On page 10 in your workbook, you will find some things to help you get started researching and organizing your exhibit.

Basic rules

• Your team will have two pieces of cardboard, 4 feet by 8 feet, to use as your exhibit frame.
• Your information must cover both sides of both pieces of cardboard.
• You must cover both sides of cardboard with bulletin board paper.
• Your exhibit must explain your kingdom:
  • What makes an organism go into this kingdom? What are its cells like?
  • Give examples of the kinds of organisms in this kingdom. You may draw your pictures or print them off of the web. [Before printing anything you must ask permission from Mr. Lyles or your teacher.]
  • Tell your audience the coolest facts you can find about your kingdom. How many different kinds are there? What difference do they mean to humans?
• Items must be big enough to be seen by your audience standing at least three feet away.

Organizing

• Organize your information from general to specific, like "basic cell facts about protists" to "different kinds of protists."
• Plan to cover your cardboard/bulletin board with colored paper.
• If you're dividing your information up, you can help the viewer see it better by dividing the cardboard up into different colors. Look at the example above.

Building

• Think about different ways to put your two pieces of cardboard together. There are some examples here.
• We'll help you do any cutting, taping, hole-punching you need to do. If you come up with an idea of how to build your exhibit, we'll show you how to make it work.