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BIOLOGY ORGANISM STUDY AND COLLECTION ESSENTIAL QUESTION – BIO 2.1 – CAN YOU ANALYZE THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF LIVING ORGANISMS WITHIN THEIR ENVIRONMENT? CLT – CAN YOU RESEARCH AND COMPLETE A FIELD STUDY ON A SPECIFIC TYPE OF ORGANISM DETAILING ITS NICHE WITHIN ITS HABITAT AND ITS INTERDEPENDENCE ON OTHER ASPECTS OF ITS ENVIRONMENT? REQUIREMENTS : 1. JOIN A COLLABORATIVE, SOCIAL NETWORKING GROUP OF YOUR CLASSMATES (MUST HAVE AT LEAST 4 IN GROUP) IN WHICH YOU COMMUNICATE INFORMATION, DISCUSS THE INTERDEPENDENCE AMONG YOUR ORGANISMS, ASSIST ONE ANOTHER AND PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT. YOU MAY USE YOUR BLOGS FOR THIS OR OTHER TOOLS SUCH AS TWITTER 2. COLLECT SPECIMANS’ OF YOUR CHOSEN ORGANISM AND PREPARE THEM FOR VIEWING BY CLASS. LABEL WITH COMMON NAME AND SCIENTIFIC NAME. CHECK SPECIMAN NUMBER GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFICS ON GRADING. BE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE IN PRODUCING YOUR DISPLAY – THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. SEE EXAMPLES IN DISPLAY CASE. 3. BE A RESPONSIBLE SCIENTIST BY KEEPING A FIELD STUDY JOURNAL, RECORDING ANY INFORMATION PERTINENT TO STUDY. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR BLOG. INCLUDE REFLECTIVE PORTION IN WHICH YOU DISCUSS THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS PROJECT AND ANY PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND OVERCOME. 4. RESEARCH YOUR ORGANISM AND DISCOVER A. IT’S ROLE WITHIN ITS HABITAT AND ALSO IT’S CONNECTION TO OTHER ORGANISMS WITHIN THAT ENVIRONMENT, SPECIFICALLY YOUR COLLABORATIVE GROUP MEMBERS ORGANISMS. B. THINK CRITICALLY AND ASSESS THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR ORGANISM WITHIN ITS LOCAL ECOSYSTEM AND BEYOND. THIS CAN INVOLVE, MIGRATION PATTERNS GLOBALLY, ECONOMIC CONNECTIONS – IS IT A SOURCE OF INCOME (FISHING), IS IT A BIO-INDICATOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ETC. C. MAKE NOTE OF ANY ADAPTATIONS THAT ASSIST ORGANISM IN SURVIVAL ALSO. D. KEEP UP WITH RESOURCES AND ADD TO THE END OF YOUR PRESENTATION! 5. CREATE AN INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION USING MULTIPLE WEB 2.0 TOOLS SUCH AS VOKI, VOICETHREAD, GOANIMATE OR OTHERS. YOU CAN CHECK MY BLOG FOR MORE TOOLS TO USE. THIS PRESENTATION MUST INCORPORATE YOUR RESEARCH ABOUT YOUR ORGANISM AND ASSIST YOUR COLLECTION PRESENTATION. THIS WILL BE A PROJECT GRADE AND IT IS DUE ___________________ I, AND THE TECHNOLOGY FACILITATOR WILL ASSIST YOU WITH WEB TOOLS THAT YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH. CHECK YOUR INDIVIDUAL RUBRICS FOR SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES AND SPECIMAN REQUIREMENTS! |