Explain why you apply scientific concepts and use scientific terminology correctly.

Use your own words (paraphrase) Assignment Instructions: The topic of your Course Project will be any species of organism (e.g., a microorganism, plant, fungus, animal, etc.). Choose only one that interests you, as this will be the topic used for all Course Project steps and assessments throughout the term. Keep the following in mind: The topic of the course project will be any species native to your area or one that interests you. The organism should come from one of the four major kingdoms (Protist, Fungus, Plant, or Animal) and be indigenous to the area in which you reside. The organism should not be a domesticated pet, farm animal, houseplant, human, etc., but rather a wild species native to the local area where you live or one that you find interesting but may not be able to directly observe (e.g., great white shark). You will be researching details of your organism in the wild, not as a plant cultivar or as an animal may live as a pet or captive zoo inhabitant, as these conditions are not wild Mini-Presentation requirements: Your presentation will be submitted as an audio-narrated PowerPoint, narrated by you, the student. You cannot use “text-to-speech” programs or technologies that do the narration for you unless noted as an approved accommodation in a current DSA letter you have furnished to me. For instructions on how to create audio narration in PowerPoint, see the following link: Record a Slide Show With Narration. Audio narration is a requirement! • Create a 3-4-slide audio-narrated PowerPoint presentation to include the following: o A title slide with your name, date, class name, instructor name, and project topic o Content slide(s) to include:  The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with scientific names if needed: How To Write Scientific Names of Organisms  Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo, etc.)  A brief discussion on why you chose your organism  Search the Internet for an image (and remember to cite your source for the image) in a typical habitat. o Reference slide for all source material and images used within the mini-presentation  Recall that Wikipedia is not considered a credible source for our purposes and should not be used in class. o Written in your own words *Writing Expectations: Apply scientific concepts and use scientific terminology correctly. Utilize proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.