Biological Succession Presentation Planning Guide

Biology Week 34 - Day 2 - 5

335 - Biological Succession Presentation Planning Guide Evaluation Rubric

Background

Establish a "real world" role for the student making the presentation.
(examples: scientist, engineer, local citizen, museum director, politician, teacher, etc.)
Establish a valid reason for the presentation.
Determine the time requirement for the presentation.
Define what skills are needed to complete the task. (examples: information evaluation, using PowerPoint, video editing, public speaking, etc.)

As an experienced biology student, you are asked to make a PowerPoint presentation to be used in teaching biological succession to middle school students.
The presentation must run, without assistance, for a time of no less than 2 minutes 30 seconds and no more than 3 minutes.
To successfully complete this presentation, you must be able to find relevent information, good quality digital pictures, and be able to put these together into a professional looking presentation.

Audience

Define who will view the presentation.
(examples: community members, business persons, organization, students, etc.)

Your audience will be Frontier Middle School students.

Purpose:

Define the impact the presentation will have on the audience.
(examples: inform, persuade, inspire, teach, etc.)

The puropse of your presentation is to teach how biological succession takes place.

Presentation

Define the format of the presentation. Exactly what will the presentation "look like".
(examples: oral presentation, automated PowerPoint presentation, video presentation, etc.)
Identify the curriculum content to be included in the presentation.

Make a 3-minute automated PowerPoint presentation explaining what biological succession is and showing how it has occured in the area around Mount St. Helens since the volcanic eruption in 1980.

Visual Aid

Define the type or types of visual aid to be used.
Establish what materials and skills will be needed.

Pictures in the presentation must show the area before the eruption, during the eruption, immediately after the eruption, and how succession has taken place since the eruption.
The colors of the pictures, slide backgrounds, lettering on the slides, and slide transitions must be pleasing and easy on the eye.
Movies and sound are optional.

Timeline

Establish a timeline for the completion of the presentation.

Timeline for completing the presentation
Day 1:

Begin researching the topic of the presentation.
Day 2:

Continue research and gather digital visual aids.
Begin putting the presentation together.
Day 3:

Complete the presentation and polish the visuals.
Day 4:

Show the presentation.

335 - Biological Succession Presentation Planning Guide Evaluation Rubric
Background	Establish a "real world" role for the student making the presentation. (examples: scientist, engineer, local citizen, museum director, politician, teacher, etc.) Establish a valid reason for the presentation. Determine the time requirement for the presentation. Define what skills are needed to complete the task. (examples: information evaluation, using PowerPoint, video editing, public speaking, etc.)
Background	As an experienced biology student, you are asked to make a PowerPoint presentation to be used in teaching biological succession to middle school students. The presentation must run, without assistance, for a time of no less than 2 minutes 30 seconds and no more than 3 minutes. To successfully complete this presentation, you must be able to find relevent information, good quality digital pictures, and be able to put these together into a professional looking presentation.
Audience	Define who will view the presentation. (examples: community members, business persons, organization, students, etc.)
Audience	Your audience will be Frontier Middle School students.
Purpose:	Define the impact the presentation will have on the audience. (examples: inform, persuade, inspire, teach, etc.)
Purpose:	The puropse of your presentation is to teach how biological succession takes place.
Presentation	Define the format of the presentation. Exactly what will the presentation "look like". (examples: oral presentation, automated PowerPoint presentation, video presentation, etc.) Identify the curriculum content to be included in the presentation.
Presentation	Make a 3-minute automated PowerPoint presentation explaining what biological succession is and showing how it has occured in the area around Mount St. Helens since the volcanic eruption in 1980.
Visual Aid	Define the type or types of visual aid to be used. Establish what materials and skills will be needed.
Visual Aid	Pictures in the presentation must show the area before the eruption, during the eruption, immediately after the eruption, and how succession has taken place since the eruption. The colors of the pictures, slide backgrounds, lettering on the slides, and slide transitions must be pleasing and easy on the eye. Movies and sound are optional.
Timeline	Establish a timeline for the completion of the presentation.
Timeline	Timeline for completing the presentation Day 1: Begin researching the topic of the presentation. Day 2: Continue research and gather digital visual aids. Begin putting the presentation together. Day 3: Complete the presentation and polish the visuals. Day 4: Show the presentation.