1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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)