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BIG HISTORY PROJECT / PROJECT BASED LEARNING (PBL) 1 PROJECT BASED LEARNING Invent a species GROUP DIRECTIONS 2 KICKOFF 6 PROJECT CHECKLIST 9 INFORMATIONAL WRITING RUBRIC 10 PRESENTATION RUBRIC 11 COLLABORATION RUBRIC 12 FEEDBACK TABLE 13
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Page 1: Invent a Species

BIG HISTORY PROJECT / PROJECT BASED LEARNING (PBL) 1

PROJECT BASED LEARNINGInvent a species

GROUP DIRECTIONS 2

KICKOFF 6

PROJECT CHECKLIST 9

INFORMATIONAL WRITING RUBRIC 10

PRESENTATION RUBRIC 11

COLLABORATION RUBRIC 12

FEEDBACK TABLE 13

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Group directions

Group Name

Group Members

Project PromptInvent a species.

TaskAs a group you have the opportunity to invent a new species. Where did your species come from and how did it evolve? What skills and abilities does it have? What are the connections between the trends that led to its survival, its current ecosystem, and its characteristics and adaptations? What is its familial structure and location in the food web? How would your species impact oth-er things, both biologically and socially?

The development of your species must be grounded in scientific thought and reason. Evidence gathered from multiple sources must support the key features and descriptions of your species.

Final deliverables are due on:

Deliverables A. A built model of your new species (physical or digital) B. A Wikipedia entry about your new species C. A presentation about your new species

A. Model This is a built model of your species. Be creative. Make sure your model demonstrates at

least six key features of your species. The model can be physical or digital. Physical models must be built from scratch (for example, you cannot alter a doll that you bought) and durable enough to withstand presentations and transportation.

B. Wikipedia Entry This is a written document that describes your species. Design it similar to a Wikipedia

page. Your information must contain supporting evidence that clearly, concisely, and logically follows a line of reasoning.

Your Wikipedia page will include:

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1. An image or photo

2. An introductory description

3. Details about the categories below. You must include all five categories as well as a cohesive summary that clarifies the relationships among the categories.

a. Etymology (origin) and Definition

b. History and Evolution • Could include but is not limited to the following topics: i. Environmental trends that lead to survival ii. Current ecosystem iii. Characteristics, attributes, and adaptations

c. Habitat and Population • Could include but is not limited to the following topics: i. Familial structure ii. Location in the food web

d. Biology • Could include but is not limited to the following topics: i. Anatomy and physiology ii. Life cycle iii. Diet

e. Impact on the Earth

4. Sources (properly cited) • Make sure you use claim testers (logic, evidence, authority, intuition) to validate

each source.

C. Presentation As a group, you will give an eight-minute presentation to the class about your species. The

presentation will be directly followed by a four-minute question-and-answer (Q&A) session. Every group member must speak in the presentation. Prepare visuals aids as needed. Con-sult the Presentation Rubric as you prepare.

Timeline and CheckpointsAs a group, use the template below to plan how you will complete all the deliverables by the due dates. Your teacher will sign off on each checkpoint. You must complete each checkpoint — it will be factored into your final grade. Everyone in your group will receive the same grade for the overall project; each individual will also receive points for collaboration.

A. Group decision about the species and its key features Date due: B. Draft model plan Date due: C. Draft of Wikipedia page Date due:

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Resources2

Remember to use claim testers (logic, evidence, authority, intuition) to validate each source.

Books

1. Last Ape Standing, by Chip Walter

2. A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking

3. The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution, by Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending

4. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley

5. Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell

Articles

1. Daily Galaxy, “Are We Close to Creating Super Humans? –A Galaxy Insight” http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/01/are-we-close-to.html

2. Wikipedia page on humans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human

3. The Wall Street Journal, “Humans: Why They Triumphed” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703691804575254533386933138.html

4. “An Overdue Family Reunion,” by Stephanie Guzik http://vertebrates.si.edu/fishes/whalefish/index.html

5. National Geographic, “Species Hunt” http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/125-explore/seeking-new-species

Websites

1. Humanity+ is an international nonprofit membership organization that advocates the ethical use of technology to expand human capacities http://humanityplus.org/

2. “All About the Human Genome Project (HGP),” the National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/10001772

3. The Top 10 New Species — 2012 http://species.asu.edu/Top10

4. Encyclopedia of Life http://eol.org/

5. Science Daily New Species News http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/new_species/

6. The Telegraph Earth Picture Galleries — “New Species Found: Walking Catfish, Beelzebub Bat and Two-legged Lizard” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/9753208/New-species-found-walking-catfish-Beelzebub-bat-and-two-legged-lizard.html?frame=2431153

2 You may draw from any Big History Project resources, the resources provided here, or any resources that you find in your own research.

