FOR GRADUATION CREDIT

Marine Science – Research Project

The ocean is a new frontier - a place that is home to many organisms discovered and waiting to be discovered. These organisms include microscopic archaebacteria that live in extreme conditions to the largest animal to grace the ocean, the blue whale. For this project, you will select an organism of your interest and complete a two part research project. Part one will be a research paper and part two will be a presentation. The requirements of your paper and presentation are outlined below. The “topics” section simply gives suggestions to what you may want to research. You are certainly not limited to looking for information only outlined on this page.

  1. Topic: Marine Organism
  2. Name
  3. Common:
  4. Scientific:
  5. Variations (subgenera, subspecies)
  6. Description
  7. Size
  8. Weight
  9. Sexual dimorphism (gender differences)
  10. Developmental stages/life cycle
  11. Sexual vs. asexual
  12. Size at birth
  13. Important developmental stages
  14. Incubation/gestation period
  15. Period to sexual maturity
  16. Life expectancy
  17. Diet
  18. Food sources
  19. Method of food acquisition
  20. Possible predators
  21. Behavior
  22. Courtship behavior
  23. Social behavior
  24. Defense: camouflage, venom, shell . . . etc.
  25. Migration
  26. Other unique behavior
  27. Habitat
  28. In what zone of the ocean does the organism live Location: benthic, pelagic, estuary, coastal
  29. Geographic location
  30. Temperature preference
  31. Niche
  32. Producer vs. consumer
  33. Role in its ecosystem
  34. Human Impact
  35. Status on endangered list
  36. Conservation/preservation efforts
  37. Impact on human

  1. Paper
  2. You will create a Wikipedia page that contains all the information from the previous page The Wiki page is to be in paragraph form
  3. You will need to submit your paper to Turn-it-in in order for it to be eligible for graduation credit
  4. Works cited page
  5. There must be at least 4 sources listed in your works sighted section
  6. The sights must be inMLA format
  1. Presentation
  2. Complete and Present a Poser that contains all of the above information. On the presentation day(s) you will be required to present your poser to the teacher as well as your peers.

Guiding Questions for Research

What is the Marine Organism you Chose:
  1. What is the Common name of the organism?

  1. What is the full scientific name of the organism? And why does it have that name?
  2. Kingdom (Why)
  1. Phylum (Why)
  1. Class (Why)
  1. Order (Why)
  1. Family (Why)
  1. Genius (Why)
  1. Species (Why)
(you may have to look up these words)
  1. What is the average Size of the organism?

  1. What is the average Weight of the organism?

  1. What is the difference between a male and a female? (sexual dimorphism)

  1. Does the organism reproduce Sexually or asexually?

  1. What is the organism’s Size at birth?

  1. What are the developmental stages of the organism? (Look for words like pup, polyp, adult ect?)

  1. How long is the female pregnant before she gives birth? (Incubation/gestation period)

  1. How long does it take before the male or female is able to reproduce? Period to sexual maturity

  1. How many usually die in the wild?

  1. What is the average Life expectancy?

  1. What does the organism eat?

  1. How does the organism hunt? (ambush, pursuit, pack, solitary)

  1. What eats the organism?

  1. How does the organism attract mates?

  1. Does the organism have any special Social behavior?

  1. What is the organisms main defense against predators?

  1. Does the organism migrate? Where and why?

  1. What is cool about your organism?

  1. In what marine region does your organism live? (Open ocean, ocean floor, deep water, coral reef, close to shore, arctic)

  1. Where in the world your organism be found?

  1. What water temperature does your organism prefer?

  1. Is your organism an autotrophy or a Heterotroph? How do you know?

  1. What is your organism role in its ecosystem? (Primary producer, Apex predator, consumer, scavenger)

  1. What is your organisms Status on endangered list? What does this mean?

  1. Is there any Conservation or preservation efforts for your organism?

  1. what effect do humans have on your organism/what effect does your organism have on humans?

