Transcript What do the following things have in common?

WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING
THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?
Hint: You are about to receive instructions for a
really impressive project…..
US
A ROCK
A LOT OF ROCKS
MINERS
GEOLOGY
DIAMONDS
FOSSILS
PLATE TECTONICS
MAGAZINES
DON’T FORGET ABOUT US!
OK, LET’S REWIND ALL THAT….
YOU ALREADY GUESSED?
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THE PROJECT IS….
AND THE FORMAT IS….
Editor in Chief: Mrs. Roberts
 Chief Assistant to Mrs. Roberts: Nic Foscarini
 Copy Editors: Iulia Dascalu/Sierra Leung
 Advertisements: Iulia Dascalu/Sierra Leung
 Cover: Audrey Alexandrescu
 Art Centre Page: Saraka Chong
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Editorial: Max Hanson
 Letters to the Editor: Max Hanson’s alter ego
 Writers/Contributors: Everyone Else (see next
slides)
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PICK ME! PICK ME! OH YES, I DID 
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Travelling Contributor: Celestina Tanase
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On location in Australia (it’s a virtual tour!)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Movie Review and photo montage: Chase Russell, Film
Critic
 Earth in 4D (well not exactly) The layers of the earth and
accompanying diagrams: Eric Gauthier, Lead Scientist
Reports
 Lego Power Miners: Could Rock Monsters Be Real?: Edward
Abramskey Investigates
 School of Rock?!? – Music Review and report on Weathering
by Aaron Brown, Roving Reporter
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DID YOU SAY DIAMONDS?
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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend!
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How to Classify Minerals and Which Not to Ingest:
Tina Ugzmaili,
The Process of Erosion: Jenny Kim
Diagrams and Explanation of Rock Cycle: Cindy Kim
The Earth’s Crust: A Family Photo Album: Katie
Boyce
Gemology: Where the cool jewels are discovered and
how come they’re so dang expensive! : Katerina
Ruskykh, Jeweller
Blood Diamonds: Anisha Sekhon
Birthstone Chart and History: Samantha Franco
GEOLOGY- A DISASTER ZONE
The Ring of Fire- Did anyone fall in? : Ciara
Javier
 Plate Tectonics: Laura Kim
 Is the Earth Angry at Us? A Pictorial History of
Major Earthquakes and Volcanic Disasters:
Teanne Clements
 Secrets from the Ocean Depths: Tolik Ravyluk
 Fossils: Everything You Ever Heard of and
Something You Haven’t: Joshua Lu
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EARTHQUAKES FOR DUMMIES – L. ZHANG
VOLCANOES FOR DUMMIES – D.CHO
PROJECT GUIDELINES
We will use the Library Computers T/Th to do
the project
 The magazine will be viewed on wikispace when
completed. You can also put pages on our wiki so
you can easily access the work from home to do
“homework”
 Magazine pages will also be printed in color
 Mrs. Roberts will attempt to send in the
magazine to a place where it can be properly
printed and bound to become a real magazine.
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AND A CARROT TO DANGLE….
SHOULD THIS PROJECT BE EXCELLENT….
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
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We will make a tv show (once again) featuring all
of you as scientists/writers being interviewed
(perhaps game show style???) on your topic from
the magazine.
Now won’t that be fun?
OOOPS! DON’T LET ME FORGET THAT
OTHER THING….
SO WHAT ABOUT ASSESSMENT?
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We need to work together to see what you are
demonstrating by doing this assignment.
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1. What school skills are you practising?
Computer skills, Working cooperatively together, Writing
skills, non fiction reading skills, research skills, visual
skills, creativity
2. What school subject areas are involved?
Science, Language Arts, Art/Drama, Computers
3. Why is Mrs. Roberts’ even giving this assignment? That
is, what is she trying to get us to learn?
Earth’s Crust Unit in Science
4. Are work habits essential to completing the project? If
so, which work habits should be assessed?
Yes, All of the work habits on the report cards espeically
doing your work on time.
PEER ASSESSMENT
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We need some examples of how peers can help assess along the way:
So?
We need to decide how to document peer assessment.
-teacher observation? Yes, class prefers this one.
-students recording on a paper? No
-reporting a the end of the project? No
We need to determine whether we are marking
a) that a student seeks feedback from peers
Or
b) that a student offers effective feedback that helps the other person
move forward in their learning
Or
c) that a student regards such feedback seriously and attempts to
make improvements Yes, students see this as most relevant.
SELF ASSESSMENT
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Would self assessment need to be documented
throughout the project or only at the end? The
end
I will likely edit the Ancient China project
evaluation and use that again for a summary of
how you did on the project. It has self, peer and
teacher comments plus a criteria checklist.
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LET’S MAKE THE CRITERIA CHECKLIST
TOGETHER.
Each student is responsible for creating a part of
the magazine. Their article should include the
following:
 correct grammar
 Correct spelling
 Images
 Interesting
 Creative
 On time
 Science content emphasized
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