Bug Bytes Project
Task:
Using the internet, provided books and other resources, research information to be used to create a seven slide presentation that contains the following:
| Slide # | Title | Slide Must Contain… | Criteria for Full Credit | Points |
| 1 | Title Slide | 1) A title
containing: your creature's common name and
scientific name 2) your name 3) your block color |
Complete, Accurate, Spelled Correctly, and neat. | 5pts. |
| 2 | Picture & Facts Slide | One to three photos or drawings of your creature and 5 to 10 facts about your creature (IN YOUR OWN WORDS) | Good quality photos, sharp (non-pixilated) | 20pts. |
| 3 | Lifecycle Slide | Description of your organism's lifecycle (description of complete or incomplete metamorphosis for insects) | Complete, Accurate, Spelled Correctly, and neat. | 15pts. |
| 4 | Classification Slide | The classification of your species (Domain though Species) and the explanation of why your creature is in each level from "Domain" to at least "Class" | Complete, Accurate, Spelled Correctly, and neat. | 20pts. |
| 5 | Species Comparison Slide | Two species from the same genus are compared. An explanation about why they are different species is present. | Complete, Accurate, Spelled Correctly, and neat. | 15pts. |
| 6 | Graph slide (*updated 10/18/08 sorry for the inconvenience if you attempted to complete this slide with the outdated instructions- my school computer internet connection was terminated preventing me from doing the necessary update until now) | Graph with: 1)
Appropriate Titles (main and axes) 2) Caption (a couple of sentences explaining the graph) |
Complete, Accurate, Spelled Correctly, and neat. | 15pts. |
| 7 | Bibliography Slide (updated 10/18/08) | 2 or more sources correctly cited | Complete, Accurate, Spelled Correctly, and neat. | 10pts. |
Procedure:
1) Select one of the organisms that we studied this year.
2) Create a new Keynote document.
3) Create your title page slide.
4) Save now! Follow the directions that Mr. Howell gives you about creating a new folder. Save this document to a new folder titled "Bug Bytes" inside your science folder.
5) Using the internet and the provided books, research information to use in your slideshow (see above chart for requirements).
6) Once you have found sufficient information you may begin writing this information in your Keynote Presentation document. Present the information in a manner that is easy to read and interesting.
7) Work on your Appleworks graph. Your graph should display information about the numbers of organisms that were found at each river. (find your data here)
8) Once your graph is complete, copy / paste it into your document.
9) Find an appropriate picture of your organism. Copy / paste this picture along with its source address to your document. Click here for help.
10) Complete your bibliography. Be sure to include at least two websites and one book that you used.
11) Review your slideshow using the checklist / grading rubric. Make necessary changes to ensure that you pass in your best work.
12) See Mr. Howell for directions on turning in this
assignment.