Project Description
You will be making a poster about the rain forest of South America covering different parts of the forest, different animals, plants, and their contributions to the world.
Please Read the directions- Rainforest Project Requirements :
You MUST 110% read this in order to be successful
Rainforest Project Video Explanation:
www.loom.com/share/4cfa0d0fbb2e4cd78437b9bb8e046f1d?sid=7e666ed1-202b-43dd-805e-793939f37f5c
This project is due March 15th!! Please DO NOT rush this project!
Please Read the directions- Rainforest Project Requirements :
You MUST 110% read this in order to be successful
Rainforest Project Video Explanation:
www.loom.com/share/4cfa0d0fbb2e4cd78437b9bb8e046f1d?sid=7e666ed1-202b-43dd-805e-793939f37f5c
This project is due March 15th!! Please DO NOT rush this project!
Rainforest Project Requirements:
You must complete a poster (digital/hand made) or a powerpoint project showing the layers of the rainforest.
In each layer of the rainforest you must add the required amount of information and images
The project will be graded based on the rubric (see below)
Click here to see the full list of requirements. If you do not follow this list you will not do well on the project!
Rainforest Project Template: Use this if you are stuck on how to organize your project
Research guide- Use this to help guide your research and keep it organized!
In each layer of the rainforest you must add the required amount of information and images
The project will be graded based on the rubric (see below)
Click here to see the full list of requirements. If you do not follow this list you will not do well on the project!
Rainforest Project Template: Use this if you are stuck on how to organize your project
Research guide- Use this to help guide your research and keep it organized!
Rubric
Use this rubric to help guide your project! Do you want to get full points?? Follow the rubric and it will help you get the grade you want!
4 Overall presentation (presentation is organized into layers of the rainforest, information is organized, visually pleasing, easy to read)
4 Pictures & other visuals (Contains at least 1 picture for each category; example 2 types of bug species- you would only need ONE picture, but you can add more)
4 Slides contain all required information (14 different plants and animals along with all required information)
4 Credit is given to all resources used (sources are cited in the form of names of books or website URLs)
4 All facts presented are accurate
4 Content (full coverage of the topic- meaning you have good, solid information written in full sentences, well researched information, content presented with correct grammar)
4 Overall presentation (presentation is organized into layers of the rainforest, information is organized, visually pleasing, easy to read)
4 Pictures & other visuals (Contains at least 1 picture for each category; example 2 types of bug species- you would only need ONE picture, but you can add more)
4 Slides contain all required information (14 different plants and animals along with all required information)
4 Credit is given to all resources used (sources are cited in the form of names of books or website URLs)
4 All facts presented are accurate
4 Content (full coverage of the topic- meaning you have good, solid information written in full sentences, well researched information, content presented with correct grammar)
What will need to be included?
See the full requirements and directions here: Rainforest Project Requirements
Rainforest Project Template: Use this if you are stuck on how to organize your project
Research guide- Use this to help guide your research and keep it organized!
What will need to be on your poster. Only include animals/plants that live in the rain forests in South America!
You will be researching 14 different plants & animals! It might seem like a lot, but you don’t have to include a ton of information about them
Describe each part of the canopy with:
· Label the part of the canopy
· Length of the canopy
· One sentence description of that part of the canopy
Plant & Animal Categories
For this part you will split them into what part of the canopy they live in
Who lives in the trees?
2 different types of birds
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
2 different types of climbing/flying animals (such as monkeys, sloth, bats, flying squirrels, etc)
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
At least 1 large mammal from the Canopy (such as jaguars, margays, ocelots, etc.)
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
2 different snakes, frogs, or lizards
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
At least 1 floor mammal (such as anteaters, antelope, deer, hogs, tapirs, rodents, etc.)
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
1 Vine plant species (Lianas)
· Describe the plant (short like bullet points or one sentence)
· 1 fact about it
· How do they contribute to their environment
1 type of tree
· Describe the plant (short like bullet points or one sentence)
· 1 fact about it
· How do they contribute to their environment
2 types of bug species (such as a lantern fly, bullet ant, Morpho butterfly, etc.)
· What do they eat/who eats them
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
1 type of Epiphyte (large or small)
· How does it grow/where does it grow
· Description (short like bullet points or one sentence)
· How do they contribute to their environment?
1 type of Bromeliad
· How does it grow/where does it grow
· Description (short like bullet points or one sentence)
· How do they contribute to their environment?
Rainforest Project Template: Use this if you are stuck on how to organize your project
Research guide- Use this to help guide your research and keep it organized!
What will need to be on your poster. Only include animals/plants that live in the rain forests in South America!
You will be researching 14 different plants & animals! It might seem like a lot, but you don’t have to include a ton of information about them
Describe each part of the canopy with:
· Label the part of the canopy
· Length of the canopy
· One sentence description of that part of the canopy
Plant & Animal Categories
For this part you will split them into what part of the canopy they live in
Who lives in the trees?
