Wildlife+Research+Project

The intricacy and variety in nature and wildlife is amazing. It boggles the mind. There is no way to have enough time in class to discuss even all the species just in Iowa.


 * For this assignment, you will research an animal or plant that lives in Iowa and build your own Wiki page with your findings.** We will compile these Wiki pages into a Wiki "book".

To get started with your research, go to [|http://www.enature.com/] to find animals and plants that live near us. You can enter your own email address or use mine: amoss@lemars.k12.ia.us. Browse through the lists and pick a species you want to research. **YOU CANNOT DO THE SAME SPECIES AS ANOTHER PERSON!!! CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT ISN'T TAKEN!!**

Other good research sites: [] []


 * Making a Wiki page**
 * 1) Log into the wiki.
 * 2) Click "New Page" at the top right corner of your screen.
 * 3) Give your page a name: "Species by First Name". For example: American Badger by Seth.
 * 4) An "Editor Bar" will appear. Just start typing! You can insert pictures, widgets, hyperlinks, movies, etc. Just play with it and you will get the hang of it. Make sure you save often.
 * 5) To make more changes later, just log in and click the "Edit" button.

A few notes:
 * 1) **ANYONE** who is a member of this site can change your page!!! The good news is that the wiki AUTOMATICALLY records changes, old versions, and who makes the changes, so we can recover your old version and will know who messed it up.

How you'll be graded:

Habitat, predators, prey, range, description of animal, and other facts.
 * **Category** || **Description** || **Points** ||
 * **Information** || Must be correct, complete, and interesting. Things you may wish to include:

You MUST include the //scientific name//, as well. For example, the eastern mole is known scientifically as Scalopus aquaticus. || 20 || Easy to read Creative You must have at least 1 picture. || 15 ||
 * **Wiki Page** || Attractive format
 * **Sources** || At least 3. You MUST have a "references" portion somewhere on your page. If you use a website, you must include a link DIRECTLY to the EXACT page you used. (saying just "google.com" is not good enough)

There is no partial credit for this section. You either get all 5 points or none at all. || 5 ||
 * || **Total Points** || **40** ||