Rubric for Doomsday Project

Podcasting and Skype

Good Morning class!

Below I have attached a podcast I made which teaches how to set up a Skype account. While we do not use Skype at school for many reasons, feel free to use this to set up your home computers with an account- it's free video conferencing for PC or Mac.

I learned a lot about Skype and podcasting by trying out Garageband. Feel free to see me if you would like to do your project as a Podcast.

Doomsday scenarios

Students will create a research based presentation on one issue that they worry about.
Examples: Swine flu/pandemic flu, 2012, sunspots/sun exploding, nuclear war, biological warfare, food/water shortage, global warming, bee extinction, etc.

Presentations should include: text, media (audio/videos), effects (animations) and viduals (photos, charts, graphs)

1. Facts behind the hype
2. Likelihood of this scenario happenig
3. Preparedness
4. Prevention

Pandemic Flu- Get the Facts

Research Budget / Taxes /Services

Choose one area from Phila Budget Challenge and research the PROS and CONS of each argument (raising taxes or cutting services).

Create a Powerpoint or Pages presentation which discusses the various issues involved, as well as a definition of your topic and place it in teh larger budget (If X is cut by y% , then Z will affect a, b, and c).

Balanced Budgets

Objectives:
Students will understand the basics of revenue and expenditures for our city government
Students will attempt to create a balanced city budget.

Activity
http://economyleague.org/budget
Fill out the form and click NEXT

1. Review Revenue sources at http://economyleague.org/budget_challenge/sim/popups/revenuepie.html
2. Review Expenses at http://economyleague.org/budget_challenge/sim/popups/expensepie.html
3. Click Next and review 'How the Budget Challenge Works'
4. Click Next and begin making your selections
5. Take SCREENSHOTS of each choice (Teacher demo)
6. When complete, write 5 things you learned about our city's revenue, and 5 things you learned about expenditures.
   
7. Post your thoughts to your blog, along with your final number
   

Assessment:
Post to blog 5 things you learned about our city's revenue, and 5 things you learned about expenditures.

Assessment on Personality Projects

Please post to your blogs 3-5 facts you learned about ALL 4 categories

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Artisans (SPs)

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Idealists (NFs)

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Extroverts VS Introverts

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Overall thoughts about personality and our discussions. CHOOSE TWO and write a paragraph for each.

1. Do opposites attract, or is it easier to have relationships with your own type? Explain.
   
2. In schooling, should students be grouped homogeneously (same personality, backgrounds, skills) or heterogeneously (different personalities, abilities, cultures)? Why?
   
3. How large a part does personality play in who you are? Explain.
4. What did you learn about yourself from this project? What did you learn about others?