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Videos

1. “Juan Enriquez: Will Our Kids Be a Different Species?” http://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_will_our_kids_be_a_different_species.html

2. “Spencer Wells Builds a Family Tree for Humanity” http://www.ted.com/talks/spencer_wells_is_building_a_family_tree_for_all_humanity.html

Scientific Journal Articles

1. “Adaptive Evolution of a Key Phytoplankton Species to Ocean Acidification” http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v5/n5/abs/ngeo1441.html

2. “Impacts of Climate Change on the Future of Biodiversity” http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01736.x/full

3. “Human Enhancement, Evolution and Lifespan: Evolving Towards Immortality?” http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-35096-2_8

4. “The Genomic Impact of 100 Million Years of Social Evolution in Seven Ant Species” http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168952511001387

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Kickoff

DirectionsRead these short articles and then brainstorm your initial ideas about what species you’ll invent.

Mysterious ExtinctionFrom: http://www.livescience.com/23711-history-mysterious-extinctions.html

Holding a shark jaw inside a model of a megalodon jaw

MegalodonBetween 28 million and 1.5 million years ago, megalodon ruled Earth’s oceans. This terrifyingly large shark, which dined on giant whales with its seven-inch (18-cm)-long teeth, reached a maximum length of over 60 feet and weighed as much as 100 tons. For comparison, great white sharks — megalodon’s closest living relative — rarely reach the 20-foot (6-m) mark.

So what could cause a monster at the top of the food chain to sputter out of existence? Theories abound. One idea posits that megalodon couldn’t handle the oceanic cooling and sea-level drops that came with the ice ages of the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene epochs. Another explana-tion ties the shark’s demise to the disappearance of the giant whales it fed on.

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Lifesaving AdaptationsFrom: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/adaptation/?ar_a=1

Koala mother with young

KoalaKoalas have adapted to eat only the leaves of eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus trees are very low in protein and are toxic to many animal species. Being able to digest eucalyptus leaves is an adap-tation that benefits the koala by providing it a food source for which there is little competition.

What’s Next for Humans?From: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-01/the-human-race-will-come-to-an-end

Can humans survive themselves? What does the future have in store for the human race? Evolu-tion, as the past 4 billion years has repeatedly illustrated, holds an endless supply of tricks up its long and ancient sleeve. Anything is possible, given enough millennia. Inevitably the forces of natural selection will require us to branch out into differentiated versions of our current selves, like so many Galápagos finches — assuming, that is, that we have enough time to leave our evo-lution to our genes.

An illustration of human evolution

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Initial ideasSpecies are always adapting and evolving. Where is your new species on the tree of life? Add a branch that demonstrates what other species it’s related to and when it evolved.

BHP Unit 5, The Tree of Life infographic

Next, write five statements about this new species. You could include your thoughts about origin, evolution, skills, abilities, knowledge, society, technology, inventions, and culture.

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THE TREE OF LIFETAXONOMY

1600BCE

1500 1700 1800 1900 2000100020003000

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TAXONOMYTaxonomy is the science of naming and classifying different life forms. Oral traditions of taxonomy

predate writing and were first used when human ancestors described different food sources, predators,

and medicinal or poisonous plants. The advent of writing enabled more detailed, recorded taxonomies.

3000 BCEChinese Emperor Shen

Nung tests hundreds

of herbs for medicinal

value.

1500 BCEEgyptian wall paintings

and preserved scrolls

classify different plant

species by name.

384 - 322 BCEGreek philosopher

Aristotle launches the

western tradition of

taxonomy by classifying

plants and animals by their

size, habitat, and methods

of reproduction.

1516 - 1565Swiss scholar Conrad

von Gesner publishes a

five-volume compendium

of then-known life forms

in the 1550s.

1656 - 1708French botanist Joseph

Pitton de Tournefort

classifies about 9,000

species in 698 genera.

1707 - 1778Swedish botanist Carl

Linnaeus publishes The

System of Nature in 1735,

becoming the father of

modern taxonomy. Linnaeus

placed humans among the

primates and used binomial

nomenclature to classify us

as Homo sapiens.

1977American microbiologist Carl

Woese defines the Archaea

as separate domain of life,

introducing the three-domain

system used today.

