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Passion Project weeks 2 and 3: The “DO” portion

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For the “Do” part of this project you will each need to “do” something related to your topic. 

During this “DO” portion the point is to take the knowledge they have and do something with it. This process will need to be recorded with photos, sketches, journal entries, videos etc… Some of the students will be cooking, building a model, creating art in the style of a particular artist, observing and taking notes on the behavior of 6 month old children, interviewing local actors or waitresses at their favorite restaurants. Students can interview, create, make phone calls to sites in order to find more information.

Creating and Conducting an Interview

Interview questions must be approved

You must make an appointment to interview people

 

Possible Site Visits for our topics taking pics, sketching, notes etc (be reasonable). You can also call many of these places with specific questions in mind and ask on the phone.

Basketball Hall of Fame

Recycling Center- Yonkers

Cooking Class

West Point

Museums

Shake Shack

Yankee Spring Training

Yankee Stadium

Restaurants

Art stores

Concerts

Movies

Broadway

Any theater

Train station – Scarsdale – Ticket Booth

Grand Central

Grocery stores

Farms

Sporting goods store

Ford Dealership

Brochures

Pediatrician

Day Care Center

Nature walk

 

Build, cook, make something

Video

Lego structure

Model car

cook/bake a recipe

Go grocery shopping

Create a grocery list

Make a game

Make posters to hang around neighborhood

 

What do I do with the information I find?

RECORD EVERYTHING!!!!

Take notes

Video tape

Audio

Take photos

Sketch

Take samples/brochure/business card/maps

This Information will be put into your slides and then used for your final project.

Citing Sources for Research

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Give credit where credit is due!

  • It’s important to keep track of where you got your information so that:
    • It’s easy to get back to that source if needed
    • Others can use your research to further their own
    • The original researcher gets credit for their work

Where do I find the information I need in a BOOK?

Use the Citation Sheet Ms. Sorenson gave you to record all sources

  • We will use the Title Page and the copyright page to find the:
    • Title
    • Author
    • Publisher
  • We will use the Copyright Page (usually on the back of the Title page) to find the:
    • Copyright Year
    • City of Publication

Where do I find the information I need in an ARTICLE?

This includes articles we find online (Circle Print or Online)

Use the Citation Sheet Ms. Sorenson gave you to record all sources

  • Name of the magazine it came from
  • Title of the article
  • Author (Remember: if we cannot find a name, we use the information we can find. It can be a group of people like: Associated Press)
  • Issue Date (Month and Year)

 

Where do I find the information I need in a WEBSITE?

Use the Citation Sheet Ms. Sorenson gave you to record all sources

  • We will look online to find:
    • Title
    • URL
    • Date Viewed (the date that we looked at the article)

Passion Project January- March 2018

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Passion Projects:

For this Passion Project students will have more time to develop, research and create their ideas. The focus here is on the PROCESS and everything will be recorded in Google Slides. The process will be broken into 2 week segments as follows:

Weeks 1-2 (1/22-2/2): RESEARCH: Developing your Idea

  • Come up with a research topic
  • Use Google Slides as your notebook
  • Narrow down your topic by asking  questions and brainstorming ideas
  • Once you have settled on your refined topic develop specific questions to research
  • Decide how you will research your topic
    • Books
    • Internet
    • Interviews
    • Going on a site visit
    • Watching videos (cooking shows, sporting events…)
  • Begin research: Record all information in your Google Slides in organized structure. Include Diagrams and photos etc…

 

Weeks 3-4 (2/5-2/16): DO: Test out your idea

  • Possible ways to do this:
    • Build or create something
    • Interview an expert: record info, photograph, videotape
    • Go on a site visit and sketch, take photos

 

Weeks 5-6 (2/26-3/9): CREATE: Design your actual project

  • You need to choose one of the options we have discussed to present what you have learned using technology
    • Possible ideas include:
      • Ted Talks
      • Ignite
      • PSA (Public Service announcement)