SCIN 130 American Military University Wk 1 Western Diamond Backed Rattlesnake PPT

Part 2:UPLOAD A BRIEF PRESENTATION INTRODUCING YOUR COURSE PROJECT TOPIC (submitted as an attachment)

The topic of the course project will be any species native to your area. 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 petbut rather a species that is native to the local area where you live. You should make sure to select a different species than your classmates – so include the name of your species in the title of your post.

• Familiarize yourself with the Course Project Guide.
• Create a narrated PowerPoint presentation (or other multimedia program as approved by your instructor) (2-3 slides) and upload it as a file attachment to your forum post. For instructions on how to create audio narration in PowerPoint, see the following link: Record a Slide Show With Narration.
• Your mini-presentation should include the following:Your name, date, class name and my nameCommon and scientific names of the organism. If you need help writing a scientific name, check out this great resource from Chomchalow (2001): http://www.journal.au.edu/au_techno/2001/oct2001/howto.pdfArea of residence (city, state, country, etc.)Why you chose this organism

Resources

Chomchalow, N. (2001). How to write scientific names of organisms. AU Journal of Technology. 5(2).

Organism:

Two-striped Garter Snake

https://copr.nrs.ucsb.edu/natural-resources/reptil…

THE AMERICAN BEAVER, CASTOR
CANADENSIS
STUDENT NAME
04 MARCH 2020
SCIN130
PROFESSOR NAME
BEAVER BACKGROUND
https://www.tn.gov/twra/wildlife/mammals/medium/a
merican-beaver.html
– Aquatic mammal and the
largest rodent in North
America.
– The American Beaver
occurs all across Tennessee
– Live in streams, rivers,
wetlands, ponds, and small
lakes
– Known for their skills in
building dams
– Eats bark of tender twigs
and various water plants
– Mostly nocturnal
WHY THE BEAVER?
– Ability to influence the
economy
– Effects on fish
– Landscape effect
– Effects on birds
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/coasta
l-beavers-help-salmon-recovery-washington/#close
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/co
astal-beavers-help-salmon-recovery-washington/#close
WORKS CITED
Conlin, M., Jaacks, J., Ryan, P., & James, C. H. (2019, August 14). Beavers on the coast
are helping salmon bounce back. Here’s how. Retrieved March 4, 2020, from
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/coastal-beavers-help-salmonrecovery-washington/#close
Rosell, F., Bozsér, O., Collen, P., & Parker, H. (2005, December 19). Ecological impact of
beavers Castor fiber and Castor canadensis and their ability to modify ecosystems.
Retrieved March 4, 2020, from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.13652907.2005.00067.x