Scientific Illustration
✽ What is a Field Journal?
Scientists use field journals to record what they find, observe, and collect. They often include sketches, diagrams, observations, and questions. A field journal helps you remember details and identify patterns over time. There are many ways to keep a field journal.
-University of Alaska Fairbanks
LEVEL 3 DIFFICULTY QUEST (30pts)
KEYSTONE SPECIES SYMBIOSIS
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Explain with both pictures and words how keystone species in our local environment impact each other. Be sure your diagram includes at least 3 different species. Use arrows and your page layout to help emphasize your message.
Level 3:
- Illustrate an anatomical breakdown of a species.
- Illustrate a symbiotic relationship that supports each other with information for both species.
LEVEL 2 DIFFICULTY QUEST (25pts)
PLANT/ANIMAL + ENVIRONMENT
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Illustrate a plant or animal from our local environment. Then add notes and labels to explain at least 3 different parts of the images.
Level 2: Illustrate an indigenous species engaged in its environment.
LEVEL 1 DIFFICULTY QUEST (20pts)
PLANT/ANIMAL with INFORMATION
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Using a simple background, illustrate a plant or animal from our local environment. Include at least 5 labels to describe parts of or facts about your species.
Level 1: Compose an illustration that shows a minimum of 5 characteristics of an indigenous species.
