Biology Project Due 5/2/12

Animal Phyla PowerPoint Project Requirements

Assigned Phylum:_____________________________________________________

1.Title Slide (__________/25pts)

·         Include a cladogram showing where your phylum is located

·         Include your name at the bottom of the slide

2. Content Slides
Students should include the following information in the presentation along with an image for each class:

• Name of Phylum and specific classes within it from our textbook (_____________/50pts)
• What does each phylum and class name mean? (_____________/50pts)
• Habitat for each class   (_____________/50pts)
• Life cycle/reproduction for each class summarized (_____________/50pts)
• Movement for each class (_____________/50pts)
• Predators (what eats them?) (_____________/50pts)
• Prey (what do they eat and how?) (_____________/50pts)
• Survival/defense characteristics or behaviors (_____________/50pts)
• List any unique characteristics or interesting facts (4 total) (_____________/50pts)

Make sure all fonts are 36 or bigger.  Use the spell check function in PowerPoint.  Do not put too many words on one slide and use backgrounds that are easy to read (__________/25pts)

3. Reference Slide
  Include textbook and all internet references and indicate them within your presentation by using #s (___________/50pts)

4. Grading

The whole project is worth 550 points:
Students must submit a PowerPoint presentation by email to tdavis@sdcoe.net by Wednesday, March 2^nd before class begins or they will lose 25 points a day.  Students must also submit a handout printout of the presentation attached to this cover sheet in order to have their project graded.  Lastly, students will present their presentation to class for 50 points.