How+Things+Works+Project

Physical Science II
//Spring 2011// Online Wiki Project

This project is designed to help you answer some questions you have about science and to learn things you wouldn't otherwise know. I hope you find this to be beneficial and enjoyable.

The goal of this project is to figure out "How Things Work." The majority of your time will be spend looking articles on one of my favorite websites, [|HowStuffWorks.com]. Each of you will be tasked with exploring a few different topics and learning about them. Through this Wiki, you will be required to research information and present what you've learned in the form of a poster.

If you are completely unsure what you want to do your research about, go to this site. It has some great articles about various topics, all mostly related to science. If you are not interested in anything on that site, or know you want to do something else, feel free to browse the How Stuff Works site, or the internet to look around for ideas. (Make sure you are being productive, and only on school-approved sites).

When you've selected a topic, please run it by me. Each person must select at least two topics and get them approved before moving on with anymore research.

After selecting a topic, you will be required to create a poster with what you've learned. Each poster must have 5 facts (more is better) about your topic, at least three photos, and citation information for any sites used. You will create your poster in Word, Pages, Keynote, or the program of your choice. When finished, we will save them as PDF files. The final copies will be printed and posted in the room as well as posted on this wiki for future classes to look at.

Rubric
5 appropriate facts............... 1 point each..... 5 points per poster 3 appropriate graphics......... 1 point each..... 3 points per poster 2 sources, cited.................... 1 point each..... 2 points per poster Total per poster: 10 points Productive, in-class work................................ 5 points

Total Points...................................................... 25 points