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATIONScientists refer to a specific life form using its

Genus and species classifications. This naming

technique is called binomial nomenclature.

DomainKingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpecies

Eukaryota

Animalia

Chordata

Mammalia

Proboscidea

Elephantidae

Elephas

Maximus

Elephas maximusGENUS

ASIAN ELEPHANT

SPECIES

HOMINIDS Great Apes

Caenorhabditis briggsae

Caenorhabditis elegans

Saccharom

yces cerevisiae

Eremothecium

gossypii

Schizosaccharom

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Dictyostelium

discoideum

Arabidopsis thaliana

Oryza sativa

Cyanidioschyzon merolae

Plasmodium

falciparum

Cryptosporidium hom

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Thalassiosira pseudonana

Leishmania m

ajor

Giardia lamblia

Methanococcus jannaschii

Methanococcus m

aripaludi

Methanopyrus kandleri

Methanobacterium

thermautotrophicum

Pyrococcus abyssi

Pyrococcus horikoshii

Pyrococcus furiosus

Methanosarcina mazei

Methanosarcina acetivorans

Halobacterium sp. NRC−1

Archaeoglobus fulgidus

Thermoplasma acidophilum

Thermoplasma volcanium

Sulfolobus solfataricus

Sulfolobus tokodaiiAeropyrum pernix

Pyrobaculum aerophilum

Nanoarchaeum equitansShigella flexneri 2a 301

Shigella flexneri 2a 2457TEscherichia coli K12Escherichia coli O6Escherichia coli O157:H7Escherichia coli EDL933

Salmonella typhiSalmonella enterica

Salmonella typhimurium

Yersinia pestis CO92

Yersinia pestis KIM

Yersinia pestis Medievalis

Photorhabdus luminescens

Buchnera aphidicola Sg

Buchnera aphidicola APS

Buchnera aphidicola Bp

Wigglesworthia brevipalpis

Blochmannia floridanus

Haemophilus influenzae

Pasteurella multocida

Haemophilus ducreyi

Vibrio vulnificus CMCP6

Vibrio vulnificus YJ016

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Vibrio cholerae

Photobacterium profundum

Shewanella oneidensis

Pseudomonas syringae

Pseudomonas putida

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Xanthomonas campestris

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Fibrobacter succinogenes

Chlorobium tepidum

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Chlamydia muridarum

Chlamydia trachomatis

Chlamydophila caviae

Chlamydophila pneumoniae TW183Chlamydophila pneumoniae J138Chlamydophila pneumoniae CWL02Chlamydophila pneumoniae AR39

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Treponema denticolaBifidobacterium longum

Tropheryma whipplei TW08/27

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Streptomyces avermitilis

Streptomyces coelicolor

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This phylogenetic tree of life uses genome sequencing data to

map the relationships between 191 different species in the three

domains of life: Eukaryota, Bacteria, and Archaea.

All life on Earth shares one common ancestor, and is thought to include between 10 million and

30 million different species.

http://itol.embl.de/

LUCALAST UNIVERSAL COMMON ANCESTOR

A single-celled organism living more than 3.5 BYA.

This domain includes all of the plants, animals, and fungi, and some

single-celled organisms. Eukaryotes are distinguished by their complex

cells, which contain a membrane-enclosed nucleus.

The creatures most familiar to us, animals, are members of the same kingdom.

FungiAmoebozoa

ArchaeplastidaPlantae

ChromalveolataExcavata

Animalia

EUKARYOTA HumansHomo sapiens

Our species, primates in the Animalia kingdom of the Eukaryota, is thought to have first evolved in Africa about 200,000 years ago. Genetically, our closest living relative is the chimpanzee.

Mosquito

Roundworm

RedJunglefowlPufferfish

Mouse

Chimpanzee

These single-celled prokaryotic organisms often

live in extreme environmental conditions. Once

considered to be Bacteria, these microorganisms

are now recognized as a separate domain of life.

ARCHAEA

Pyrococcus furiosus

This species of Archaea, found in extremely hot conditions near hydrothermal vents, thrives at temperatures between 158°F and 217°F (70°-100°C). In addition to its unique habitat, P. furiosus is also unusual for having enzymes containing tungsten, a very rare element in living organisms.

AnthraxBacillus anthracis

This deadly bacteria infected hundreds of thousands of people and animals every year until a vaccine was

developed by Louis Pasteur in 1881.

These single-celled prokaryotic organisms were among

the first life forms to appear on Earth. Often spherical,

rod-like, or spiral in shape, these microorganisms

function without a membrane-enclosed cell nucleus.

BACTERIA

THE TREE OF LIFETAXONOMY

1600BCE

1500 1700 1800 1900 2000100020003000

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TAXONOMYTaxonomy is the science of naming and classifying different life forms. Oral traditions of taxonomy

predate writing and were first used when human ancestors described different food sources, predators,

and medicinal or poisonous plants. The advent of writing enabled more detailed, recorded taxonomies.

3000 BCEChinese Emperor Shen

Nung tests hundreds

of herbs for medicinal

value.

1500 BCEEgyptian wall paintings

and preserved scrolls

classify different plant

species by name.

384 - 322 BCEGreek philosopher

Aristotle launches the

western tradition of

taxonomy by classifying

plants and animals by their

size, habitat, and methods

of reproduction.

1516 - 1565Swiss scholar Conrad

von Gesner publishes a

five-volume compendium

of then-known life forms

in the 1550s.

1656 - 1708French botanist Joseph

Pitton de Tournefort

classifies about 9,000

species in 698 genera.

1707 - 1778Swedish botanist Carl

Linnaeus publishes The

System of Nature in 1735,

becoming the father of

modern taxonomy. Linnaeus

placed humans among the

primates and used binomial

nomenclature to classify us

as Homo sapiens.

1977American microbiologist Carl

Woese defines the Archaea

as separate domain of life,

introducing the three-domain

system used today.

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATIONScientists refer to a specific life form using its

Genus and species classifications. This naming

technique is called binomial nomenclature.

DomainKingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpecies

Eukaryota

Animalia

Chordata

Mammalia

Proboscidea

Elephantidae

Elephas

Maximus

Elephas maximusGENUS

ASIAN ELEPHANT

SPECIES

HOMINIDS Great Apes

Caenorhabditis briggsae

Caenorhabditis elegans

Saccharom

yces cerevisiae

Eremothecium

gossypii

Schizosaccharom

yces pombe

Dictyostelium

discoideum

Arabidopsis thaliana

Oryza sativa

Cyanidioschyzon merolae

Plasmodium

falciparum

Cryptosporidium hom

inis

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Leishmania m

ajor

Giardia lamblia

Methanococcus jannaschii

Methanococcus m

aripaludi

Methanopyrus kandleri

Methanobacterium

thermautotrophicum

Pyrococcus abyssi

Pyrococcus horikoshii

Pyrococcus furiosus

Methanosarcina mazei

Methanosarcina acetivorans

Halobacterium sp. NRC−1

Archaeoglobus fulgidus

Thermoplasma acidophilum

Thermoplasma volcanium

Sulfolobus solfataricus

Sulfolobus tokodaiiAeropyrum pernix

Pyrobaculum aerophilum

Nanoarchaeum equitansShigella flexneri 2a 301

Shigella flexneri 2a 2457TEscherichia coli K12Escherichia coli O6Escherichia coli O157:H7Escherichia coli EDL933

Salmonella typhiSalmonella enterica

Salmonella typhimurium

Yersinia pestis CO92

Yersinia pestis KIM

Yersinia pestis Medievalis

Photorhabdus luminescens

Buchnera aphidicola Sg

Buchnera aphidicola APS

Buchnera aphidicola Bp

Wigglesworthia brevipalpis

Blochmannia floridanus

Haemophilus influenzae

Pasteurella multocida

Haemophilus ducreyi

Vibrio vulnificus CMCP6

Vibrio vulnificus YJ016

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Vibrio cholerae

Photobacterium profundum

Shewanella oneidensis

Pseudomonas syringae

Pseudomonas putida

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Enterococcus faecalis

Lactococcus lactis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Streptococcus mutans

Streptococcus agalactiae II

Streptococcus agalactiae

Streptococcus pyogenes M1

Streptococcus pyogenes

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Fibrobacter succinogenes

Chlorobium tepidum

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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

Chlamydia muridarum

Chlamydia trachomatis

Chlamydophila caviae

Chlamydophila pneumoniae TW183Chlamydophila pneumoniae J138Chlamydophila pneumoniae CWL02Chlamydophila pneumoniae AR39

Gemmata obscuriglobusRhodopirellula balticaLeptospira interrogans L1−130

Leptospira interrogans 56601

Borrelia burgdorferiTreponema pallidum

Treponema denticolaBifidobacterium longum

Tropheryma whipplei TW08/27

Tropheryma whipplei Twist

Streptomyces avermitilis

Streptomyces coelicolor

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Corynebacterium glutamicum

Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

Mycobacterium leprae

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CDC1551

Mycobacterium

tuberculosis

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Fusobacterium nucleatum

Aquifex aeolicus

Thermotoga m

aritima

Dehalococcoides ethenogenes

Thermus therm

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Gloeobacter violaceus

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This phylogenetic tree of life uses genome sequencing data to

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All life on Earth shares one common ancestor, and is thought to include between 10 million and

30 million different species.

http://itol.embl.de/

LUCALAST UNIVERSAL COMMON ANCESTOR

A single-celled organism living more than 3.5 BYA.

