African Elephants Student Research Project 1. Student Name Class: _____ 2

African Elephants

Student Research Project

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Student Name

Class: _____

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Title of Presentation

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Use your research notes to begin your presentation:

1. First organize your notes

2. Provide background information on your topic

3. Give information about countries that want to buy ivory

4. Provide information about African countries that want to sell ivory.

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Read these instructions carefully.

1. Save this presentation using your class number and letter, and first initial and entire last name.

For example: 6Afkreienkamp

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Instructions:

1. Do your research first.

2. Know your material.

3. Think through what you will be presenting to the class.

4. This is work time so stay focused.

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Read these instructions carefully.

1. Save your presentation every 5 minutes.

2. You will need at least 25 slides.3. Do not place more than one

picture on a slide.4. Credit any picture by copying the

website URL and paste it on the slide at the bottom in a text box.

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More Instructions:

1. Provide relevant details

2. No grammatical/spelling errors

3. Use college or university sites with domain name .edu

4. Answer the who, what, when, why, why, and how questions

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More Instructions:

1. Keep this background

2. Keep transitions

3. Do not animate slides

4. Keep the presentation’s font size

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You may use these online resources:

1. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

2. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/world/africa/africas-elephants-are-being-slaughtered-in-poaching-frenzy.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

3. http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/elephants/african_elphants/

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African Elephants

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Background Information Explain Explain Explain

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Ivory Explain Explain Explain

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United States and Ivory Explain Explain Explain

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China and Ivory Similar or related careers Explain Explain Explain

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Poaching Explain Explain Explain

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PoachingWrite a paragraph explaining what poaching is.

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PoachingWrite a paragraph explaining why poaching is such a severe problem in Africa.

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PoachingWrite a paragraph explaining possible solutions to poaching in Africa.

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Is there hope?Write a paragraph explaining your feelings about solutions to this problem.

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Ivory

(insert picture here)

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African elephants

(insert picture here)

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