Current Controversial Science Topics

Current Controversial Science Topics

Week 9: Foundational Unit

Purpose: To persuade an audience of your peers to support your view in a current controversial science issue.

Directions: Choose 1 topic from the list. If you have something else in mind, get approval from Mrs. Dooley before beginning.

SCIENCE

Disappearing Species

Future of Recycling

Large Hadron Collider

Factory Farms

Ecotourism

Biofuels Boom

Climate Change

Energy Efficiency

Air Pollution

Genetically Modified Foods

Oil Production in the 21st Century

Water Shortages

Saving the Oceans

Stem Cell

Your Task:

Working with your partner, design a power point presentation that “takes a side” in a current controversial topic.

Requirements:

-Must be at least 10 slides

-Title slide with names (1st slide)

-Last slide is the reference slide

-clearly state the controversial issue (give both sides)

-Be clear about the pros and cons of each side

-Be clear about which side you are supporting & tell WHY

-pictures are helpful

Reminders-

Chose the color/fonts/background carefully…you do not want the writing tiny or colored so that it can’t be seen.

The focus of your presentation should be on the content and the issue NOT the “creativity” of the fonts/design choices.

Finished?

Practice presenting this with your partner. Both partners are expected to present together. Presentations should be presented to the audience, not read to the audience.