This domain includes all of the plants, animals, and fungi, and some

single-celled organisms. Eukaryotes are distinguished by their complex

cells, which contain a membrane-enclosed nucleus.

The creatures most familiar to us, animals, are members of the same kingdom.

FungiAmoebozoa

ArchaeplastidaPlantae

ChromalveolataExcavata

Animalia

EUKARYOTA HumansHomo sapiens

Our species, primates in the Animalia kingdom of the Eukaryota, is thought to have first evolved in Africa about 200,000 years ago. Genetically, our closest living relative is the chimpanzee.

Mosquito

Roundworm

RedJunglefowlPufferfish

Mouse

Chimpanzee

These single-celled prokaryotic organisms often

live in extreme environmental conditions. Once

considered to be Bacteria, these microorganisms

are now recognized as a separate domain of life.

ARCHAEA

Pyrococcus furiosus

This species of Archaea, found in extremely hot conditions near hydrothermal vents, thrives at temperatures between 158°F and 217°F (70°-100°C). In addition to its unique habitat, P. furiosus is also unusual for having enzymes containing tungsten, a very rare element in living organisms.

AnthraxBacillus anthracis

This deadly bacteria infected hundreds of thousands of people and animals every year until a vaccine was

developed by Louis Pasteur in 1881.

These single-celled prokaryotic organisms were among

the first life forms to appear on Earth. Often spherical,

rod-like, or spiral in shape, these microorganisms

function without a membrane-enclosed cell nucleus.

BACTERIA

THE TREE OF LIFETAXONOMY

1600BCE

1500 1700 1800 1900 2000100020003000

A BRIEF HISTORY OF TAXONOMYTaxonomy is the science of naming and classifying different life forms. Oral traditions of taxonomy

predate writing and were first used when human ancestors described different food sources, predators,

and medicinal or poisonous plants. The advent of writing enabled more detailed, recorded taxonomies.

3000 BCEChinese Emperor Shen

Nung tests hundreds

of herbs for medicinal

value.

1500 BCEEgyptian wall paintings

and preserved scrolls

classify different plant

species by name.

384 - 322 BCEGreek philosopher

Aristotle launches the

western tradition of

taxonomy by classifying

plants and animals by their

size, habitat, and methods

of reproduction.

1516 - 1565Swiss scholar Conrad

von Gesner publishes a

five-volume compendium

of then-known life forms

in the 1550s.

1656 - 1708French botanist Joseph

Pitton de Tournefort

classifies about 9,000

species in 698 genera.

1707 - 1778Swedish botanist Carl

Linnaeus publishes The

System of Nature in 1735,

becoming the father of

modern taxonomy. Linnaeus

placed humans among the

primates and used binomial

nomenclature to classify us

as Homo sapiens.

1977American microbiologist Carl

Woese defines the Archaea

as separate domain of life,

introducing the three-domain

system used today.

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATIONScientists refer to a specific life form using its

Genus and species classifications. This naming

technique is called binomial nomenclature.

DomainKingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpecies

Eukaryota

Animalia

Chordata

Mammalia

Proboscidea

Elephantidae

Elephas

Maximus

Elephas maximusGENUS

ASIAN ELEPHANT

SPECIES

HOMINIDS Great Apes

Caenorhabditis briggsae

Caenorhabditis elegans

Saccharom

yces cerevisiae

Eremothecium

gossypii

Schizosaccharom

yces pombe

Dictyostelium

discoideum

Arabidopsis thaliana

Oryza sativa

Cyanidioschyzon merolae

Plasmodium

falciparum

Cryptosporidium hom

inis

Thalassiosira pseudonana

Leishmania m

ajor

Giardia lamblia

Methanococcus jannaschii

Methanococcus m

aripaludi

Methanopyrus kandleri

Methanobacterium

thermautotrophicum

Pyrococcus abyssi

Pyrococcus horikoshii

Pyrococcus furiosus

Methanosarcina mazei

Methanosarcina acetivorans

Halobacterium sp. NRC−1

Archaeoglobus fulgidus

Thermoplasma acidophilum

Thermoplasma volcanium

Sulfolobus solfataricus

Sulfolobus tokodaiiAeropyrum pernix

Pyrobaculum aerophilum

Nanoarchaeum equitansShigella flexneri 2a 301

Shigella flexneri 2a 2457TEscherichia coli K12Escherichia coli O6Escherichia coli O157:H7Escherichia coli EDL933

