CA STANDARD: LS3b & RST 6-8.5
ASSIGNMENT: NATURAL SELECTION POSTER
1. How does this assignment relate to the standard? Rewrite the standard in your own words.
LS3b - Students know how Charles Darwin reached his conclusions that natural selection is the main cause of evolution.
RST6-8.5 - Identify the structure an author uses to organize a text and the contribute to the whole topic.
This assignment relates to the standard because on the poster, we had to write about the theory of Charles Darwin and natural selection. We also had to write how each step related to the animal of our choice and what phases the animals go through.
RST6-8.5 - Identify the structure an author uses to organize a text and the contribute to the whole topic.
This assignment relates to the standard because on the poster, we had to write about the theory of Charles Darwin and natural selection. We also had to write how each step related to the animal of our choice and what phases the animals go through.
2. What are the steps you took to complete and do well on this assignment?
In order to do well on this assignment, I took my time to review my notes and ask many questions to my partner. I made sure that I knew the the topic and understood it completely. I took notes and asked all the questions I needed to. I made sure that I had enough information on my animal, the panda. Because I chose an animal that only had one baby per year, I had to gather more information.
3. This assignment demonstrates the following strengths...
This assignment demonstrates the strength of understanding the theory of Charles Darwin and the steps of natural selection. It also demonstrates the strength of creativity. We not only had to find information but we also had to draw pictures that related with the different steps of natural selection. We had to use of the internet to find information on the animarl we chose and rewrite it into our own words. We had to describe each section of natural selection using the animal we chose.
4. I could have improved my work on this assignment by...
I could have done better on this assignment by bieng more precise with my words when comparing my animal to the step in natural selection. I could have also taken some more time to do more reaserch the day before so i didnt have to cram everything on the last day. I could have also taken in more effort to draw my pictures more neatly and more organized. I should have pre-planned out how I would organize my poster instead of just planning as I make the poster. I think that if I planned before, I would have been able to make my poster even better.
5. How will you apply the skill you learned from this assignment in either the real world, when you are an adult, or in their classes while you are still a student?
I will use the knowledge of Charels Darwin and his theory in future years of school. I will remember his theory and use it to do well on my upcomming science tests and projects. I will also use the knowledge of natural selection if I decide to become a naturalist or a zoologist. I will use the skill of time management in everyday life when I have things to do within a certain amount of time. I will also use the skill of creativity in other classes when I have projects or when I just want to make something look nice or decorate something.