Name: ______

Darwin’s Principles Project

How does an organism relate to Darwin’s principles?

  1. Choose a species in the Plantae or Animalia kingdom.
  1. Conduct extensive research, using at least 3 sources (at least one primary sourcefrom a scientific journal)on how the species relates to Darwin’s six principles. You are responsible for delivering the following information in yourPowerPoint video:
  2. What is your organismsscientific name using the binomial nomenclature system? Mention the kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species that your organism is a member of.
  3. Explain how your species relates to ALL six of Darwin’s principles:
  4. Overproduction
  5. Variation
  6. Competition
  7. Adaptation
  8. Natural Selection
  9. Speciation
  1. You will create a digital video using PowerPoint (like the Introduction Video and the Vocabulary Video we watched in class) to communicate this information to the rest of the class.
  • Choose photographs, clip art, video clips and fun facts to include in your story and add in some music!
  1. Creativity and authenticity is required. These should be both fun and educational to create and I encourage you to make them as inventive as possible.
  1. There is no time requirement for your video presentation; however, there is good amount of information that you need to present. So, the projects should be about 2-4 minutes if done effectively.
  1. There is a list of organisms that you may want to select on the back of this page. You may choose one of these, or one that you come up with on your own; however, each student must choose a different organism.

Possible Organisms

Wandering Albatross

Wood Duck

Cormorant

Passenger Pigeon (extinct now)

Osprey

California Condor

Cassowary

Emu

Woodpecker species

Hummingbird

Alligator

Gharial

Marine Iguana

Python

Cobra

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Tuatara

Cane Toad

Poison Dart Frog

Platypus

Galápagos Sea Lion

Whale

Human

Giraffe

Horse

Elephant

Kangaroo

Cactus

Palm Tree

Moss

Venus Flytrap

Pitcher Plant

Fern

Orchid

Octopus

Clam

Walking Stick

Electric Eel

Dragonfly

Starfish

Nautilus

Name: ______

Evolution Video Final Assessment Rubric

Score / Content / Citation / Video
1 / 1-2 of Darwin’s principles covered. Information irrelevant to target question. 0-1 source used. / Sources are not properly documented &/or all sources are not accounted for. No works cited slide or sheet of paper. / Inappropriate amount of text on screen. Very few images used. No transitions between images.
2 / 3-5 of Darwin’s principle’s covered. Some required topics are touched upon, but there is much more to talk about. 2 sources are used and documented. / Works cited is in incorrect format. Not all sources cited. Unreliable sources chosen. / Good length. Few transitions used. Appropriate number of images used with appropriate transitions.
3 / All 6 of Darwin’s principles covered. At least 3 sources used with one being a primary source. / All sources properly documented on the works cited page. Reliable sources chosen. / Good length. Music is imbedded. Many appropriate transitions used. A large of images used.
Total: /9
= /36