Biology- HW

EcoEvolution Project production!!  at least 2 more class days if on task!

Earlieast possible presentation date 3/16-17/2011

Ecology/Evolution Project Presentation Rubric 2011                     Name:

	Exceptional (5)	Good (4)	Satisfactory (3)	Revisit (1)	(0)
Content that should be included in your final product
Taxonomy	All of 4 and: the future organism is given a common name and a Genus species name based on Latin/Greek roots	All of 3 and: Complete taxonomy (K,P,C,O,F, Gs) for the ancestral organism	A complete taxonomy (K,P,C,O,F, Gs & common name) is included for the modern organism	Incomplete/incorrect taxonomy (K,P,C,O,F, Gs & common name) is given for the modern organism
Environmental Factors	All of 4 and: Identify the environmental pressures caused by human activity that the future organism responded to	All of 3 and: Include maps that show the geographic range of the modern organism	Identify the biome (climate & geography) for the ancestral, modern & future organism	Biome information lacking/incorrect for the modern organism
Ecology	All of 4 and: Construct/ Predict a possible food chain for the ancestral organism	All of 3 and: Predict a possible food chain for the future organism	Identify the niche and trophic level for the ancestral, modern & future organism and a food chain for the modern organism	Info. lacking/incorrect for the niche and trophic level for the ancestral, modern & future organism and/or food chain
Morphological & Behavioral Changes	All of 3 and: Describe the significance of these adaptations in terms of fitness	↔	Identify the morphological and behavioral adaptations for ancestral, modern & future organism	Info. lacking/incorrect for morphological & behavioral in ancestral, modern & future
Illustrations	Student makes obvious effort to accurately illustrate ancestral, modern & future organism	Student attempts to accurately illustrate ancestral, modern & future organism	Photocopies/print outs of ancestral, modern & future organism	Illustrations are missing or obviously done with out attention to detail
Presentation should include the following information on the future organism only
Evolutionary Principles	All of 3 and: Explain in detail the evolutionary processes that lead to origin of future organism	All of 3 and: Explain basic evolutionary processes that lead to origin of future organism	Present future organisms scientific name/meaning, biome, ecology and adaptations	Info. lacking/incorrect for future organisms scientific name/meaning, biome, ecology and adaptations
Eye contact	Eye contact good for all	Good eye contact	Eye contact attempted most of the time	Reading off poster etc.
Clarity/pacing	Clarity and pace are good understandable by all	Clarity and pace are good understandable by most	Presenter understandable by most	not understandable

A properly formatted, accurate and complete works cited page needs to be turned in.  All units must be metric. Failure to include WC page or using ESU will earn you an incomplete – revisit project grade.