Salmonella typhiSalmonella enterica

Salmonella typhimurium

Yersinia pestis CO92

Yersinia pestis KIM

Yersinia pestis Medievalis

Photorhabdus luminescens

Buchnera aphidicola Sg

Buchnera aphidicola APS

Buchnera aphidicola Bp

Wigglesworthia brevipalpis

Blochmannia floridanus

Haemophilus influenzae

Pasteurella multocida

Haemophilus ducreyi

Vibrio vulnificus CMCP6

Vibrio vulnificus YJ016

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Vibrio cholerae

Photobacterium profundum

Shewanella oneidensis

Pseudomonas syringae

Pseudomonas putida

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Xanthomonas campestris

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Xylella fastidiosa 9a5c

Xylella fastid

iosa 700964

Coxiella

burnetii

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a

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Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579

Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Streptococcus mutans

Streptococcus agalactiae II

Streptococcus agalactiae

Streptococcus pyogenes M1

Streptococcus pyogenes

MGAS8232

Streptococcus pyogenes

MGAS315

Streptococcus pyogenes SSI−1

Fibrobacter succinogenes

Chlorobium tepidum

Porphyromonas gingivalis

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

Chlamydia muridarum

Chlamydia trachomatis

Chlamydophila caviae

Chlamydophila pneumoniae TW183Chlamydophila pneumoniae J138Chlamydophila pneumoniae CWL02Chlamydophila pneumoniae AR39

Gemmata obscuriglobusRhodopirellula balticaLeptospira interrogans L1−130

Leptospira interrogans 56601

Borrelia burgdorferiTreponema pallidum

Treponema denticolaBifidobacterium longum

Tropheryma whipplei TW08/27

Tropheryma whipplei Twist

Streptomyces avermitilis

Streptomyces coelicolor

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Corynebacterium efficiens

Corynebacterium glutamicum

ATCC 13032

Corynebacterium glutamicum

Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

Mycobacterium leprae

Mycobacterium

bovis

Mycobacterium

tuberculosis

CDC1551

Mycobacterium

tuberculosis

H37Rv

Fusobacterium nucleatum

Aquifex aeolicus

Thermotoga m

aritima

Dehalococcoides ethenogenes

Thermus therm

ophilus

Deinococcus radiodurans

Gloeobacter violaceus

Synechococcus elongatus

Nostoc sp. PCC 712

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CC6803

Prochlorococcus m

arinus

CCMP

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arinus

SS

12

Synechococcus sp. W

H8102

Prochlorococcus m

arinus

MIT9313

Acidobacterium

capsulatum

Solibacter usitatus

This phylogenetic tree of life uses genome sequencing data to

map the relationships between 191 different species in the three

domains of life: Eukaryota, Bacteria, and Archaea.

All life on Earth shares one common ancestor, and is thought to include between 10 million and

30 million different species.

http://itol.embl.de/

LUCALAST UNIVERSAL COMMON ANCESTOR

A single-celled organism living more than 3.5 BYA.

This domain includes all of the plants, animals, and fungi, and some

single-celled organisms. Eukaryotes are distinguished by their complex

cells, which contain a membrane-enclosed nucleus.

The creatures most familiar to us, animals, are members of the same kingdom.

FungiAmoebozoa

ArchaeplastidaPlantae

ChromalveolataExcavata

Animalia

EUKARYOTA HumansHomo sapiens

Our species, primates in the Animalia kingdom of the Eukaryota, is thought to have first evolved in Africa about 200,000 years ago. Genetically, our closest living relative is the chimpanzee.

Mosquito

Roundworm

RedJunglefowlPufferfish

Mouse

Chimpanzee

These single-celled prokaryotic organisms often

live in extreme environmental conditions. Once

considered to be Bacteria, these microorganisms

are now recognized as a separate domain of life.

