Chesapeake Bay Online Research Project
This outline
shows what information is required on each slide of your powerpoint
presentation. Websites where the information can be found have been included.
You will be graded on the information you include on your powerpoint slides,
not fancy sound effects or slide transitions. Include photographs as you see
appropriate (if you have time). Takes notes and when you have ALL of the
information, then begin to design your powerpoint slides.
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Slide 1
o Title of your project
o names of the authors
o Include date made and class you are in
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Slide 2
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Bay report
card
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What letter
grade was the Chesapeake bay given for this year?
http://www.eco-check.org/reportcard/chesapeake/2007/overview/
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How does
this grade compare to last year?
http://www.eco-check.org/reportcard/chesapeake/2006/overview/
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Slide 3
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Use one of
the following resources to define what a native species is. You may need to
search for each word separately depending on which resource you choose.
http://www.worldbookonline.com
http://www.britannica.com/bps/home
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Slide 4
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/mydnr/askanexpert/oysters_water_qual.asp
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Slide 5
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Now tell me
about the Blue Crab
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How can you
tell the difference between a male and a female?
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Are blue
crabs found only in Maryland?
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What do
they eat?
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/bluecrab.asp
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Slides 6,7,
and 8
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Pick three
animals and made 1 slide for each animal. Answer the following questions on one
slide for each animal.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/animalbits.html
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Slide 9
o What are invasive species?
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/mydnr/askanexpert/nonnative_exotic.asp
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Slide 10
o Pick 1 invasive species and describe it and how is
affects its enironment
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/invasivespecies.aspx?menuitem=16859
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Slide 11
o Tell me a little about another invasive species, the
snakehead fish
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=2265
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Slide 12
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What is an endangered
species? You may need to search for each word
separately depending on which resource you choose.
http://www.worldbookonline.com
http://www.britannica.com/bps/home
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Slide 13,
14
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Go to the
following website and find a file which has a list of all of the current
endangered species list for each County in Maryland. Download the file for
Howard County.
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/rte/rte07howa.pdf
List 2 plants
that are endangered. Use their scientific and common names
Search for plants
using the US Department of Agricultures search engine
If
you could not find the information you wanted on specific animals/plants on
either of those sites, use
http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/esis/index.htm
As a
last resort you may use http://www.wikipedia.com -but remember this is a user edited source and may not
be entirely correct.
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Slide 15,
16
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Download
the file ÒRare, Threatened and Endangered Animals (the short list)Ó
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/mdanimals.pdf
List 2 animals
that are endangered. Use their scientific and common names
Use
the following site to get information on the animals you chose.
http://animals.about.com/od/onlinecourses/a/esa_maryland.htm
If
you could not find the information you wanted on specific animals/plants on
either of those sites, use
http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/esis/index.htm
As a
last resort you may use http://www.wikipedia.com -but remember this is a user edited source and may not
be entirely correct.
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