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Taxonomy Lab (student handout continued)
Part 4. Application and Extension (50 points)
The Guide on the Side
Context: A field guide is a book designed to help the reader identify organisms. It is generally designed to be brought into the
'field' or local area where such organisms exist to help distinguish between them. Field guides are often designed to help
users distinguish animals and plants that may be similar in appearance but are not necessarily closely related.
Scenario: Each year, the local environmental group publishes an updated field guide of organisms in your immediate area for
scout groups and environmental enthusiasts to use while they are exploring local parks and nature preserves. This year, they have
approached us, because they know we are studying taxonomy, and thought it would be a great way to get students involved in
studying nature. So, you will be creating a field guide of your own to submit for publication. Only the best entries will be selected
and receive the honor of being in this year's guide.
Challenge: You will choose any 10 living organisms that you can see and compile a picture collection of these organisms.
For each organism, you will highlight some information about it and include its scientific name.
Limitations:
1. The organisms cannot come from taxonomy lab pages.
2. The organisms must be living.
3. The photographs must be yours, not something pulled from the internet.
Rules:
1. You must use the template provided to submit your work.
2. You must include 10 photographs.
3. The images in the photographs must be clear.
4. You must include the common name and scientific name of each organism.
5. You must indicate the date and location of each picture.
6. Spelling and classification rules apply.
