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Students will use the Internet to research an environmental issue. Each group will be responsible for creating a webpage, brochure and commercial they can present to the class that discusses their issue. This project will be worth 100 pts and will be due December 12th, which is when we will start presentations. There will be extra credit offered (10 points) for placing an additional video on the group's website that adds to the content of the webpage.

Students will be creating a paper planet

Using Mixbook, a physical binder, or other online scrapbooking software, the students will create a scrapbook of their dissections on their specimen.

Research the approved topic. Submit one 3-5 page typed paper, double spaced, 12 point font following MLA guidelines. Include a bibliography citing at least 6 sources used researching the paper. (quoting 3) Sources should include at least 1 book. You are encouraged to interject your personal opinion into this paper. Graded on: quality of research to support the topic, effective use of information gained through research, credibility of sources, content, grammar and mechanics, and bibliography.

Rubric for evaluating student presentations. Can be applied to any presentation. Adopted from http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/rub.pres.html

Develop a presentation to share the most important information about your Chapter or Section of the text to the class through an interactive, engaging project or presentation. Include direct instruction that incorporates vocabulary, and have the class do some kind of activity.

Students will research scientists that made significant impacts in the world. Students will be assigned a scientist and given time to research the contributions of their scientist as well as their scientist’s biographical information. The students will then choose an appropriate way to display their gathered information through poster and research paper including pictures.