EVOLUTION COMPUTER PROJECT

Your Subject____________________________________

You will be working with a partner, and you will be responsible for researching and presenting a 3-5 minute Power Point presentation on the evolution of the animal you have selected. Both partners will be expected to contribute equally to the project. The project will be a test grade, but each of the 5 days you work on the project in class you will each receive daily participation grades. (Points will be deducted for socializing, goofing off, or doing other course work instead of working on your project.) Part of the test grade will also include how much you contributed to the project. )In other words, not helping with the project will not only get you a low test grade, but also 5 low daily grades!)

The first day we will work in the library doing research on your subject. The next four days you will be working in the computer lab, doing more research on the Internet as well as putting together your Power Point presentation.

The following things MUST BE found in your Power Point presentation:

Title Page (Name of the subject you are researching and you and your partner's names) – 6 points
General description of the animal as it appears today – 6 points
How far back in time can this animal's ancestry be traced? – 6 points
How many "steps" in the animal's ancestry can be connected? – 6 points
What is the name of the animal in each step? – 6 pts.
Give the date for each "step" – 6 points
What does the earliest known ancestor of this animal look like? – 6 pts.
What is the earliest ancestor's name? - 6 pts.
Pictures/Clipart of any fossils, artist renderings of ancestors, "family tree" showing relationships of ancestors, etc. (should have a minimum of 2 pictures) – 6 points
Source Page (must have 3 sources – any combination of book and Internet sources will do) – 6 points

Remember to put everything in your own words and cite sources.

Camel

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.geocities.com/punitonline/animals.htm
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/docs/text/text_bio_4.html
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.

Horse

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.angelfire.com/ri/horseplanet/info/equinehistory.html
http://www.geocities.com/punitonline/animals.htm
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/docs/text/text_bio_4.html
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/horses/eohippus_equus.html
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://www.fp.ucalgary.ca/unicomm/news/Stmary/timeline.htm

Whale

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.sciencenews.org
http://www.nature.com/nsu/010920/010920-11.html
http://www.newswise.com/articles/2001/9/whales.umi.html
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/wh.disc3.pdf
http://www.nationalgeographic.com Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.

Bird

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.stanfordalumni.org/birdsite/ Click on Essays and look through the list.
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/dinosaurs/feathfly.jsp
http://www.research.ukans.edu/newsmenu/2000_06/feathers.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/dinofeather.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/birds/birdfr.html
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.

Elephant

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/12/1217_leeelephant.html
http://www.feeds.ac.uk/bms/teaching/modules/humb3070/edb04.html
http://www.biocrs.biomed.bromn.edu/Elephant%20stuff/Evolution.html
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/cosmic_evolution/docs/text/text_bio_4.html
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.

Snake

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.coloherp.org/cb-news/cbn-0004/SnakeFossil.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/03/000317051940.htm
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/haasiophis000316.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0873336.html
http://arachnophiliac.com/burrow/evolution_of_snakes.htm
http://www.nature.com/nsu/990812/990812-11.html
http://members.tripod.com/wellsking/Nathistory.htm
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.

Giraffe

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://www.stpaul.gov/depts/parks/comopark/zoo/giraffe.html
http://www.cs.uop.edu/~eb0003/GIRAFFE2.htm
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/agate/visit.htm

Kangaroo

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://www.nwf.org/internationalwildlife/kangaroo.html
http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/exhibits/scientia/wwwjul96/waldon/project2.htm
http://www.kangaroocenter.com/index.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/marsupial/marsupial.html
http://www.austmus.gov.au/fossil_sites/riversleigh.htm

Bat

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/bholzman/courses/fall99projects/vampire.htm
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/bats.html
http://www.biology.leeds.ac.uk/staff/dawa/bats/Fruitbats/biology.html
http://tolweb.org/tree/eukaryotes/animals/chordata/mammalia/chiroptera/chiroptera.html

Crocodile

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/cbd-lor.htm
http://www.discoveryschools.com.au/guides/crocs/activity.html
http://exn.ca/CrocodileHunter/Croc_evolution_timeline.html
http://www.cosmiverse.com/science10260101.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/supercroc/

Cat

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/bco1.htm
http://www.cat-search.com/evolution.html
http://www.cat-search.com/species.html
http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/cats/
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Mammals/Cats/
http://www.szgdocent.org/cats/a-cat3.htm
http://www.dspace.dial.pipex.com/agarman/bco/evolution.htm

Rabbit

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://www.calacademy.org/calwild/pacdis/issues/summer96/bunny.htm
http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/web/Species/aopossum.html
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/animals/rabbit.html
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/agate/visit.htm

Dog

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://www.nmsu.edu/~molbio/dog/coverws.html
http://www.idir.net/~wolf2dog/wayne2.htm
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues96/nov96/genetics.html
http://www.abc.net.au/animals/program1/factsheet2.htm
http://www.exn.ca/dogs/ancientorigins.cfm

Opossum

Big Chalk (access to paid area) http://library.bigchalk.com Passwords on wall. Type in your topic and follow the Reference picks and the Subject Matter picks.

Britannica Encyclopedia http://search.eb.com Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Electric Library http://www.elibrary.com/education Type in your animal and follow the links given.

Texas Library Connection http://tlcic.esc20.net Click on TLC Databases and Click on Gale Group
Directions for password logging in are on the board. After logging in, select All Databases. The best two for you would be the
Discovering Collection and Student Resource Center Gold--Enter your animal in the search box and follow the links.

http://www.sciencenews.org/ Click on Search and type in the name of your animal.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html Type in the name of your animal.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/index.html Type in the name of your animal in the search box.
http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/web/Species/aopossum.html
http://www.univie.ac.at/Vergl-Physiologie/www/research/gphy_evol_mammlian_vision.html
http://www.geneimprint.com/articles/releases/killian.html
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/science/9812/02/marsupial.fossil.02/
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/agate/ecol.htm