Endangered Species - Project Blog 3/12/17

The Infographic We Created

Summary

In this project, we choose an endangered species, created an infographic on the animal, and developed a protection plan for our animal. The animal we choose is the blind velvet worm. The blind velvet worm has a soft, velvety which can measure from 25 - 35 mm and if you couldn't tell from the name, it has no eyes. They also have two antennae as well as two small appendages on either side of their mouths. They use those to hunt their prey. Due to their blindness, they are super sensitive to air currents caused by movement. This is what allows them to figure out what's going on around them. They can be found in Tasmania's eucalyptus forests. The reason why they are endangered is mainly due to deforestation (loss of habitat) and sometimes wildfires. One way we can save the blind velvet worms is by creating laws and rules protecting te small area of habitat that the blind velvet worm is known to live in. This will give them and home and reserved space to live.

Backwards Looking - What process did you go through to produce this piece?

The first step was to choose an endangered animal. We did this by going on a website with a list of endangered animals and clicking on the worm tab. We choose the blind velvet worm since its name sounded interesting. The next step was research. Each group members was assigned a different role and were in charge of a different piece of research. After our research was finished we created the infographic on the left with information about all of our research. The last step was to worm on a presentation and come up with a conservation plan.

Inwards Looking - What was especially satisfying to you about either the process or the finished product?

One thing that was especially satisfying to me about the infographic was that it has lots of information. To communicate the information we also used a variety of media including a video, pictures, and text. In addition to this, our infographic looks visually appealing.

Outward Looking - If someone else were looking at the piece, what might they learn about who you are?

If someone else were looking at my piece they might learn that I like to make sure the work that I make is very neat, easy to read and nice to look at. I do this by making sure the background or text color doesn't make it hard to read and by adding in lots of visuals and pictures. 

Forward Looking - What would you change if you had a chance to do this piece over again?

If I had a chance to do this project over again, then I would choose a different endangered animal to do this project on. This is because it was really hard to find information on our animal due to the fact that very little research has been done on the blind velvet worm. What helped us was finding information on the velvet worm and seeing if it applied to the blind velvet worm also since the two animals had very similar traits.