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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….
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What do the following things have in common? Hint: You are about to receive instructions for a really impressive project…..
The project is…. The Geology Times A Class Magazine
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 • Editorial: Max Hanson • Letters to the Editor: Max Hanson’s alter ego • Writers/Contributors: Everyone Else (see next slides)
Pick me! Pick Me! Oh yes, I did • Travelling Contributor: CelestinaTanase • 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 • The Hard Rock Miners?!? – Music Review and report on Erosion by Aaron Brown, Roving Reporter
Did you say diamonds? • Diamonds are a girl’s best friend! • 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! : KaterinaRuskykh, Jeweller • Blood Diamonds: AnishaSekhon • 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: TolikRavyluk • Fossils: Everything You Ever Heard of and Something You Haven’t: Joshua Lu
Earthquakes for Dummies – L. ZhangVolcanoes for Dummies – D.Cho Coming Soon to Stores Everywhere!!!
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.
Lights, camera, action! • 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?
So What About Assessment? • We need to work together to see what you are demonstrating by doing this assignment. • 1. What school skills are you practising? • 2. What school subject areas are involved? • 3. Why is Mrs. Roberts’ even giving this assignment? That is, what is she trying to get us to learn? • 4. Are work habits essential to completing the project? If so, which work habits should be assessed?
Peer assessment • 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? -students recording on a paper? -reporting a the end of the project? • 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
Self assessment • Would self assessment need to be documented throughout the project or only at 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.
Let’s make the criteria checklist together. • Each student is responsible for creating a part of the magazine. Their article should include the following: