Unit 1 cumulative projectNew species or Outbreak

What are the two projects? Discovering a new species

OrFiguring out what caused an outbreak

New Species Classification of organism Cladogram Niche Scientific name Model or picture of organism

New Species Classification Cell type Complexity Eating, transport, Respire, grow Reproduce, excrete

New Species Cladogram Derived characters Logical Colorful Neat

New Species Niche Food Predator/prey Autotroph/hetertroph biome Major habitat How it lives What it does

New Species Scientific name Genus species Fits organism and cladogram Correctly formatted

New Species Model/drawing Neat Colorful Anatomically accurate Matches description of organism Noted features of organism marked

Outbreak at Tech High CDC report on the breakout Describe cell and life processes Describe best environment Press release or news story

Outbreak at Tech High CDC report Outbreak epicenter w/ 3 supporting

facts Organism correctly identified w/ 3 facts Safety recommendations (4) 1.5 pages 12 point font double spaced and typed Written as a CDC agent

Outbreak at Tech High Press release/CNN report Done like a CDC agent/news reporter Appropriate vocabulary Well spoken Summaries report

Outbreak at Tech High Paper about organism Typed, 12 pt font, double spaced, 2 pages Cell type, classification domain to species Complexity of body, nutrition, transport, respire,

excrete, grow, reproduce Predator/prey, autotroph/heterotroph, biome Major habitat, how it lives, what it does; best

enviroment

Timeline Mon: decide which project then: start

organism or predictor paragraph Tues: Establish niche/work on

cladograms (computer lab) Wens: rough draft complete Thurs: computer lab/polish project Fri: final work on project due today.

Extra Credit Write and perform a rap song about

your organism or outbreak At least 2 verses Covers major points No lewd or bad language Creative Due 10/12