Overview
This project was created as a final report for my AP Environmental Science course in high school.
I believe that this project was a great inspiration for my future research projects—since I put in a tremendous amount of effort not only in researching and reporting on my subject, but also on designing the layout of my report. From creating icons for the wild dog’s predators and prey in a vector graphics editor, to creating attractive layouts using my word processor, I was able to put something together that my teacher thought was exemplary.
I spent several days putting together the report, pulling at various data sources to fulfill the project's demands—a food web, a description of the endangered status of the animal, a series of fun facts, and all other requirements were successfully met. Media from nature photographers, informative sources, and scientific diagrams was incorporated throughout the report, making it a fun read that still manages to concentrate a lot of information on the African wild dog.
Effectively serving as a steppingstone to my future research-centric projects, I still look back at this report fondly. While primitive in parts, it’s an excellent showcase of my curiosity and dedication towards producing meaningful, creative, and well-researched work.
Methods used
Skills
- Ability to use scientific databases, harmonizing multiple cited sources into a digestible product
- Design and layout skills, in putting together an understandable and attractive report
Software, tools, and libraries
Project files
Report (.pdf)Media credits
GIMP icon created by Icons8. Inkscape icon is designed by Andrew Michael Fitzsimon, and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Main article media and thumbnail were designed by me, with the article thumbnail and first page's wild dog design derived from Elli60's Pixabay work. Media shown in screenshots of the report is credited within the report.