Year End Project
Due to the truncated year and lack of time to complete all necessary course curriculum, the class had a novel idea that instead of writing a final cumulative exam, we would do an inquiry project with a thesis into a topic of their choice from the cold war era.
As a result, students will choose a Cold War Era topic, do research, develop a thesis, and create a presentation (in a median they are passionate about) to show their understanding of history and their ability to create a reasoned argument. Then, the class will have a "Science Fair" where on exam day, students will bring their projects, food, etc and present to their peers on their findings.
As a result, students will choose a Cold War Era topic, do research, develop a thesis, and create a presentation (in a median they are passionate about) to show their understanding of history and their ability to create a reasoned argument. Then, the class will have a "Science Fair" where on exam day, students will bring their projects, food, etc and present to their peers on their findings.
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1. First, students will complete the periodicals assignment below as a way of showing their ability to research and to read academic journals. Hello Naryn, Mini-Lesson: The class will view the following sources and discuss the concept of “reliability” 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TijcoS8qHIE (House Hippo) 2.http://web.archive.org/web/20050428004220/http://65.127.124.62/south_asia/4483241.stm.htm (BBC Hoax - Zombie Outbreak). 3. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ (Tree Octopus) |
| periodicals_assignment.docx |
2. Students will use the research articles used in this assignment as part of further research on the topic of their choice. Below is a copy of the "Final Assessment" project assignment outline and rubric.
| history_12_science_fair_project.docx |
| hist_12_-_science_fair_sheet.docx |
3. Students will meet on exam day to share.