Earth/Moon
Project 2012/2013: Introduction
You and your fellow group members are
going to:
·
Independently
research an aspect of the Earth and Moon system (matter, inside, surface,
interaction).
·
Cooperatively
design and create a unique graphic representation of your text research for the
Earth and Moon.
·
Develop
skills in varied source research (text, reference, and online) and in
cooperative group work.
In class, I will provide activities and other materials to
give everyone a general understanding of the main concepts related to each Earth/Moon
quadrant for the final exam. I will
provide some class time for project poster production, but group members
should exchange phone numbers and/or email addresses for contact outside of
class. Groups will be determined after
the Winter break.
Assessment:
An individual
grade will be determined for group members based on the completion of their
quadrant research notes and a works cited page.
You will have approximately one day in the library for text research and
one day in the computer lab for completing research notes and citations. Focused and productive students might
complete all of their research on these days.
I recommend students also use their textbook at home and in most cases
students will need to complete research and citations outside of class.
A group
grade will be determined by the group’s ability to cooperatively produce a
poster/diagram (or other format) of their Earth and Moon research through
illustrations, diagrams and tables. A
poster rubric will be provided after research is completed.
→ote: students that do not do the individual
research portion of this project will not be able to earn a passing grade on
the project! Cooperating is essential to
success, the highest scores always occur when everyone in the group does more
than what they are expected.
Calendar: (subject
to change as needed)
- Preliminary research (50pts ): 1-2 pages of general back ground info
- and 5 sources Due 1/7/2013
- Majority of quadrant research packet should be
illustrated on poster and work Due
week of
cited
page: 3 sources, minimum including text book. (50pts) 1/28/2012
·
Final
poster/revised research & works cited page Deadline Due 2/1/2012
·
Individual and Group cooperative grades Due 2/1/2012
**Works cited must include a minimum of your text book, two other text sources and two different internet sources, for a minimum total of 5 overall sources!**
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