Zoology Final Project

Zoology Final Project
As we have discussed in class, your final for zoology class will be a research
project and presentation of an animal of your choosing. For this project, you
will have the week to research various aspects of the animal you have
chosen, create a PowerPoint presentation of your findings, and write a two
page paper that summarizes your research. Next week, you will present your
information/PowerPoint to the class. The following are more details on
exactly what to include, exactly what you need to turn in, and
exactly when everything is due.
What you need to information about your animal that you need to include in
both your PPT and your paper:
Demographics and habitats: where in the world you can find

them/the type of habitat the animal lives in; characteristics they need
to survive in their environment; are they threatened or endangered; do
they live in groups or are they solitary; if a broad category how many
species?; etc
Appearance and general/important characteristics: what do they
look like and what characteristics are specific to them
Life Cycle Reproduction How do they care for their young?
What and how do they eat?
Defenses: How do they protect themselves? Are they prey or
predators? How do they compete for resources?
Interesting facts or additional specific aspects about the life of
the organism
For your presentation:
You can create a PowerPoint or Prezi

Must be 6-7 minutes long
Must include images
Can include a video, but none that are exceeding 1:30 minutes
Must be visually pleasing and organized
Must include a title slide
For your paper:
Must include a title page (with title/name of animal, your own name and date)
Minimum of 2 pages
Must include works cited page (MLA citations you can use www.easybib.com
or https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ for help on this)
Do not include photos
This project will be worth 100 points and will count as your final exam
for the semester.
The project will be due before any presentations begin, so at the
beginning of class on May 18th, 2015.
For your presentation, you can email it to Ms. OBrien at

obrienk@oakwood76.org or you can save it to a flash drive to transfer to Ms.
OBriens computer.
Your paper should be printed out and a hard copy turned in by the due date.
Here is a breakdown of the points for the project:
Project
Aspect
All six (6)

topics of
research
included in
paper and
PPT
Breakdown of
0 Points
Less than three (3) of
the indicated aspects
are indicated in your
research.
0 points
PPT
presentation
Paper (Title
page, works
cited, 2 page
minimum)
Presentatio
n of
information
PPT is not organized,

includes little of
required information,
and is missing
necessary info and
title slide.
15 points
Three (3) to five (5) of
the indicated aspects
are included in your
research.
7 points
PPT is somewhat
organized, doesnt
include photos and is
missing a title slide or
necessary info.
30 points
Total
Points
All six (6) of the

indicated aspects are
included in your
research.
30
points
15 points
PPT is organized,
visually pleasing,
includes all
information, and has
a title slide.
0 points
20 points
No paper turned in, it

includes less than
three (3) indicated
aspects of research,
no title page or no
works cited, or does
not meet page
requirement.
Paper is missing works

cited or title page, there
are only three (3) to five
(5) of the indicated
aspects of research
included.
0 points
7 points
15 points
Clearly unsure of
information
presented,
continuously reading
straight off of the
slides, does not
understand
Shows somewhat of an
understanding of
information presented
and only reads off some
slides. Has a partial
understanding of new
terminology and
Fully understand
information
presented in PPT, do
not have to entirely
read off slides,
organized and
understands
15
points
40 points
Paper meets page
requirement, has a
title and work cited
page, and includes
all six (6) indicated
research
40
points
15
points
terminology,
unorganized.
somewhat organized.
terminology.
Total Points of Project 100

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Demographics and habitats: where in the world you can find

You can create a PowerPoint or Prezi

For your paper:

For your presentation, you can email it to Ms. OBrien at

Here is a breakdown of the points for the project:

All six (6)

PPT is not organized,

All six (6) of the

No paper turned in, it

Paper is missing works

Total Points of Project 100

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