ARCHAEA

Pyrococcus furiosus

This species of Archaea, found in extremely hot conditions near hydrothermal vents, thrives at temperatures between 158°F and 217°F (70°-100°C). In addition to its unique habitat, P. furiosus is also unusual for having enzymes containing tungsten, a very rare element in living organisms.

AnthraxBacillus anthracis

This deadly bacteria infected hundreds of thousands of people and animals every year until a vaccine was

developed by Louis Pasteur in 1881.

These single-celled prokaryotic organisms were among

the first life forms to appear on Earth. Often spherical,

rod-like, or spiral in shape, these microorganisms

function without a membrane-enclosed cell nucleus.

BACTERIA

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follo

w.

• U

ses

info

rmat

ion

that

is o

nly

so

met

imes

in li

ne w

ith th

e ov

eral

l pu

rpos

e.•

Atte

mpt

s to

con

side

r an

d ad

dres

s al

tern

ativ

e pe

rspe

ctiv

es b

ut d

oes

no

t do

so c

ompl

etel

y.

• P

rese

nts

info

rmat

ion,

ar

gum

ents

, ide

as, o

r fin

ding

s cl

earl

y, c

onci

sely

, or

logi

cally

.•

Is w

ell-

supp

orte

d by

ev

iden

ce.

• H

as a

line

of r

easo

ning

that

is

eas

y to

follo

w.

• C

lear

ly a

nd c

ompl

etel

y

addr

esse

s al

tern

ativ

e or

op

posi

ng p

ersp

ectiv

es.

• D

oes

an e

xcep

tiona

l job

pre

sent

ing

info

rmat

ion,

arg

umen

ts, i

deas

, or

find

ings

cle

arly

, con

cise

ly, a

nd

logi

cally

.•

Is w

ell-

supp

orte

d w

ith r

elev

ant,

an

d in

tere

stin

g ev

iden

ce.

• Th

e lin

e of

rea

soni

ng is

logi

cal,

easy

to

follo

w, w

ell c

raft

ed, a

nd u

ses

info

rmat

ion

that

is in

line

with

the

over

all p

urpo

se.

• C

lear

ly a

nd c

ompl

etel

y ad

dres

ses

rele

vant

alte

rnat

ive

or o

ppos

ing

pers

pect

ives

.

Org

aniz

atio

n•

Doe

s no

t mee

t the

pr

esen

tatio

n gu

idel

ines

.•

Doe

s no

t hav

e a

prop

er

intr

oduc

tion

or c

oncl

usio

n.•

Doe

s no

t use

tim

e al

lotte

d (i.

e., t

oo lo

ng o

r to

o sh

ort)

.

• M

eets

mos

t req

uire

men

ts fo

r th

e

pres

enta

tion

guid

elin

es.

• H

as a

pro

per

intr

oduc

tion

and

co

nclu

sion

, but

they

are

not

cle

ar

or in

tere

stin

g.•

Use

s th

e tim

e al

lotte

d, b

ut d

oes

no

t div

ide

up th

at ti

me

logi

cally

(i.

e., u

ses

too

little

or

too

muc

h

time

on a

topi

c or

idea

).

• M

eets

all

pres

enta

tion

guid

elin

es.

• H

ad a

pro

per

intr

oduc

tion

that

is c

lear

and

logi

cal.

• U

ses

the

time

allo

tted

wel

l an

d ha

s or

gani

zed

the

time

appr

opri

atel

y.

• M

eets

all

pres

enta

tion

guid

elin

es

and

is p

artic

ular

ly in

tere

stin

g an

d th

ough

tful

ly o

rgan

ized

.•

Has

an

intr

oduc

tion

that

hoo

ks

the

audi

ence

and

a c

oncl

usio

n

that

inci

tes

ques

tions

and

furt

her

inte

rest

.•

Org

aniz

es a

nd u

ses

times

ef

fect

ivel

y.

Eyes

, Bod

y,

and

Voic

e•

Doe

s no

t loo

k at

the

audi

ence

or

mak

e ey

e co

ntac

t.•

Lack

s po

ise

(app

ears

ner

vous

, fid

gety

, slo

uchy

).•

Spe

aks

in a

way

that

is h

ard

to u

nder

stan

d.

• M

akes

infr

eque

nt e

ye c

onta

ct w

ith

the

audi

ence

.•

Sho

ws

som

e po

ise

(lim

ited

fidge

ting,

ne

rvou

snes

s, e

tc.).

• S

peak

s cl

earl

y m

ost o

f the

tim

e,

but m

ay b

e di

ffic

ult t

o un

ders

tand

or

hea

r at

tim

es.

