Projects


 * Biology I (1st Quarter)**

__In The News__ (This assignment will NOT be accepted late) This is a two part project which is meant as an authentic assessment for students in the sciences. Each student must find an article from a recent periodical (magazine or newspaper), or from the Internet. The article should be **less** then one year old. The article does not need to be any longer then a sheet of paper but no shorter then 3 paragraphs. The student should find something that interests then which is related to **Science.** If the student is unsure whether the article relates to Science they should consult me.


 * __The Paper__ (30pts)**

The paper will consist of 3 sections or paragraphs (a paragraph is 3 to 5 sentences **minimum**). The first paragraph will be a summary of the article. This should be the main points paraphrased. The second paragraph will be how it applies to everyday life. This should talk about how the concepts in the article affect all of us. The last paragraph will be what questions the student has after reading and thinking about the article. Every person has questions after they have read something. In total this paper should be a minimum of 15 sentences. The rubric below explains the point's breakdown. DO NOT PLAGERIZE.


 * __The Presentation__ (20pts)**

The student will select a date at random to present their findings from this article to their class. Every student will have a date. The student should NOT read their paper word for word. Rather, the student should use notecards, a prop (poster or some other artifact), or from memory present the information. In order to receive the maximum points the student will have to attain all the goals on the rubric which is located below.

__**Website Resources**__

Popular Science http://www.popsci.com/ Scientific American http://www.sciam.com/ MSNBC: Science and Tech http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032118/ Newsweek http://www.newsweek.com/ South Bend Tribune http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage