Group Formation and Assign Roles:
- Use the infographic below to assign roles to each member of the group.
Schedule for 2016
1) Tuesday 9th August - Identify a contemporary issue/product 2) Thursday 11th August - Research and develop an energy efficient and sustainable solution 3) Monday 15th August - Continue with research 4) Tuesday 16th August - Design and work on Presentation 5) Tuesday 23rd August - Design and work on Presentation 6) Thursday 26th August - Design and work on Presentation 7) Monday 29th August - Finish Energy Research 8) Tuesday 30th August - Finish Energy Practicals 9) Tuesday 6th September - Knowledge Test and work on Presentation 10) Thursday 8th September - Design and work on Presentation (should be almost completed and finalise for homework) 11) Monday 12th September - Gallery Walk and Feedback and Finalise 12) Tuesday 13th September - Presentations to 2 other science classes in Lecture Theatre 13) Tuesday 20th September - Presentations to 3 other science classes in Lecture Theatre |
Marking Criteria for 2016
Download the current marking criteria and as a group read through so you understand how to maximise your results in this project. The following things are very important: 1) Highly effective description of how energy transfers and transformations cause change in your energy problem and solution. 2) Comprehensive identification of different forms of energy involved in your energy problem and solution 3) Highly relevant and discriminating identification and construction of question/s and problem/s 4) High level of evidence of your clearly defined role and your level of collaboration 5) Highly effective description of a situation in which you as a scientist collaborated to generate solutions to a contemporary problem. 6) A high level of evidence of your appreciation of the contribution of science to finding solutions to global issues relevant to their lives now and in the future. |
Rules for Presentation
1) Palm Cards can ONLY be used but must be small (no larger than 10 cm x 10 cm) 2) No phone or ipad or other device can be used to read speech from. 3) Visual Presentation can only display images. This means NO written information at all. Not one sentence. Only labels. Your group must explain the images presented |