Jessica+Final+Project

 **Imagine you want to take a trip to one of the many National Parks found in the United States. How can you visit the park in an eco-friendly manner?**

1. Geographical location (where in the United States) 2. What type of __biome__ is represented? · General characteristics of that biome · Climate (yearly weather patterns), temperature, rainfall 3. Flora (plant life) of the park: **3-4 examples** 4. Fauna (animal life) of the park: **3-4 examples** 5. Any special features or characteristics of the park (be sure to include both biotic and abiotic factors) 6. Present a typical **food web** for this particular national park. Make sure you include the following: producers, consumer, and decomposers, and describe the energy flow. 7. Address how has tourism can negatively affect the ecosystem. What ways can people help to preserve the natural environment in your park?
 * In this assignment, you are going to create a Voice Thread on one of the parks using the following criteria:**

SAMPLE VOICE THREAD

**//Students will be videoconferencing with an official from a park, and/or environmental agency (TBD). After this they will select the National Park they want to research using the National Park website.//** 

Pretend that your final product is an advertisement and you are trying to convince travelers to visit the park. Make sure you include the 7 qualifiers listed above. **Please incorporate pictures, and you may either type or record your text. If you record it, be sure to speak clearly!**

Be sure to use the following terms that you learned in this unit where appropriate: § **Ecosystem** § **Niche** § **Habitat** § **Population** § **Community** § **Carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, scavenger** § **Competition, predation, symbiosis (parasitism, mutualism, commensalism)**

**REFERENCE MATERIALS:** The National Parks Service web site gives you access to information about all of our nation’s parks. This is the site you will be using to conduct your research along with reference materials from the library. **__You may use other web sites as well but need to list these as a reference, along with any books used.__**

**__ [|http://www.nps.gov] __** § **__Appropriate__ humor (i.e., cartoon, comic, joke) having to do with ecology of the region** § **Advertisement for ecotourism (how to be green in the park)** § **1-2 interesting historical facts about the park** § **Pick one organism (plant, animal, or other) from the park and write a brief profile on that organism from that organism’s perspective** § **Some “fun facts” about the park**
 * In addition to the given requirements, please include 2 of the following items in your Voice Thread: **

 ECO-WIKI: Have students respond to several prompts in a class wiki throughout the project. Students will also be required to respond to at least 2 of their classmates per assignment. The wiki will also have a discussion section for any questions or problems.

Link to Eco-Wiki