Conclusions – ALL

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Assignment 3: The Presentation

Objective:  Develop an audio-narrated PowerPoint presentation based on the research you have conducted about your chosen species.

Assignment Instructions:  Using the course project steps completed to date, you will develop your presentation based on the work you submitted for Assignments 1 and 2 as well as the feedback you were given.

To prepare for this assignment, I recommend that you do the following:

  • Read these directions carefully.
  • Review the grading rubric at the bottom of the page. The grading rubric is a detailed evaluation that I will use to assess your performance. It will also help you understand what is expected of you as you prepare your assignment.
  • Message me with any questions!

Presentation requirements:

  • Your presentation will be submitted as an audio-narrated PowerPoint.  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!
  • There must be a visual element (e.g., photos, videos, graphs, figures).
  • Your presentation must contain approximately 10-15 slides (excluding references) and run approximately 5-10 minutes.
  • Please note that less than 10% of your presentation should contain direct quotes.
  • Proper use and pronunciation of scientific terminology are required.  For help with pronunciation, see this link: Cambridge Dictionary
  • Be sure to properly cite your work, both internal to the presentation as well as within the reference slide (this includes photos, graphs, figures, videos, etc.).
  • All references listed on the reference slide should be cited internally within the presentation, and vice versa.  ** Work which is improperly cited and referenced or lacking either proper citations or references may not be accepted for credit. **
  • You will submit this presentation to your classmates to review and discuss as a part of the Week Eight Forum.

The required elements: Your presentation should contain the following elements in the order listed below.

In addition, I expect that any feedback provided to you from Assignment 1: Annotated Bibliography and Assignment 2: The Outline be incorporated into this assignment. Please go back and review those comments.

Introduction Slide(s) – ALL

  1. Organism Introduction
    1. The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with scientific names if needed: How To Write Scientific Names
    2. Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo, etc.)
    3. A brief discussion on why you chose your organism
    4. If possible, a picture and/or video of you safely observing your species in the field. If not possible, search the Internet for an image (and remember to cite your source for the image) in a typical habitat.

The Body – Plants ONLY

  1. Description
    1. You must include a brief physical description. You can use your personal observations. If you cannot safely observe your organism, you must research.
      1. Size, Coloring, Leaf arrangement, flower color, etc.
  2. Life Cycle and Reproduction
    1. Life Cycle: describe the life cycle of your organism.  The life cycle refers to the series of changes that happens from the beginning of life as your organism develops and grows into a mature organism.  Please see here for some hints on the Life Cycle. Plants can be a bit more complicated, so if you have any questions please feel free to ask!
    2. Reproduction: You must discuss the reproductive strategies of your organism. Are there any specific structure or cells involved in reproduction? Are the flowers specialized?
  3. Structure and Function
    1. Please select one organ system of your organism that you find to be particularly interesting and describe both the anatomy and physiology of that system.
    2. If your organism is a plant, here are a list of the general plant organ systems
    3. If you have selected a fungus the concept can be more complex.  Please contact me directly for more help if needed.
  4. Energy Ecology
    1. If you can observe these, that is best. If not, research.
    2. How does your plant harvest the energy from the sun? How does it store the energy?
  5. Habitat
    1. Where your organism lives. This does not refer to a city or state, but rather the natural environment in which your organism lives.
    2. You should consider abiotic factors, such as soil, water, etc., as well as biotic factors, such as predators, hosts, etc.

Conclusions – ALL

  1. This section must contain:
    1. Four to six points that sum up the main topics of the presentation that you have in your outline

Reference Slide(s) and Internal Citations – ALL

  1. This section must contain:
    1. Internal citations – This is not just a separate section; rather, referencing should occur throughout the presentation via parenthetical citations anytime you paraphrase, make direct quotes, or use visual components from other sources.  Please be sure to cite any language, images, videos, etc. in the presentation that should be cited. ** Work which is improperly cited and referenced or lacking either proper citations or references may not be accepted for credit. **
    2. Reference Slide – Your presentation should also have a final reference slide listing 5-10 credible sources researched for your presentation. NOTE: these are not included in the slide count for your presentation.
    3. Do not include your summary/evaluation from Assignment 1: Annotated Bibliography; simply list the references utilized in your presentation in APA format on the reference slide.

Additional Resources:

**Please Note: If you use Office 365 (which is free through the University), you will need to download the software to your computer in order to add audio narration!

Presentation Tips and Guidelines

APA – In-Text Citations: The Basics

APA – Reference List: Basic Rules

Sample Presentation (Keep in mind that this is a sample presentation for biology using a format other than PPT with audio; PowerPoint with audio is the required format for your presentation)

Evaluation:  Please review the Presentation Grading Rubric that describes how your presentation will be graded.

Submission Instructions:

  1. You must submit your Presentation as a “PowerPoint” document AND title your file name as FirstnameLastname_BIOL180_Assg3.ppt.  Otherwise, you will not receive credit for your assignment.
  2. Upload your assignment for grading by clicking on the “Submit a File” button at the bottom of the page.
  3. The new screen will prompt you to click the “Browse” button so you can locate the PowerPoint document of your presentation on your computer.
  4. Find the file and double-click on it.
  5. Click “Continue”.
  6. Double check to ensure that your presentation was successfully uploaded as an attachment.
  7. When you have completed this assignment, type “Completed” in the rich text editor box below.
  8. Check the “Honor Pledge: I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment.” checkbox.
  9. Click the “Submit” button.

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