2008 Buck Institute for Education

AFTER SCHOOL Project PLANNING FORM
Name of Project: / Racing for Global Change
Location/site: / Mary, Mother of Peace / Grade/age Level: Pre K- 5th Grade
Duration of project: / 6 Weeks / Facilitator: Group Supervisors/ Leaders/ Community members
Project Idea
Summary of the issue, challenge, investigation, scenario, or problem: / Students will investigate the importance of solar energy and its’ process. Students will research and learn the different ways we can use solar energy and how it can influence our daily activities.
Driving Question / How can solar energy impact our lives?
Project Content or Subjects to be learned: / Writing, Critical thinking, Science, Engineering, Technology, Arts & Craft, Math, Vocabulary
21st Century Skills and Habits of Mind
to be taught.
(Career Skills applicable for Middle and High School Models) / Collaboration / X / Career Skills:
Communication / X / Other: / X
Habits of Mind / X
Presentation Audience:
Culminating Products and Performances / Group: / Pre- K- 5th Grade
- Students will participate in hands on experimental solar cars operated by either water, wind, and sunlight
- Students will learn the scientific method and apply it
- Students will compete in solar race. / Parents:
School:
Community: / X
Individual: / Pre- K- 1st Grade
- Build solar cars
2nd- 5th Grade
- Build solar cars operated by sunlight, water, or wind.
- Build a race track out of Legos / Experts:
Web:
Other: X
AFTER SCHOOL Project PLANNING FORM
Educational Tie-In
Area of Study
(ELA, Math, etc.) / Curriculum Standards to be Covered :
Math / Record Speed in solar race. Measurements with building cardboard box cars.
Science / Learn scientific methods, solar energy, the process, and types
Reading Comprehension / Learning how to identify main ideas, characters, and setting. Introduce students to new vocabulary.
Visual Arts / Creating art work from inspirational topics of discussions.
Engineering / Assemble solar cars. Design/sketch cars proto-type and then build cardboard box cars.
AFTER SCHOOL Project PLANNING FORM
Activities to generate student interest / - Build Solar Cars - Build Cardboard box cars
- Play “Pass the Parcel” - Build a race track out of Legos
Project Assessment
(Check all that will be used) / Ongoing Assessments
(Checkpoints During Project) / Journal/Learning Log / Practice Presentations / X
Art/Visuals / X / Notes
Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes / X / Checklists / X
Rough Drafts / X / Concept Maps
Other: / X / Other:
Project
Rubric
(Final Assessment) / Written Product(s)
Poetry & Materials Researched / X / Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric:
______/ X
Oral Presentation / Peer Evaluation
Art / X / Self-Evaluation
Reflection / Other:
Debriefing Methods
(All debriefing must be documented) / (Individual, Group, and/or Whole Class) / Debriefing Form (required for second grade and up) / X / Focus Group
Whole-Class Discussion / X / Journal/Learning Log / X
Survey / Other:
Resources
Needed / On-site people, facilities: / N/A
Equipment: / Laptops and TV projector
Materials: / 18 cardboard boxes, paper plates, red cups, crayons, markers, tape, wrapping paper, prizes, paint, paint brushes…
Community resources: / N/A

PROJECT CALENDAR
project: Racing for Global Change / Start Date: JULY 1, 2013
MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY
PROJECT WEEK ONE
Introduce Driving Question
GROUP:
- Introduce Driving Question
- Introduce Project’s Expectation
Pre K- 3rd Grade:
-Read “The Tale of Johnny Energy Seed” / Pre K- 3rd Grade:
-Introduce Solar Energy & Types
-Create Sun Faces
4th- 5th Grade:
-Group Research on Solar Energy & Types…& present / GROUP:
-Introduce the Scientific Methods
- Play Pass the Music & Music
PROJECT WEEK TWO
Reintroduce Driving Question
GROUP:
-Review Solar Energy & The Scientific Methods…
-Begin sketching design for Cardboard Box Car / GROUP:
-Begin Building/ Assembling Cardboard Box Cars
-Judgments based on:
Design
Requirements
Stability / GROUP:
-Need for Speed MMOP Cardboard Box Edition…
Record Speed
PROJECT WEEK THREE
Reintroduce Driving Question
GROUP:
-Review Solar Energy & The Scientific Methods
-Sun Jobs…Create Poster / GROUP:
-Air Power Car Experiment / Pre K- 3rd Grade:
-Assemble Wooden Car and paint
4th- 5th Grade:
Write a poem about solar energy
PROJECT CALENDAR
project: Racing for Global Change / Start Date: JULY 1, 2013
MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY
PROJECT WEEK FOUR
Reintroduce Driving Question
GROUP:
-Begin Assembling Solar Cars…Create hypothesis and Make Team Name. / GROUP:
-Create Race Track out of Legos… 4 FT. / GROUP:
-Race… Solar Cars.
Record Speed…
PROJECT WEEK FIVE
Reintroduce Driving Question
GROUP:
-“What would life be like if there were no sun?” / Pre K- 3rd Grade
-Solar Energy Art
-4th- 5th Grade:
Solar Energy Research / Pre K- 3rd Grade
-Create Stainless Glass Art
-4th- 5th Grade:
Solar Energy Research Presentation
PROJECT WEEK SIX
Reintroduce Driving Question
GROUP:
-Review & Wrap Up… / GROUP:
-Complete Debriefing Forms / GROUP:
-Student Evaluation