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Task

Your mission is to find enough compelling information on your chosen research area to persuade SeaWorld executives to fund your field research.

Each team will need to choose one area from the following fields:

Marine Plants Coral Reefs Marine Mammals Marine Invertebrates


Each team will need to assign group members to a project role to ensure teamwork remains collaborative. It is OK if there is more than one teammate assigned to a role. The following roles need to be filled:

- Task Manager: This role is responsible for ensuring the group stays on schedule with time and task assignments throughout the project.

- Recorder: This role is responsible for keeping thorough, accurate and neat research notes.

- Word Wizard: This role is responsible for having a dictionary available to look up meanings of words that come up during the reasearch that may not be understood.

- Visual Director: This role is responsible for selecting the visual presentation method. They are also responsible for creating the visual that will be used to persuade the SeaWorld executives.


Each team will need to create a visual to assist them with their presentation to the SeaWorld executives. For the formal presentation it is recommended that you choose from the following: PowerPoint, Video or Tri-Fold Poster Board.

Click on the Process link to learn how to accomplish your task!

PA Educational Science Standards

Standards align to Section 3.3 Biological Sciences and Section 3.5 Earth Sciences

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