Project planning forms
- 1. PROJECT OVERVIEW Name of Project: Product Comparison (Household comparisons) Duration: 12 hours of classtime Subject/Course: Science Teacher: Carlos Lopez Grade Level: 6th Other subject areas to Math, Economics, Writing be included, if any: Project Idea Students function as a research team determining the most reliable brand of a product-that is, the one that best does Summary of the issue, what it is supposed to do. The team choose a product commonly found at a supermarket and determine which of its challenge, investigation, qualities are most important for consumers. These qualities must be testable. The team s choose three examples and scenario, or problem: perform an experiment to test it. The teams exchange products and experimental protocols with another group, embark on a second round of testing to compare results, and discuss their conclusions in a prezi presentation to an audience. Driving Question Which consumer products are most reliable? Content and Skills Students work in teams in order to research summary with data table; written report of testing Standards to be protocols and hypothesis, oral presentations and defense of test result and interpretation. addressed: T+A E T+A E 21st Century Skills Collaboration Other: to be explicitly taught and x assessed (T+A) or that will be encouraged (E) by Presentation (Prezi) x project work, but not taught or assessed: Critical Thinking: x Presentation Audience: © 2008 Buck Institute for Education 1
- 2. Group: Pick products. Do the test. Compare results. Collect data. Prezi presentation x Culminating Class: Products and Performances School: Community: Experts: Individual: Web: Other: PROJECT OVERVIEW Entry event to launch inquiry, engage students: Assessments Quizzes/Tests Practice Presentations x Formative Assessments Journal/Learning Log x Notes x (During Project) Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes x Checklists x Rough Drafts x Concept Maps Online Tests/Exams Other: Written Product(s), with rubric: Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric: Summative __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Assessments (End of Project) Oral Presentation, with rubric Peer Evaluation x Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test Self-Evaluation x Essay Test Other: . © 2008 Buck Institute for Education 2
- 3. Resources On-site people, facilities: Teacher. 3x6 tables inside classsroom Needed Equipment: LCD Projector, computers Materials: Household goods Community resources: None Reflection Journal/Learning Log x Focus Group x Methods (Individual, Group, and/or Whole-Class Discussion Fishbowl Discussion Whole Class) Survey x Other: © 2008 Buck Institute for Education 3
- 4. PROJECT TEACHING AND LEARNING GUIDE Project: Course/Semester: Knowledge and Skills Needed By Students Scaffolding / Materials/ Lessons To Be Provided to successfully complete culminating products and by the project teacher, other teachers, experts, performances, and do well on summative assessments mentors, or community members Report Writing Direct small group instruction on the features of report writing by instructor. Peer editing of drafts and final drafts. Prezi Instruction of software use provided by computer applications teacher Presentation Skills Mock presentation by instructor. Peer assessment of practice presentation Science content knowledge Textbook review, lectures, worksheets On line research skills Effective search engine techniques activity led by instructor. © 2008 Buck Institute for Education 4
- 5. PROJECT CALENDAR Project: Household goods Start Date: MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Project Week One Introductory Develop a Design an On line research Perform lecture hypothesis of experiment experiment (overview) household Discussion of product expectations of team work Project Week Two Prezi Training Prezi Training Final Draft Group Group Presentation Presentation Project Week Three © 2008 Buck Institute for Education 5
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