Animal Classification Infographic

Activity Overview

Students can further their study of classification by choosing an organism and conducting research to create a striking and informative infographic! In their poster, students can include an image of the organism along with its: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species. Students can also include information about the organism's habitat, food, life span, statistics about its population worldwide, etc.

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Template and Class Instructions

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Objective: Create an infographic about your favorite organism!

Student Instructions:

Click "Start Assignment"
Using the template provided, input important facts about your organism into the text boxes. Add more text boxes if needed.
Add appropriate animals, characters, scenes and items to enhance your presentation.
Include the following: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
Also include information about the organism's habitat, food, life span, statistics about its population worldwide, etc

Animal Classification Infographic Template

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Lesson Plan Reference

Grade Level 6-8

Difficulty Level 3 (Developing to Mastery)

Type of Assignment Individual

Type of Activity: Infographic Gallery

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Rubric

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Infographic Poster Rubric

Create an infographic poster that highlights the important facts about a topic using engaging imagery and text.

	Proficient	Emerging	Needs Improvement
Description	There are at least five accurate and important facts about the topic.	There are less than five accurate and important facts about the topic or there is information that is not relevant.	The infographic does not contain important information about the topic.
Artistic Depictions	The design and art chosen to depict the topic are relevant and enhance the viewers understanding of the facts. Time and care was taken to ensure that the design is neat, eye-catching, and creative.	The design and art chosen to depict the topic are mostly relevant but there may be some liberties taken that distract from the topic. Scene constructions are neat, and meet basic expectations.	The art and design chosen to depict the topic are too limited or incomplete.
English Conventions	Ideas are organized. There are few or no grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors.	Ideas are mostly organized. There are some grammatical, mechanical, or spelling errors.	Storyboard text is difficult to understand.