Endangered Species Brochure & Oral Report

Endangered / Threatened Species Brochure & Oral Report
(adapted from Ben Smith of Palos Verdes Peninsula H.S.)

Your task is to research the endangered or threatened species that you choose to report on. You are to organize and present the species information in the form of a tri-fold, educational / informative brochure. You will present your brochure to the class and give an oral report of your findings about the species. Please include the following information:

On the cover:
- A picture or sketch of your species
- Species common name and scientific name
- Your Name
Reasons for the listed status of your species
Where the species is endangered / threatened - region, area, nation
Information on feeding behavior / diet
Information on noteworthy species behaviors, species facts (reproduction, number of offspring, body size, habitat requirements
What year was your species listed?
What organisms are taxonomically related to this species?
What steps or measures have been taken to preserve your species? -besides being listed"
Has your species endangered / threatened status changed since initially being listed?
Oral report should include a current event about your species

Grading Area	Self	Peer 1	Peer 2
Brochure is in a neat tri fold format (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Brochure is visually appealing (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Cover contains picture of species, common name & sci name, & student name (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Reason(s) for species being listed given (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Where the species is endangered described (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Important diet and feeding behavior given (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Noteworthy behaviors other than feeding given (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Year species was listed given (0=not present, 3=present)
Organisms related to this species are given (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Steps or measures taken to preserve your species described (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Change in this species status is described and reasons given (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Oral report given without reading the brochure and beyond the brochure information that includes a current event about the species (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
Oral report given with an understandable voice that projects enthusiasm (1=not so great, 3=okay, 5=outstanding)
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