Sights :

Book 1)
Book 2)
Other 1)
Other 2)

Marine Science Graduation Project (Oral)

Check indicates Item Was Discussed During Presentation

Name:______Organism:______

How large the exhibit needs to be?
What you will feed the organism?
What will the exhibit will look like?
Other animals that you will include in the exhibit and why?
How often and how you will feed the organism?
What diseases or medical conditions will the organism need to be checked for?
How will you get your organism to mate (what conditions would it need to mate)

(Each Counts 5pts.): ______/35

Quality of Presentation:

5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25
Presenter had little to no idea what they were saying, made no eye contact and spoke fast and unclearly, and had less than the minimum amount of information required in the presentation as well as incorrect information / Presenter read directly off slides that where confusing and unclear, made no eye contact, and had less than the minimum amount of information required in the presentation / Presenter read directly off slides, made little eye contact, and provided little if any additional material to capture classes attention / Presenter barely read directly off slides, made eye contact, and provided some additional material to capture classes attention / Slides where used only as a supplement to presentation, Presenter made eye contact during all the presentation, and provided numerous additional materials to capture classes attention
Paragraph for the Spectators
____/10 / TOTAL

Marine Science Graduation Project (Paper)

Circle indicates Item Was Missing From Paper

Name:______Organism:______

Turn it in reseat necessary for grade ______

All facts Included (Each counts 2pts):

  1. Name
  1. Common:
  2. Scientific:
  1. Description
  1. Size
  2. Weight
  3. Sexual dimorphism
  1. Developmental stages/life cycle
  1. Sexual vs. asexual
  2. Size at birth
  3. Important developmental stages
  4. Incubation/gestation period
  5. Period to sexual maturity
  6. Life expectancy
  1. Diet
  1. Food sources
  2. Method of food acquisition
  3. Possible predators
  1. Behavior
  1. Courtship behavior
  2. Social behavior
  3. Defense
  4. Migration
  1. Habitat
  1. Geographic location
  2. Ocean region (Benthic, pelagic ect)
  1. Ecological Niche
  1. Role in its ecosystem
  1. Human Impact
  1. Status on endangered list
  2. Conservation/preservation efforts
  3. Impact on humans

Total______/48pts

Work sighted:Total _____/27pts

4 sources (8)

MLA style (19)

TOTAL

Marine Science Graduation Project (Oral)

Circle indicates Item Was NOT Discussed During Presentation

Name:______Organism:______

Material to be discussed:

  1. Name
  1. Common:
  2. Scientific:
  1. Description
  1. Size
  2. Weight
  3. Sexual dimorphism
  1. Developmental stages/life cycle
  1. Sexual vs. asexual
  2. Size at birth
  3. Important developmental stages
  4. Incubation/gestation period
  5. Period to sexual maturity
  6. Life expectancy
  1. Diet
  1. Food sources
  2. Method of food acquisition
  3. Possible predators
  1. Behavior
  1. Courtship behavior
  2. Social behavior
  3. Defense
  4. Migration
  1. Habitat
  1. Geographic location
  2. Ocean region (Benthic, pelagic ect)
  1. Ecological Niche
  1. Role in its ecosystem
  2. Trophic level
  1. Human Impact
  1. Status on endangered list
  2. Conservation/preservation efforts
  3. Impact on humans

Quality of Presentation:

0 / 6 / 12 / 18 / 25
Presenter had little to no idea what they were saying, made no eye contact and spoke fast and unclearly, and had less than the minimum amount of information required in the presentation as well as incorrect information / Presenter read directly off poster that where confusing and unclear, made no eye contact, and had less than the minimum amount of information required in the presentation / Presenter read directly off poster, made little eye contact, and provided little if any additional material to capture classes attention / Presenter barely read directly off poster, made eye contact, and provided some additional material to capture classes attention / Poster where used only as a supplement to presentation, Presenter made eye contact during all the presentation, and provided numerous additional materials to capture classes attention

TOTAL