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Name: ___________________________________________________ Period: __________

It’s time for research! You will be randomly assigned an organism of the Chesapeake Bay. Your assignment is to create an advertisement for the personals section of the Chesapeake Bay Times, describing the features and special circumstances of your organism. Through your research, you will become the resident expert on your organism.

Be sure to include information concerning:

The organisms common name/ Scientific name (genus and species)
Description of habitat
How it obtains nourishment (what it eats)
Role in the food chain (what level in the food chain/who eats it/predator/ prey/consumer/ producer)
Appearance of the organism
Life cycle (be VERY specific)
Status (this category varies widely by organism. Possible topics include how it is affected by pollution, population size changes, endangered, harvested, etc. An example would be if you were being overharvested to the verge of extinction.)
Interesting facts (wonderful or astounding things about your organism)
A labeled colored drawing or picture of the organism with a scale for size comparison

Project options:

Create a mini-poster, including picture, should be in one side of a piece of 8.5”x11” or 9”x12” construction paper. The mini poster can be typed but the picture should be hand-drawn with labels. The poster needs to be neat, attractive, and colorful.
Create a presentation using Prezi or Powerpoint showcasing your organism and its’ specific information (items listed above).
Design a website for your organism. The website should be informative, creative, and entertaining. Weebly.com is a great site to use to complete this option.
Student choice: If you have a different idea on how to present information about your critter, please discuss your idea with your science teacher and gain approval first.

***All options must include a bibliography with at least 3 resources. Bibliography must use the correct format as directed by the media center, and include citations for where you obtained your information and pictures for your project.

***PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED RUBRIC FOR PROJECT GRADING AND EXPECTATIONS!!

Some Chesapeake Bay Organisms
Water strider	Canada Goose	Striped Bass	Sea Nettle	Mantis Shrimp
Copepod	Herring Gull	Mummichog	Sea Squirt	Alewife
Mole Crab	Canvasback Duck	Pumpkinseed	Atlantic Ribbed Mussel	Channel Catfish
Dragonfly	Black-crowned Night Heron	Blenny	Eastern Oyster	Hogchoker
Horseshoe Crab	Green-backed Heron	American Eel	Common Sea Star	Bluefish
Black-fingered Mud Crab	Great blue Heron	Trout	Redbeard Sponge	Oyster Toadfish
Banded Hermit Crab	Loon	Lined Seahorse	Moon Jellyfish	Atlantic Silverside
Broad-clawed Hermit Crab	Downy Woodpecker	Green Goby	Wild Celery	Atlantic Croaker
Barnacle	American Widgeon	Summer Flounder	Water Stargrass	Atlantic Menhaden
Bay Anchovy	Mallard	Northern Puffer	Muskrat	Marsh Fiddler Crab
Sand Fiddler Crab	Snowy Egret	Spot	Smooth Cordgrass	Blue Crab
Nine-spined Spider Crab	Sanderling	American Shad	Widgeon Grass	Sea Cucumber
Macoma Clam	Osprey	Pipefish	Eelgrass
Red-jointed Fiddler Crab	Red-winged blackbird	White Perch	Cattail
Grass Shrimp	Belted Kingfisher	Atlantic Needlefish	Marsh Periwinkle

Name: ___________________________________________ Organism: _____________________________________

You will be graded as follows: Total: 100 points

Criteria	Gradations of quality
Common name 3 points	Prominent on poster (3)	Given and easy to find (2)	Given but hard to find (1)	Not given (0)
Scientific name 3 points	Underlined or italicized with only genus capitalized (3)	Underlined or italicized with incorrect capitalization (1)	Correct capitalization but not underlined or italicized (1)	Not given (0)
Habitat 8 points	Gives at least 3 clear and accurate details (8)	Gives 2 clear and accurate details (6)	Gives some details but may include some inaccuracies (4)	Gives very few or no details; inaccurate information (2)
Nourishment 8 points	Identifies and explains specific food source (8)	Gives food source but not in great detail (6)	Does not give specific food source (4)	Gives no or inaccurate information about nourishment (2)
Role in food chain (who eats it) 8 points	Gives details about place in food chain (8)	Gives some details about place in food chain (6)	Gives little information about place in food chain (4)	Gives very few or no details; inaccurate information about place in food chain (2)
Life cycle 8 points	Gives at least 3 clear and accurate details (8)	Gives 2 clear and accurate details (6)	Gives some details but may include some inaccuracies (4)	Gives very few or no details; inaccurate information (2)
Status 6 points	Gives clear and accurate details about a special feature or characteristic (6)	Gives some details; may include some inaccuracies about a special feature or characteristic (4)	Gives very few details; inaccurate information about a special feature or characteristic (2)	Gives no details; inaccurate information about a special feature or characteristic (0)
Interesting Facts 6 points	Gives intriguing and surprising information not required in another category (6)	Gives intriguing information not required in another category with some detail (4)	States information not required in another category with little detail (2)	None given (0)
Picture of organism with labels 5 points	Clear, colorful with indication of size and descriptive labels (5)	Colorful picture, but, missing descriptive labels (3)	Picture too small or indistinct to be representative of organism and no descriptive labels (1)	No Picture or labels (0)
Project Appearance 10 points	Neat, colorful, attractive with correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization; varied complete sentences; correct size (10)	Includes incorrect spelling, incorrect capitalization, incorrect punctuation, incomplete sentences, sentences not varied, size incorrect (8)	Little or no color, sloppy, disorganized (6)	Needs to be heavily edited or rewritten (4)
Source 8 points	3 sources; all correct format (8)	2 sources and/ or incorrect format (6)	1 source and/ or incorrect format (4)	No sources (0)
Use of class time 12 points	Routinely uses time well throughout the project to ensure things get done on time; is self directed and works independently (12)	Usually uses time well throughout the class, but may have procrastinated at some points; is on task the majority of the time (10)	Tends to procrastinate, but gets things done by the deadlines; needs direction from teacher to stay on task (7)	Rarely gets things done by the deadlines AND has inadequate time management; regardless of teacher input does not stay on task (5)
Presentation 15 points	Presentation is loud enough so entire class can hear; clear pronunciation; entertaining; good eye contact made; between 2-5 minutes long (15)	Presentation is loud enough about 80% of the time; mispronounced words; good eye contact; presentation is over or under by 2 minutes (13)	Presentation is loud enough about 60% of the time; mispronounced words; poor eye contact; presentation is 1-2 minutes long (10)	Presentation is often too soft to be heard; cannot be understood; does not look at people during presentation; presentation is 1 minute long (5)

Other comments:

Note sheet/ Graphic organizer

Common name
Scientific name Underlined or italicized with only genus capitalized
Habitat Abundant and accurate details of where your organism lives
Nourishment Identify consumer vs. producer and explain specific food source
Role in food chain (who eats it) Details about place in food chain
Life cycle Abundant and accurate details
Special circumstance Abundant and accurate details about a special feature or characteristic
Excellent trivia Intriguing and surprising information not required in another category
Picture of organism Clear, colorful with indication of size

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