monocotyledonae) To recall the recognisable features of the following phyla of animals: chordata (classes birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, mammals), nematodes, platyhelminthes, annelids, cnidaria, porifera To apply best judgement classification decisions based on these recognisable features. To explore mysteries and uncertainties regarding the classification of species. To give full classification criteria for one species of plant, and one species of animal To find out as much as you can about the natural history of that one species of plant, and species of animal

Rules No internet photographs Only new photographs see below. Dated from October-December 2018 only No damage to wildlife or habitats (follow ib ethics) Get excited, and passionate, about the wildlife or Rio! You will need proof that your photos are new, and taken by members of your team. Two methods for verifying will be: 1. Inclusion of a timekeeping device in the frame, showing the time an date eg. your watch. 2. The name of a witness, not in your team, who can be asked to verify the photo was taken when you said it was.

Rubric Criteria Complete (2) Partial (1) Needing (0) development Recognisable features are used to guide classification choices eg. skin is covered by fur, it has a noticable backbone and mammary glands it should be a mammal Recognisable features are consistently used to guide classification choices Recognisable features are mostly used to guide classification choices Recognisable features are sometimes used to guide classification choices eg. Completeness: specimen photos from all classification groups are used. Eg. all groups mentioned in class Completeness: specimen photos from all classification groups are used. Completeness: specimen photos from most classification groups are used. Completeness: specimen photos from some classification groups are used. Full classification of specialist species given animal eg. kingdom down to species classification of specialist animal species is complete classification of specialist animal mostly complete classification of specialist animal is very incomplete Full classification of specialist plant eg. kingdom down to species classification of specialist animal plant is complete classification of specialist plant is mostly complete classification of specialist plant is very incomplete Natural history of chosen species is rich and interesting Natural history of chosen species is rich and interesting, also reveling gaps in knowledge Natural history of chosen species is fairly good. Gaps in knowledge not really explained Natural history of chosen species is superficial or misleading. Needs to be developed further

The challenge: Design a field guide Should contain: Original, new photos only (for proof you can include a timekeeping device in the photo) Classification in the groups we learned A chosen plant species, which is fully investigated and classified A chosen animal species, which is fully investigated and classified Open format (video, website, ebook, etc. all acceptable)