2. What Lives on a OUR Beaches?
Plants:
seagrass, algae (red, brown & green), dune shrubs, grasses & flowers, trees
Invertebrates:
annelids, crustaceans, echinoderms, mollusks, cnidarians
Vertebrates:
mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians & fish

3. Beach Trading Cards
Each student will create 3 beach trading cards (that are different from everyone else's in their group)
1 plant card
1 invertebrate card
1 vertebrate card
*You must be able to find these organisms here on our beaches!

4. Front of Card For each organism: Common name Scientific name
Genus species or Genus species
Color drawing (no printed pictures!)

5. Back of Card Description of the organism/identifying features
*Written like a guide book or fact sheet
Description of the organism/identifying features
Habitat (Where at the beach do you find it?)
Predators & Prey (indicate which is which)
Did you know? (something interesting that others may not know)
*The Description and “Did You Know” should be written in complete sentences.

6. Don’t Forget! Neatness counts! Proofread!
Write out a rough draft on notebook paper before writing the final version on the card (no scribbling!)
Each card will be worth 12 points with an additional 4 points for neatness, proofreading, creativity, etc. The project total = 40 points.

7. Rubric (Total 40pts) Beach Trading Cards - Predator/Prey
Front (4 points)
Common
Scientific
Color Pic
Back (2 points)
Description
Habitat
Predator/Prey
Did You Know?
Plant
Invert
Vert