Research Project- Why? Put together ALL of your knowledge of ECOLOGY! Get more practice on how to do good research *focus on what’s important* LEARN about and become an EXPERT about ONE invasive species. Work in a group and use your creativity!

Research Project- Who?  You will be working with your Ecology Group.  Everyone in the group must complete their own graphic organizer for a grade.  Everyone must contribute to the final presentation!

Research Project- What? You will randomly be assigned to one invasive species. You will work in your groups using the internet to complete a graphic organizer. You will design, prepare, and practice a presentation that informs your class about your invasive species.

Research Project- When?  Wednesday: Project Introduced & Groups Assigned, Begin Researching.  Thursday: Continue Researching  Friday: Prepare/Practice Presentations  Monday: PRESENTATIONS!

Requirements: Every student needs to turn in their Introduced Species Information Sheet As a group you need to create a Google Slides presentation to present your introduced species to your class. Your group will have to present your information to the class with a 3-5 minute presentation. Every member needs to present a portion to receive a grade. If you are absent when your group presents, you will need to present by yourself to receive a grade.

Your grade will come from: You will receive 12 points for your information chart, graded for completion You will receive a presentation grade of 10 points using the (CS) Communication Skills Rubric Your group will receive a project grade of 20 points with the Rubric Provided.

Presentation Rubric You should have this rubric in your notebook packets you received at the beginning of the year!!

Power Point Rubric Expert – 4 PointsSkilled – 3 Points Emergent – 2 Points Novice – 1 Point Text Easy to read. Font size varies appropriately. Text is appropriate length Fonts are geerally easy to read. Font size varies appropriately. Too much text Overall readability is difficult. Too much text. Too many fonts Text is difficult to read. Too much text. Inappropriate fonts. Small font size Graphics/Background Graphics are related to content and are appropriate size with good quality. Background makes text easy to read All graphics are related to content. Graphics are appropriate size and good quality. Text is readable, but background is slightly distracting Some graphics are unrelated to content. Too many graphics on one page. Images are poor quality – too large or small, or distorted. Text is readable, but background is very distracting Most graphics are unrelated to topic. Too many graphics on a page, or distract from the text. Images are poor quality – too large/small/distorted. Background makes text difficult to read. Layout Pleasing to the eyes. Appropriate use of headings and sub- headings. Appropriate use of white space. Uses horizontal and vertical space appropriately Layout shows some structure. Cluttered, distracts from readability. Large gaps of space Layout is cluttered, confusing. Poor use of spacing, headings and sub headings. Hard to read. Writing Mechanics No errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation or spelling 1 or 2 errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation or spelling 3-5 errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation or spelling More than 5 errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, or spelling distract from readability. Content Completely covers all seven required parts of investigation Completely covers 5-6 required parts of the investigation Covers 3-4 parts of the investigation Investigation incompletely covered. Less than 4 parts of information required are covered