Animal Courtship Research Mini Project

⧫2.5-4.5 minute presentation, rubric attached below

⧫With your group, you will research a particular animal species in which they use a particular strategy to attract a mate.
⧫Explain the trait or behavior and answer the following questions:
-Are the males different from the females, if so, how?
-What kinds of risks are the males taking to attract a mate?
-How much time do males devote to courtship? How hard do they work?
-How impressive, elaborate, and involved are the males' displays of courtship?
⧫Students can present their information in the form of a poster, skit, PowerPoint, etc. (If you choose a different presentation method, you must get it pre-approved by Ms. Bolanos)
⧫There must be visuals that show both the male and female of the species, as well as the courtship strategy.
⧫Mini project due Tuesday 5/28. All projects with any digital components (powerpoint,video, etc) must be e-mailed to Ms. Bolanos (either the file or a YouTube link, can be private) before 8:15 AM Tuesday May 28 otherwise it will be late.)

 

⧫Bibliography
Students must also include a bibliography.
-Minimum 5 different websites or books must be cited* (For example, if you watch 5 different Youtube videos, YouTube only counts as 1 source)
*This does not include sources for images used
-Wikipedia cannot be cited as a source (but can be used as a starting point to help you find other sources)
-Include website name and url
-Bibliography should be in alphabetical order
Example: Animal Planet. http://www.animalplanet.com/wild-animals/no-2-peacock-courtship-display/
*Note, COURTSHIP rituals are different from MATING rituals. This project is only about how the animals get the attention and attract a mate, not how they do the actual mating part*
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-Create a trailer (or very very short film 3-4 mins) of one or more runners in an extreme environment (can be the desert or other extreme weather such as snowy/very cold) 

-Must include:

-Proper attire for environment

-Description of what happens to the character and why as they run the marathon (How the extreme environment is affecting them)

- MUST include at least one realistic internal body issue caused by running the marathon in the extreme environment and what organ systems are affected the most by this issue ((For example, dehydration, exhaustion, organ damage) You can make it dramatic!)

-Setting/ props/special effects that indicate the real life environment your story setting (ex: cacti and sand for dessert; toy fish, bubbles, goggles for underwater; layers and thick jackets and a large white sheet on the ground for cold and snowy, etc) 

(You can use the trailer we watched in class as inspiration)

-Can be put on a flash drive or uploaded on private to a YouTube account for viewing 

-Description of what happens to the character and why as they run the marathon (How the extreme environment is affecting them)

- MUST include at least one realistic internal body issue caused by running the marathon and what organ systems are affected the most by this issue ((For example, dehydration, exhaustion, organ damage)

 

Info on the marathon itself: http://www.badwater.com/

 

Optional sources to help your research: