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Lab 4: Taxonomy Times Two Objectives At the end of this lab, you will be able to: describe in general terms how plants and animals

Lab 4: Taxonomy Times Two Objectives At the end of this lab, you will be able to:

describe in general terms how plants and animals are classified according to Canada's indigenous peoples, and compare this to how organisms are classified according to Eurocentric conventions
use both systems to classify two organisms
write a short paper with appropriate scientific references

Overview In this lab, you will investigate the process of classifying plants and animals using two methods Indigenous and Eurocentric. Why are we asking you to undertake this? If you are Canadian, or have been living in Canada for a while, you will have heard of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which was formed in 2008 to study the wrongs perpetrated on Indigenous people by our government. The following video will give you a broad overview of the nature of Truth and Reconciliation, including as it pertains to education in Canada. The video features Dr. Lindsay Morcom, Canada Research Chair, Indigenous Language Revitalization and Decolonizing Education. Graded Assignment: Classify Two Organisms Two Ways For this lab, you will write a short paper that describes two organisms (plants or animals) and contrasts how they are classified by Indigenous peoples and by those with a Eurocentric perspective and training. You are encouraged to get out into nature, wherever you are, to find the plants or animals for your research. Either way, do include a photo if you can. Indigenous Ways of Classifying Plants and Animals f you are not Indigenous, you may find it challenging to write this section of your paper, or, you may really enjoy a chance to show some genuine creativity in what you do! Indigenous ways of knowing tend toward a holistic approach, and can span several disciplines as Dr. Morcom notes in the video. For this reason, you can incorporate as many non-text items as you wish to illustrate the points you want to make. Feel free to model what you learn in what you write; you can include stories and songs (written or verbal) or pictures or other artful ways of transmitting knowledge, and you are allowed to make mention of areas like history and social impacts. This part of your paper will probably require the most research, and no doubt what you find and choose to include will make your paper quite unique. To get you started, here are a few places you may want to visit. https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/bcstudies/article/view/184111 https://prezi.com/kox_numocqij/aboriginal-animal-classification/ https://journals.openedition.org/actesbranly/665 https://ab-ed.nesa.nsw.edu.au/go/7-10/science/units/story-1/cultural-background https://www.google.com/search?q=indigenous+plant+classification&client=firefox-b-d&channel=crow2&sxsrf=ALeKk039CuxFnzjhqnlYhwJUNFB8V82s1g:1596657817687&ei=mRArX868KeGIytMPqY6MyAE&start=10&sa=N&ved=2ahUKEwiO7bPw7YTrAhVhhHIEHSkHAxkQ8NMDegQICxBA&biw=1252&bih=574 Eurocentric Ways of Classifying Plants and Animals To learn about Eurocentric classifications systems, you will also need to do some research, although any Biology textbook (or even Wikipedia) will tell you the specific classification for the animals and/or plants you choose. However, you do need to place these naming conventions in context, the same as you will do for Indigenous systems. How did this system come about? What are the advantages and disadvantages? For an overview of Eurocentric ways of classifying, check out the following videos: Assignment Details Create your assignment as a Word file and set up the formatting as: double-spaced Arial 10 pt, with normal margins. Add page numbers. You should have a title for your paper, and you may use sub-heads. Do not include a cover page. You may include as many visual components (videos, pictures, poems, etc.) as you like. The text should be between 800 and 1200 words, not including references. In your lab meeting, your TAs will lead a discussion on what makes a good reference, and what does not. Below, you will find a section on proper referencing. Please pay close attention to this aspect of this assignment, because it will be weighted heavily. You will be writing another paper for the next lab, and we will expect that you have learned how to do this well during this lab. For an overview, check out theIntroin the following video. (The rest is not likely to be of use to you.) Be warned: contrary to what this site says, for your paper,you are NOT to use quotations. This is often appropriate for a paper that discusses non-science matters, but is very rarely used in science. Referencing Format As you see, there are many ways to reference, depending on where you plan to submit a paper for publication. We will not be using a particular style. However, citations must give all the information needed so that your reader can locate the original source. List all sources used at the end of your paper, in alphabetical order. Do not use hanging indents or numbers. Works Cited can be single-spaced, with one space between entries. The list shouldnotinclude any sources not used in the report, and vice versa. Below are examples for journal papers, chapters or articles in a book, and internet sites. If you want to reference something else, check outhttp://urbiolabreports.wikidot.com/referencesor talk to your TA. Journal papers: All authors (by last name and initials). Year published. Title of article (italicized). Name of journal (which will always be abbreviated; proper abbreviations can be found at the journals site). Journal number and pages. Example:Hoshikawa K, Tsutsui H, Honma K and Sakagami F. 1988.Cold Resistance in Four Species of Beetles Overwintering in the Soil, with Notes on the Overwintering Strategies of Some Soil Insects. Appl. Entomol. Zool. 23:8 Chapter or article in a book: Authors (as above). Year published. Title of chapter or article (italicized). Title of book. Editor (identified as "ed."). Publisher, location of publisher (if there is more than one, use the closest geographically), pages. Example:Trevain H and Donaldson D. 1985.Chapter 3: Does it make sense?In Poetry and Politics. A. Schuf (ed.) Wiley Publishers, Toronto, 316 pgs Internet sites: All authors (by last name and initials, or this may be the name of an organization). Year published. Date accessed in square brackets. Title of article. Internet link.Note: some information online appears to have no author, but if you search the site (very bottom of the page, FAQs, etc.), you should be able to find both year and author. Example:ATCC. 2020. [Accessed August 20, 2020] Misidentified Cell Lines.https://www.atcc.org/en/Products/Cells_and_Microorganisms/Cell_Lines/Misidentified_Cell_Lines.aspx In the text of your paper, you will also need to include the references you have used. The point of this is simply to lead your reader to the appropriate source. Again, there are different ways to do this. For this paper, you will need to include the authors (last names only) and the year published in brackets. This may be as simple as: (Soras 1977). If there are two authors name them both: (Soras and Rasos, 1977). If there are more than two authors, name only the first and add et. al (which means and others): (Smith et al. 1977). This is different from the list of works cited, which always lists all authors. You will need three good references for this assignment. Again, if you have questions, you can visithttp://urbiolabreports.wikidot.com/referencesor talk to your TA. References are an important part of your paper.This article explains in more detail:Santini A. The Importance of Referencing.J Crit Care Med (Targu Mures). 2018;4(1):3-4. Published 2018 Feb 9. doi:10.1515/jccm-2018-0002 And Finally... A grading rubric is included in this folder. Make sure you check it out to see if you missed anything. When you are finished, save your work as a Word file with your name in the title, and submit it to Turnitin.

	0 Not Satisfactory	1 Needs Work	2 Satisfactory	3 Good
Format	Format is correct for less than 3 of the 7 criteria listed in Good.	Format is correct for 3 or 4 of the 7 criteria listed in Good.	Format is correct for 5 or 6 of the 7 criteria listed in Good.	Paper has a title, is double-spaced, Arial font, 10 pt., with page numbers and normal margins, and no cover page.
Length	Text is more than 200 words shorter or longer than specified (with no limit on visual components).	Text is no more than 200 words shorter or longer than specified (with no limit on visual components).	Text is no more than 100 words shorter or longer than specified (with no limit on visual components).	Text is between 800-1200 words not including references (with no limit on visual components).
Intro	The Introduction does not contain all the necessary elements.	The Introduction contains all required elements, but some parts are not clear AND some parts are not clearly relevant.	The Introduction contains all required elements, but some parts are not clear OR some parts are not clearly relevant.	The Introduction clearly states the purpose of the paper and describes briefly what the paper will contain, with relevant background information included.
Body - part 1	The body of the paper identifies less than 2 organisms, or identifies 2 organisms but there is little to no comparison between Eurocentric and Indigenous classifications, or most of this section consists of quotations.	The body of the paper identifies 2 organisms and contrasts how they are classified by Indigenous peoples and by those with a Eurocentric perspective and training, but many points are not clear or there are a few, short quotations.	The body of the paper identifies 2 organisms and contrastshow they are classified by Indigenous peoples and by those with a Eurocentric perspective and training, but a few points are not clear. There are no quotations.	The body of the paper identifies 2 organisms and clearly contrasts how they are classified by Indigenous peoples and by those with a Eurocentric perspective and training. There are no quotations.
Body - part 2	The body of the paper does not include information about how these specific classificationsevolved, or it is too vague to be evaluated, most of this section consists of quotations.	The body of the paper includes information about how these specific classificationsevolved, but the information is vague or not clearly related and there are a few, short quotations.	The body of the paper includes information about how these specific classificationsevolved, but the information is vague or not clearly related. There are no quotations.	The body of the paper includes information about how these specific classificationsevolved. There are no quotations.
Body - part 3	The body of the paper does not include a discussion on advantages and disadvantages of both naming systems.	The body of the paper includes a discussion on advantages and disadvantages of both naming systems, but it lacks balance (a bias is evident) AND thoroughness.	The body of the paper includes a discussion on advantages and disadvantages of both naming systems, but it lacks balance (a bias is evident) OR thoroughness.	The body of the paper includes a balanced and thorough discussion on advantages and disadvantages of both naming systems. This may be separate or integrated into the rest of the body of the paper.
Conclusion	There is no conclusion.	The conclusion is a summary, but repeats details AND includes new information.	The conclusion is a summary, but repeats details OR includes new information.	The conclusion briefly summarizes (does not simply repeat details) the body of the paper, with no new information.
Ref. List	There is no reference list.	The references either do not give all the information needed so the reader can locate the original source, or are not in alphabetical order, or have major formatting differences in the entries.	The references give all the information needed so the reader can locate the original source, and are in alphabetical order, but have hanging indents or numbers or there are small formatting differences in the entries.	The references give all the information needed so the reader can locate the original source, are in alphabetical order (not numbered) and have no hanging indents. Each entry has the same format.
References	More than two references in the list are not cited in the text of the paper, or more than two references cited in the text of the paper are not in the list.	Two references in the list are not cited in the text of the paper, or two references cited in the text of the paper are not in the list.	One reference in the list is not cited in the text of the paper, or one reference cited in the text of the paper is not in the list.	All references in the list are cited in the text of the paper, and all references cited in the text of the paper are in the list.
References	There are no good quality references.	There is at least 1 reference that is of good quality.	There are at least 2 references that are of good quality.	There are at least 3 references of good quality, for example, papers from peer-reviewed journals, scientific books, encyclopaedias, government websites and sites maintained by scientific professionals.
Writing	Less than three of the criteria for a well-written paper are met.	Three of the criteria for a well-written paper are met.	Four of the criteria for a well-written paper are met.	Writing is focussed and coherent because: information is presented in a logical order; paragraphs are based on one major topic; statements are specific and succinct; spelling and grammar are correct; there are no incomplete sentences or quotes.