Science

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1. Who and what will you need for this project to be successful? (77)

For the project to be successful, every student needs to be on board. Therefore, on the first day of the unit, I will introduce the Project by telling students the goals and expectations. They will be given an accompanying rubric which outlines the entire project and what they need to produce for the last day. I will have parents sign the materials I give the students. This is important because the parents will feel that they are in the loop the whole way through the ten day unit. Also, they will be given a consent form to bring home to their parents to sign and bring back the next day so I can post pictures of them on the wiki and blog about them. Finally, we will need access to computers for at least one week, if not more, for the unit to be successful.

2. Create a project calendar with key events, due dates, etc. (78)

Unit: Contour Maps & Weather Tracking

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3. How will you meet the needs of all learners and how will you make sure that each learner is responsible for the team's success? (79)

Each learner will be given a different job during the project (i.e. Project Manager, Posting on WIki to name a few) so they feel they have an important role and so one person is not doing all the work. Students will get a chance to work with various programs to track the weather and make their own contour maps.

4. What are the formative and summative assessments you will use to monitor and evaluate learning? (81)

Formative Assessments- Daily homework and progress on project; blogging Summative Assessments- Group Presentations

5. What are the unique needs of the teacher and student in this project? (84-85)

Students will need to check in with me on a daily basis so I can track the progress of their project. Also, we will need to consult with a meteorologist via Skype for project assistance.

6. Students should be involved in activities that will allow them to inquire, study, plan, evaluate, compare, collaborate, manage, create, and present. What does this look like in your project? (95)

Students will use Google Maps Terrain as a starting point for their project. They will talk to an expert meteorologist to understand how to track the weather. I will guide students but ultimately, they will figure out contour mapping and weather tracking on their own. When groups are presenting, they will be able to explain all the important details of their contour mapping and how the weather affected the race as a whole.

7. What rubric will you be using to assess learning? (101)



8. What kinds of questions are being asked of students? (108)

Why do geologists draw and use contour maps? How do you think contour maps relate to survival? How does tracking the daily weather help meteorologists uncover weather patterns?

How does the weather affect the race? How are the mushers adapting to the weather during the race? What were some of your best strengths during this project? Did you run into any pitfalls? If so, what and how could you change this to make the project more successful?

9. In the end, how will you tell your story? (111)

All of the students projects will be posted on the class wiki page/website. Also, I will post pictures on the website every day of what the students have been doing in class.

10. How will you incorporate the web 2.0 tools Richardson speaks of? (Blogs, Wikis, RSS, Social Bookmarks / Networking, Podcasting, Screencasting, Video and Live Stream?

Formative Assessment- Blogging and Posting to Wiki; Skype with Meteorologist Summative Assessment- Prezi Presentation