Poster Project with Group 5
2/26/2009
Competencies: Information Technology, Aesthetic Awareness, Group Interaction,
Strategic Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Communication
<Basic Information on Poison Dart Frog>
“Don’t you
know that you’re toxic?” was the
title of our project based on the species of Poison Dart Frogs.
Information
Technology was a big part of our project because we had to research a
lot of
different information about our species on the internet. This
assignment
consisted of making a tri-fold board and a presentation about the
species. I
worked mostly on the introduction part, which was about basic
background
information on Poison Dart Frogs. As a group however, we came up with
ideas on
how the government and scientists could help this certain species.
Also, we
researched why poison dart frogs are going extinct and if there is any
hope for
their survival. On the actual day of presenting, we had to talk to our
fellow
classmates and professors about Poison Dart Frogs. Then, we also had to
examine
other people’s projects, and learn a little more about their
species. Some of
the projects that I liked were the species of clouded leopards,
Preswalski’s
horse, bats, coffee, and bananas. Certain projects were designed to
look a
certain way and others were designed to present a certain way. In the
end, I
voted Clouded Leopards as most humorous, Bats as most creative, and our
project
as most colorful. Our project did win most colorful because it applied
to our project.
Poison dart frogs come in many different bright colors, as it is one of
their defense
mechanisms.
Overall, this project
was very detailed and
there was a lot of work that went into it.
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