Research Project: Ecosystems The aim of this assignment is to increase your awareness of the factors that affect the

ecosystems. You can create form of a poster, newscast, newspaper article, or a product of your choice. There is a range of topics to choose from: The food-webs of an ecosystem Structural adaptations of a desert-dwelling animal The energy flow of an ecosystem A comparison between natural and human impacts on the ecosystem

Once you have chosen what you will research you must create your project containing: Quality visual representations of your ecosystem factor An engaging design A high quality of written content (Script, written word) A high quality of research completed A bibliography including all resources used in the project All research will be done in class, unless you miss out on a lesson. Then you may need to do some research at home to catch up. Criteria Quality of the visual representations Level of engagement Quality of written content Level of research completed Bibliography Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Low (1) Medium (2) High (3) Very High (4) Mark