Chordate Project

Due Monday December 18th, 2017

For your project, you must:

1. Pick a chordate (Figure 33-4 page 852)

2. Choose how you will present the material (movie, model, game, PowerPoint,
poster board, etc.)
3. Conference with Miss Leger – inform her of your chordate and method of
presentation on Wednesday November 29th, 2017
4. Research your chordate (textbook, web sources)
5. Check in with Miss Leger on Tuesday December 5th, 2017
6. Put into presentation (3-5 minutes)

For your presentation, you must include:

1. Introduction of your chordate (where are they found?)

2. Feeding
3. Respiration
4. Circulation
5. Excretion
6. Response
7. Movement
8. Reproduction
9. One fun fact

Timeline

Monday November 27th, 2017 – Introduction to Project

Wednesday November 29th, 2017 – Conference with Miss Leger
Thursday November 30th, 2017 – Lab day
Tuesday December 5th, 2017 – Check in with Miss Leger
Thursday December 7th, 2017 – Lab day
Thursday December 14th, 2017 – Lab day
Friday December 15th, 2017 – Lab day
Monday December 18th, 2017 – Presentations
 Rubric

Conference with Miss Leger /2

Check in with Miss Leger /2

Uses time wisely on lab days /4

Timing of presentation fell between 3 and 5 minutes /2

Presentation: /20

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1

Content Knowledgeable Knowledgeable Somewhat Somewhat Questionable facts,

introduction, of content, of content, knowledgeable knowledgeable missing
body, detailed body body, covers 7- of content, of content, introduction/body/
conclusion covers 9 points 8 points, body covers 5- covers 3-5 conclusion, covers
effectively, conclusion 6 points, points, no 1-2 points
memorable conclusion conclusion
conclusion
Volume and The entire class Speaker Speaker Speaker Speaker mumbles
Clarity can hear the mumbles a bit, mumbles a bit, mumbles and continuously, class
speech clearly most of class half of class most of class cannot hear the
can hear the cannot hear the cannot hear the speech
speech speech speech
Confidence Speaks with Mostly speaks Speaks with Speaks with Speaks with no
and Attitude enthusiasm, with some little enthusiasm, poise,
poise, and enthusiasm, enthusiasm, enthusiasm, and assurance.
assurance poise, and poise, and poise, and
assurance assurance assurance

Visual Aid Visual aid Visual aid Visual aid Visual aid Visual aid does not
complements connects to the somewhat somewhat connect to speech
the speech, and speech and is connects and is connects to
is neat, colorful mostly neat, mostly neat, speech
and creative colorful colorful

Total /30

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