2 different types of birds
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
2 different types of climbing/flying animals (such as monkeys, sloth, bats, flying squirrels, etc)
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
At least 1 large mammal from the Canopy (such as jaguars, margays, ocelots, etc.)
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
2 different snakes, frogs, or lizards
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
At least 1 floor mammal (such as anteaters, antelope, deer, hogs, tapirs, rodents, etc.)
· What do they eat?
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
1 Vine plant species (Lianas)
· Describe the plant (short like bullet points or one sentence)
· 1 fact about it
· How do they contribute to their environment
1 type of tree
· Describe the plant (short like bullet points or one sentence)
· 1 fact about it
· How do they contribute to their environment
2 types of bug species (such as a lantern fly, bullet ant, Morpho butterfly, etc.)
· What do they eat/who eats them
· 1 fact about each
· How do they contribute to their environment?
1 type of Epiphyte (large or small)
· How does it grow/where does it grow
· Description (short like bullet points or one sentence)
· How do they contribute to their environment?
1 type of Bromeliad
· How does it grow/where does it grow
· Description (short like bullet points or one sentence)
· How do they contribute to their environment?
Resources
Rainforest Project Template: Use this if you are stuck on how to organize your project
Research guide- Use this to help guide your research and keep it organized!
Emergent Layer
Canopy
Understory
Forest Floor
Rainforest information
Rainforest Animals
More rain forest animals
Layers of the rainforest & animals/plants
Click Here to find profiles on various plant & animal species
Research guide- Use this to help guide your research and keep it organized!
Emergent Layer
Canopy
Understory
Forest Floor
Rainforest information
Rainforest Animals
More rain forest animals
Layers of the rainforest & animals/plants
Click Here to find profiles on various plant & animal species
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Where do I turn in my project?
Step 1:Complete your project!
Step 2: Turn in your project by going to:
Unit 4 Lesson 1- Page 5 of 5- Click on 6B Rainforest Project
Step 3: click on take assessment
Step 4: Upload your project!
- if you created the project on google slides download as a powerpoint or
copy & paste a shareable link into a word document and submit that.
If your project is too large to submit to the dropbox:
1) Attach your project to a webmail and send it to me. After you send the webmail create a word document that says "Submitted project through webmail" and submit that to the portfolio dropbox.
2) If the powerpoint is too big save it as a PDF file and then attach the PDF file to a webmail and send it to me. After you send the webmail create a word document that says "Submitted project through webmail" and submit that to the portfolio dropbox.
- if you created the project on google slides download as a powerpoint or
copy & paste a shareable link into a word document and submit that.
If your project is too large to submit to the dropbox:
1) Attach your project to a webmail and send it to me. After you send the webmail create a word document that says "Submitted project through webmail" and submit that to the portfolio dropbox.
2) If the powerpoint is too big save it as a PDF file and then attach the PDF file to a webmail and send it to me. After you send the webmail create a word document that says "Submitted project through webmail" and submit that to the portfolio dropbox.
Project Q & A
Will it be digital or done by hand?
Your poster can be done by hand (you would just send a picture to me) or it can be done on the computer as well (like through powerpoint). Whatever you prefer! If there is another method you would like to use for this project let me know and we can chat about it!
Do I have to draw?
You are more than welcome to do the following for your animals/plants.
Do I need a picture for every single plant/animal?
No, you do not! You only need 1 picture for each category (so 10 pictures minimum)
How will the poster be organized?
Your poster will be split into the 4 different sections of the forest canopy. You will be splitting up the plants/animals into the sections they live in. Overlap the plant/animals if they live in more than 1 section.
Do I have to include my sources?
Yes, I would like you to write your sources on a separate page. Just tell me what category you used the source in and where you got the information (if it is a website give me the URL, etc)
Example:
2 Bug species: website name/url:
Book name:
Your poster can be done by hand (you would just send a picture to me) or it can be done on the computer as well (like through powerpoint). Whatever you prefer! If there is another method you would like to use for this project let me know and we can chat about it!
Do I have to draw?
You are more than welcome to do the following for your animals/plants.
- Draw them by hand
- Print out pictures
- Use digital drawing program and create a digital poster
- Use digital pictures cropped/fitted to look neat on your project
Do I need a picture for every single plant/animal?
No, you do not! You only need 1 picture for each category (so 10 pictures minimum)
How will the poster be organized?
Your poster will be split into the 4 different sections of the forest canopy. You will be splitting up the plants/animals into the sections they live in. Overlap the plant/animals if they live in more than 1 section.
Do I have to include my sources?
Yes, I would like you to write your sources on a separate page. Just tell me what category you used the source in and where you got the information (if it is a website give me the URL, etc)
Example:
2 Bug species: website name/url:
Book name:
Samples
Here are some examples to help give you some idea of where to start:
You can do your project in the form of a power point and organize your slides into layers of the canopy
This next project does NOT have all the required information, but they did a great job with the layout!