• Ke

eps

eye

cont

act w

ith th

e

audi

ence

mos

t of t

he ti

me

only

gla

nces

at n

otes

or

slid

es.

• S

how

s po

ise

and

conf

iden

ce.

• S

peak

s cl

earl

y an

d is

eas

y to

un

ders

tand

.

• Ke

eps

eye

cont

act w

ith th

e au

dien

ce th

roug

hout

. •

Sho

w e

xcep

tiona

l poi

se a

nd

conf

iden

ce.

• S

peak

s cl

earl

y, a

nd is

inte

rest

ing

to

list

en to

.

Resp

onse

to

Aud

ienc

e Q

uest

ions

• D

oes

not d

irec

tly a

ddre

ss

the

ques

tions

, goe

s of

f top

ic.

• A

nsw

ers

audi

ence

que

stio

ns, b

ut

not a

lway

s co

mpl

etel

y an

d cl

earl

y.•

Ans

wer

s qu

estio

ns c

lear

ly

and

com

plet

ely.

• Fr

eely

adm

its n

ot k

now

ing

the

answ

er to

a q

uest

ion.

• A

nsw

ers

clea

rly

and

com

plet

ely

an

d pr

ovid

es r

elev

ant d

etai

ls.

• A

dmits

not

kno

win

g th

e an

swer

to

a q

uest

ion,

and

pro

vide

s id

eas

fo

r fin

ding

ans

wer

s.

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Rubr

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irec

tions

: Giv

e yo

urse

lf an

d ea

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r of

you

r gr

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a sc

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the

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ratio

n R

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our

teac

her

will

use

thes

e sc

ores

as

part

of e

ach

grou

p m

embe

r’s in

divi

dual

sc

ore

for

the

proj

ect.

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u ne

ed m

ore

row

s fo

r ad

ditio

nal g

roup

mem

bers

, use

the

back

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his

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tand

ard

(1)

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roac

hing

Sta

ndar

d (2

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t Sta

ndar

d (3

)A

bove

Sta

ndar

d (4

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gro

up m

embe

r do

es n

ot c

ompl

ete

proj

ect t

asks

or

does

not

com

plet

e ta

sks

on ti

me.

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she

does

not

hel

p th

e gr

oup

solv

e pr

oble

ms,

giv

e us

eful

feed

-ba

ck, o

r us

e fe

edba

ck fr

om o

ther

s. T

he

grou

p m

embe

r do

es n

ot s

how

res

pect

fo

r gr

oup

mat

es (e

.g.,

inte

rrup

ting,

ig

nori

ng id

eas,

bei

ng u

nkin

d).

This

gro

up m

embe

r is

som

etim

es p

re-

pare

d to

wor

k w

ith th

e gr

oup.

Thi

s gr

oup

mem

ber

does

pro

ject

task

s w

hen

rem

inde

d an

d so

met

imes

com

plet

es

task

s on

tim

e. H

e/sh

e so

met

imes

off

ers

to h

elp

othe

rs, s

omet

imes

sha

res

idea

s,

and

is u

sual

ly p

olite

and

kin

d to

gro

up

mat

es.

This

gro

up m

embe

r co

mpl

etes

task

s w

ithou

t bei

ng r

emin

ded

and

uses

feed

-ba

ck fr

om o

ther

s. H

e/sh

e he

lps

the

grou

p so

lve

prob

lem

s an

d st

ay o

rga-

nize

d, a

nd li

sten

s ca

refu

lly to

gro

up

mat

es. T

his

pers

on is

pol

ite a

nd k

ind.

This

gro

up m

embe

r do

es m

ore

than

w

hat i

s re

quir

ed a

nd a

sks

for

feed

back

to

impr

ove

his/

her

wor

k. H

e/sh

e st

eps

in to

hel

p ot

her

grou

p m

embe

rs w

hen

they

are

abs

ent o

r ne

ed h

elp,

and

he/

she

enco

urag

es g

roup

mat

es to

sha

re

idea

s by

rec

ogni

zing

and

pro

mot

ing

ever

yone

’s s

tren

gths

.

Nam

eS

core

Why

did

you

cho

ose

this

sco

re?

Your

Nam

e:

Gro

up M

embe

r’s N

ame:

Gro

up M

embe

r’s N

ame:

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up M

embe

r’s N

ame:

Ada

pted

from

the

Buc

k In

stitu

te C

olla

bora

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ric.

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