Reptile Project

Your Reptile Project must be submitted electronically to Mr. Murray by noon on Friday 3/23. Can be turned in on a USB drive, a burned CD-R, or by e-mail at smurray@paulding.k12.ga.us or murray.scienceteacher@gmail.com.

The project must include the following. 

1. WORKS CITED!!! http://www.easybib.com/ (20 points)
2. Common name of reptile:  (4 points)
3. Order: (4 points)
4. Family: (4 points)
5. Scientific name of reptile: (8 points = 4 name + 4 formatting)
6. Size of animal: (4 points)
7. Habitat (locations and biomes): (4 points)
8. Diet:(4 points)
9. Feeding habits: (4 points)
10. Locomotion: (4 points)
11. Reproduction: (4 points)
12. Threats: (4 points)
13. Conservation status: (4 points)
14. Estimated Number in the Wild:(4 points)
15. Efforts to preserve them: (4 points)
16. 4 original paragraphs about the topics above or your choice of topics covering your animal: (20 points)

After the jump is a list of reptiles. If you don't see your name, you haven't chosen one yet. Pick one that's available and see Mr. Murray.

Arthropod Profile

Work alone or in pairs (2 people) to create a profile of an arthropod subphylum, class, or order. Use powerpoint to create a presentation with ten slides (categories below). Files are due on Friday 2/3/2012 and will be presented on Monday 2/6/2012. Files may be turned in on a flash drive or burned CD. You may turn in work early but not late.


Remember:

• Your work should be your own. No copying and pasting.
• Keep your slides short, simple, and interesting.
• If you use images, make sure they are legally available for use. ("Terms of Use" or "Copyright")
• Keep a list of websites used for your works cited page. 

Slides:

1. Title page (Category and Common names)
2. 4 animals in this category
3. Feeding - How and what do they eat?
4. Respiration - How do they exchange gases w/the environment? -AND- Circulation - Do they have blood? How does it move?
5. Excretion - How do they excrete waste? What is their waste product?
6. Response - How do they respond to stimuli? (long term? short term?)
7. Movement - How do they move themselves around?
8. Reproduction - How do they create offspring?
9. 3 Interesting facts (not covered above)
10. Works cited: Which sites did you use? not "google" or wikipedia Use http://www.easybib.com/ to create your citations.

Useful sites:
Virtual fossil museum: Arthropods
UCMP Berkeley: Arthropods
Arizona's Tree of Life: Arthropods


Feel free to use other sites, but keep a list of them, and always consider the source!