Breeds and Species

• A team of two will create a PowerPoint presentation consisting of at least 10 slides.  Your team will be assigned a breed from a certain species of livestock to research.    A grade will be given for your PowerPoint and a grade will be given for your presentation to the class.

• If using a particular breed include:
  • cover slide
  • history and origin
  • facts about the breed
  • breed characteristics
  • advantages of breed
  • disadvantages of breed
  • purpose of breed
  • list of breeders where these can be located
  • references and links
  • pictures are a plus

• If using a particular species include:
  • cover slide
  • history of species
  • facts about species
  • list of breeds within species
  • routine maintenance and housing
  • feeding
  • references and links

Book Resources

• Click the PMHS  Library Catalog  

Electronic Resources are are accessible

•  Search engine 

Click on CLASSIC For the SCHOOL to reach search screen page.  Then click on SCIENCE and select the AGRICULTURE link

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• Britannica Encyclopedia
• EBSCO Databases -- EBSCO Hostweb 

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Pick up a password sheet in the library.

• Vivisimo   Google   Google Scholar

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• Scirus  (Try this science search engine!)

• Breeds of Livestock

• http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/poultry/

• Other Search Engines

• Notes and information on slides must be in your own words. 
• Cutting and pasting text into a PowerPoint presentation straight from Internet resources is plagiarism! 

• Presentation must be at least 10 slides long
• Each person presents equally in presentation.
• Presentations will be 8 - 10 minutes in length
• Each student will be graded individually
• At the end you will need two questions and their answers from your presentation.
• Be sure and include everything listed in Step 1. Information Needed.  (see above)

How will I credit my sources? 

• One slide should provide a list of references and Internet resources used.

• See Step One and Rules to follow.