Grade 9 Zoo Project: Grade 9 Zoo Project: Unit 1 Biological Diversity Unit 1 Biological Diversity Mr. Sawchuk and Ms. Adams Mr. Sawchuk and Ms. Adams Springbank Community High SchoolSpringbank Community High School

What You Will Produce:What You Will Produce:

1) Scale Model of a Zoo Enclosure with 1) Scale Model of a Zoo Enclosure with an Information Board, Slide Show or an Information Board, Slide Show or Video Video

2) Prototype: Google Sketchup 2) Prototype: Google Sketchup (still (still deciding on whether to include this deciding on whether to include this step or not)step or not)

3) You will need to choose: Type of 3) You will need to choose: Type of animal, which dictates the form of animal, which dictates the form of enclosureenclosure

What You Will What You Will Learn By Doing Learn By Doing

This Project:This Project:

Unit 1: Biological Unit 1: Biological Diversity:Diversity:

Core Concepts: Core Concepts:

- - biological diversity; biological diversity; inheritance; diversity inheritance; diversity within species; habitat within species; habitat diversity; niches; diversity; niches; populations; populations; chromosomes, genes chromosomes, genes and DNA; natural and and DNA; natural and artificial selection of artificial selection of genetic genetic characteristicscharacteristics

The Courses The Courses Involved in the Involved in the

Project:Project:

ScienceScience (Biological (Biological Diversity and Diversity and Principles of Principles of Electricity) Electricity) Math Math (Scale – (Scale – shrinking and shrinking and enlarging, …)enlarging, …)

The Steps that Will Be The Steps that Will Be Involved in the Project:Involved in the Project:

You will be You will be provided with a provided with a series of series of questions for questions for each of the each of the sections in the sections in the unit which will unit which will guide you in guide you in producing your producing your final projectfinal project

Along the Way You Along the Way You Will Be Assessed On:Will Be Assessed On:

pictures of project model pictures of project model during development (if during development (if being completed at being completed at home)home)

board/slide show/Prezi board/slide show/Prezi along the wayalong the way

completion of completion of information gathering information gathering form from zoo visitform from zoo visit

planning worksheet planning worksheet

Technology InvolvedTechnology Involved

You may use any of the following You may use any of the following methods to present your animal’s methods to present your animal’s information:information:

1)1) A PosterA Poster

2)2) A Slide ShowA Slide Show

3)3) A VideoA Video

4)4) A Prezi PresentationA Prezi Presentation

5)5) You may submit other options for You may submit other options for considerationconsideration

6)6) Some of you may use power tools Some of you may use power tools (with parental assistance) to build (with parental assistance) to build your model)your model)

Community Community InvolvementInvolvementYou will be assisted You will be assisted

and assessed in and assessed in your project your project

development by:development by:

1)1)Me (Mr. Sawchuk)Me (Mr. Sawchuk)2)2)Your classmatesYour classmates3)3)Mr. Gage, an Mr. Gage, an architect from Gibbs architect from Gibbs Gage ArchitectsGage Architects4)4)Employees of the Employees of the Calgary Zoo Calgary Zoo

Project TimelineProject Timeline

The Project will be completed over The Project will be completed over a 3 Week period.a 3 Week period.

After 2 weeks, your project will be After 2 weeks, your project will be assessed by myself and a assessed by myself and a member of the community. member of the community. You will then be allowed one You will then be allowed one more week to make more week to make improvements to your project improvements to your project before the final presentation to before the final presentation to the class.the class.

At the end of 3 weeks, you will At the end of 3 weeks, you will present your final product to present your final product to the class.the class.

Near the end of the semester you Near the end of the semester you will be involved in a school-will be involved in a school-wide event to present your wide event to present your projects to your peers, family projects to your peers, family and school staffand school staff

Your project will be assessed on Your project will be assessed on the following pieces:the following pieces:

1.1. The scale model – The scale model – appropriateness of features appropriateness of features for animal’s needs and the for animal’s needs and the quality of math used to build quality of math used to build the model.the model.

2.2. The quality of information The quality of information presentation.presentation.

3.3. The presentation of materials The presentation of materials to your class.to your class.

4.4. Your level and quality of Your level and quality of participation in project participation in project development with your group. development with your group.

What you What you will be will be

expected to expected to submit:submit:

1)1) Zoo Visit Form Zoo Visit Form (completion marks)(completion marks)

2)2) Planning Worksheet Planning Worksheet (completion – quality (completion – quality

of details will be of details will be considered)considered)

3)3) Rough Drafts of Rough Drafts of Project (will receive a Project (will receive a grade, but grade will grade, but grade will be omitted when final be omitted when final product is presented, product is presented, after improvements after improvements have been made)have been made)

4)4) Final Model and Final Model and Information Piece Information Piece

Bibliography of Pictures:Bibliography of Pictures:1)1) Cover slide: Live In Calgary: http://liveincalgary.com/lifestyle-Cover slide: Live In Calgary: http://liveincalgary.com/lifestyle-

and-recreation/attractions/family-fun/calgary-zooand-recreation/attractions/family-fun/calgary-zoo2)2) Slide 3: “Beothuk” on flickr.comSlide 3: “Beothuk” on flickr.com

3)3) Slide 4 Koala: Clique Hotels and Resorts: Slide 4 Koala: Clique Hotels and Resorts: http://www.clique.ca/things-to-do-calgaryhttp://www.clique.ca/things-to-do-calgary4)4) Slide 4 Zoo Sign: Jason Dunn Blog: Slide 4 Zoo Sign: Jason Dunn Blog:

http://www.jasondunn.com/tag/calgary http://www.jasondunn.com/tag/calgary 5)5) Slide 6: Gavin Young, Slide 6: Gavin Young, Calgary HeraldCalgary Herald, ,

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Calgary+disputes+http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Calgary+disputes+Wildrose+claim+made+illegal+donation+Tories/6052349/Wildrose+claim+made+illegal+donation+Tories/6052349/

story.htmlstory.html6)6) Slide 7: Unique Images Photography, Slide 7: Unique Images Photography,

http://www.uniqueimagesphotography.ca/blog/tag/calgary-zoo/http://www.uniqueimagesphotography.ca/blog/tag/calgary-zoo/7)7) Slide 7: Royals: The Canadian Press, Slide 7: Royals: The Canadian Press,

http://royalwedding.globalnews.ca/News/Royals_visit_Calgary_Zhttp://royalwedding.globalnews.ca/News/Royals_visit_Calgary_Zoo_on_final_day_of_tour/ oo_on_final_day_of_tour/