Oceans 11 Marine Biome Research Project

1. Oceans 11Marine Biome Research Project • Choose an organism • Look up information on its • Taxonomy (KPCOFGS) • Habitat • Role in the food web • Mating and reproductive habits • Interesting facts • Use the template and exemplar to create a facebook profile for your organism • Consult the marking scheme before submitting via e-mail and assess your work.

2. Wall Photos Flair Boxes Leafy Sea Dragon Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Share facebook View photos of Leafy(5) Leafy is starting to get bored. Why do the males have to do this “women’s work”, anyway?! December 1, 2010 Send Leafy a message Poke message The eggs to Leafy Thanks 4 keeping us safe. We ♥ U! November 30, 2010 Information Networks: MCCN, WWF, TSN Birthday: November 29, 2008 Phylum Chordata Conservation status: Near threatened Hometown: Kangaroo Island, S. Australia Leafy Sea Dragon is still brooding the eggs. Only two more weeks to go! Leafy Here we go… 6 weeks of sitting! November 28, 2010 Mate to Leafy Bow-chicka-bow-bow! I’ve got 250 eggs coming your way to be fertilized! November 27, 2010 Friends MCCN hopes everyone realizes how much of a threat scuba divers can be to leafy sea dragons! September 22, 2010 The eggs mate WWF Threatened Species Network to Leafy checking in on u… any damage to your home from yesterday’s storm? August 7, 2010 TSN MCCN

3. Wall Photos Flair Boxes Leafy Sea Dragon Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Basic Information Networks: Marine Coastal Community Network (MCCN), WWF, TSN Sex: Male Birthday: November 29, 2008 Hometown: Kangaroo Island, South Australia Relationship Status: currently brooding eggs Conservation status: near threatened Phylum: Chordata facebook View photos of Leafy(5) Send Leafy a message Poke message Personal Information Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii Order Syngnathiformes Family Syngnathidae Genus Phycodurus Species P. eques Lifespan: 2-3 years in captivity; unknown in the wild Sexual maturity: 2 years Incubation: 4-6 weeks Favorite food: Plankton such as copepods, sea lice and rotifers Threats: No known predators. Loss of habitat from pollution , fertilizer runoff and storms. Collectors want them for their valuable hide. Information Networks: MCCN, WWF, TSN Birthday: November 29, 2008 Phylum Chordata Conservation status: Near threatened Hometown: Kangaroo Island, S. Australia Leafy Sea Dragon is still brooding the eggs. Only two more weeks to go! Photos 2 Albums The brood Updated last Tuesday Contact Information Address: 1450 Koala Court, Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 50 m below surface, near the sand for camouflage. Chillin’ at home Updated two months ago

4. Wall Photos Flair Boxes Leafy Sea Dragon Logout Leafy Sea Dragon is still brooding the eggs. Only two more weeks to go! Wall Info Photos Boxes Photos of Leafy 7 Photos facebook Leafy’s Albums 2 Photo Alums brood 5 photos Chillin’ at home 5 photos Profile Pictures 1 photo

5. Wall Photos Flair Boxes [Name of organism] Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Write something… Share facebook View photos of [name] (7) [Name] is [write something that tells more about everyday life… describe habitat or work a cool fact in here] Date Send [name]a message Poke message [Friend #1 to organism] [write something that this “friend” might say to your organism. Show a food-web relationship or something that lives in the same habitat] Date Information Networks: Birthday: Phylum Conservation status: Hometown: [Name of organism] is [find a fact that relates to its diet, reproductive habits or other daily activities] [Friend/organism name] Another fact disguised as a comment Date [Friend/organism name] Another fact disguised as a comment Date Friends [Friend/organism name] Another fact disguised as a comment Date [Friend/organism name] Another fact disguised as a comment Date Choose “friends” which show relationships… food web, mates, offspring, conservation groups, etc.)

6. Wall Photos Flair Boxes [Name of Organism] Logout Wall Info Photos Boxes Basic Information Networks:[create a network based on habits or use a conservation group or two] Sex:[male, female OR hermaphrodite] Birthday:[figure out based on lifespan] Hometown:[general habitat] Relationship Status:[state a fact about reproductive or mating habits] Conservation status: [look this up… endangered, threatened, etc.] Phylum: facebook View photos of [name](7) Send [name]a message Poke message Personal Information Taxonomy: Kingdom Phylum Class Order *Wikipedia generally has this information on the top left of each article. Family Genus Species Lifespan: Sexual maturity: Incubation: Favorite food: Threats: [include predators and ecological or human threats] Information Networks: Birthday: Phylum Conservation status: [eg. Endangered, threatened, etc.] Hometown: [state habitat… general] [Name of organism] is [find a fact that relates to its diet, reproductive habits or other daily activities] Photos 2 Albums Album name Updated last Tuesday Contact Information Address: [give details about habitat… geography, depth, etc.] Album name Updated two months ago

7. Wall Photos Flair Boxes [Name of Organism] Logout [Name of organism] is [find a fact that relates to its diet, reproductive habits or other daily activities] Wall Info Photos Boxes Photos of [Name] 7 Photos facebook [Name’s] Albums 2 Albums Album name 5 photos Album name 5 photos Profile Pictures 1 photo

8. Marking scheme Value: /75 changed to a mark /6 on the term