1. Endangered Species Project
7th Grade Science

2. Project Requirements Name and period on the back of your poster
Rubric attached to back or handed in with project
Name of species on the front of the poster
Picture of species on the front of the poster
Must be neat and organized
All of the information must be organized with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Sections must be clearly distinguished from each other
This should be something you are proud of!
Careful, colorful, and detailed work is expected
Information is correct
Sentences must be hand written
Project is interesting to look at
Student has taken their time
Shows knowledge of their species
All sources must be cited. Information must be from the teacher suggested websites, or any .org, .gov or .edu. No wikipedia!
Some computer printed pictures may be used, but there should be an equal number of student drawn pictures or more

3. Basic Information Section
Scientific name of species
Type of species
Reptile, mammal, angiosperm, gymnosperm, etc.
Ecosystem/Biome/Community that the species lives in
What environmental adaptations does your species have?
Locations within Florida where the species can be found
What are your species’ main predators?
Is your species a predator of any other species? If so, what is their prey?
Do they have any parasitic, commensal, or mutualistic relationships with another species?
If so, what other species do they have this relationship with? Explain the relationship.
Are they producers, consumers, or decomposers?
If they are consumers, are they omnivores, carnivores, or herbivores?
What does their diet mostly consist of?

4. Food Web Section Must include at least 15 species in your food web
Producers, consumers, and decomposers must be represented in your food web
Every organism in the food web must be able to be traced back to a producer

5. Biotic Limiting Factors Section
Which of the biotic limiting factors affects your species and how?
Biotic limiting factors:
Food
Disease
Parasitism
Predation
Nesting sites
Other animals

6. Abiotic Limiting Factors Section
Which of the abiotic limiting factors affects your species and how?
Abiotic limiting factors:
Shelter
Space
Water
Light
Temperature
Atmosphere
Soil

7. Human Impact Section
What have people done to the species or its ecosystem that has made it endangered?
What has happened to it since? What is its history?
How are people working to fix the problem now?
What else can be done?
How might a decline in your species population affect other populations, and in turn, affect humans?
International impact – in what countries is your species considered endangered? What other countries are trying to help this species?

8. Biotic Limiting Factors
Basic Information
Scientific Name: Phascolarctos cinereus
Type of species: Mammal (marsupial)
Ecosystem: Eucalyptus forests, coastal islands, and low woodlands
Biome: Woodland biome
Community:
Environmental adaptations: Extra thick fur to help protect from bad weather, opposable thumbs and toes for better grip, and rough pads on hands and feet for traction when climbing, cheek pouches store food while moving to safer locations, do not need to drink water because they get water from the leaves they eat
Locations in Florida: Zoos
Koalas have a commensal relationship with eucalyptus trees. They eat the tree’s leaves and the trees are neither harmed nor helped.
They are consumers (herbivores) whose diet consists of feeding on eucalyptus trees
KOALA
Biotic Limiting Factors
Food – loss of food due to urbanization. Also causes increased competition for food
Disease – chlamydiaceae bacteria, koala retrovirus, and certain cancers
Predation – humans for fur and meat. They have no other real predators
Nesting sites – loss of habitat by urbanization and brush fires
Other animals – no real predators, babies sometimes eaten by owls, eagles, snakes, etc.
Abiotic Limiting Factors
Shelter – destroyed by urbanization agriculture, and brushfires
Space
Water – drought
Light
Temperature – intense heat from brushfires
Atmosphere
Soil
Traffic death by motor vehicles
Food Web
Human Impacts
What have people done: cut down the woodlands these animals live in to build houses, farms, and roads(koalas are protected but their homes and food are not)
What has happened since: decrease in population by 90%
What is being done now to fix it: protection sanctuaries are being built and koalas are being relocated to these areas
What else can be done:

9. Rubric
Missing
1-2
There But Incorrect
3-7
Partially Done
8-10
Well Done
My project was turned in on time. (This will either be 0 or 10 points!)
I followed the directions given to me by my teacher on the project requirements slide.
Basic information section meets all of the requirements set by teacher.
Food web section has at least 15 organisms and includes producers, consumers and decomposers
Biotic limiting factors section complete with all limiting factors listed and explained if needed
Abiotic limiting factors section complete with all limiting factors listed and explained if needed
Human impact section complete with all questions answered.
My project is interesting to look at. I used creative materials. Neat. Organized. Creative. Colorful.
My project shows accurate knowledge of my animal.
I took my time, and this is a project I am proud of.
**A printable version of this rubric will be put on my website. It must be printed and turned in with your project or attached to the back of your project for me to grade it.**

10. Helpful Websites World Wildlife Foundation USDA
USDA
For Plants
Florida Museum of Natural History
National Park Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
NOAA
Animal Planet
BBC Nature Wildlife
National Geographic Kids
Endangered Species International
Endangeredspeciesinternational.org

11. Endangered Species List Choose one of the following to research:
Gulf sturgeon
Honey bee
Smalltooth sawfish
Reticulated flatwood salamander
Loggerhead sea turtle
Sandplain gerardia
Lange’s metalmark butterfly
Mississippi gopher frog
Bachman’s wood warbler
Cape sable seaside sparrow
Everglade snail kite
Mexican Long nosed bat
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Polar bear
Florida panther
Gray wolf
White river spinedace
Key deer
West Indian manatee
San Joaquin kit fox
Quiver tree
Longleaf pine
Acropora cervicornis coral
North Atlantic cod
Schaus swallowtail