DRIVER’S EDUCATION

MANDATORY PROJECT

THE PROJECT IS WORTH 25% OF YOUR FINAL GRADE

THIS IS A “RESEARCH PROJECT”. YOU MUST “RESEARCH” YOUR TOPIC. FIND TWO SOURCES OF INFORMATION- OTHER THAN YOUR DRIVER’S MANUAL WHERE A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS NEEDED. *DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!

PROJECT CHOICES:

1)POSTERWITH A HANDOUT. (HANDOUT MUST EXPLAIN YOUR POSTER TOPIC)

  1. POSTER- ON TRI-FOLD POSTER BOARD- MUST CLEARLY PORTRAY A DRIVER ED. TOPIC. USE A RULER/STENCIL/COLOR, TO ENSURE NEATNESS.
  2. HANDOUT- TYPED, ONE FULL PAGE (MINIMUM). FONT SIZE- 10 OR 12 MAXIMUM MARGINS- .5 OR .75 MAXIMUM WITH YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE BACK OF THE HANDOUT OR ON A SEPARATE SHEET.

2)TRAFFIC COURT VISITATION A. RESEARCH WHEN & WHERE COURT IS TAKING PLACE, SECURE TRANSPORTATION, BRING NOTEBOOK & PEN.

  1. OBSERVE A MINIMUM OF 6 TRAFFIC CASES. SUMMARIZE EACH CASE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING; JUDGE’S NAME, PLANTIFF’S NAME, CHARGE, VERDICT, PENALTY (COMPLETE- POINTS, FINE, COMMUNITY SERVICE, LOSS OF LICENSE/PERMIT, JAIL TIME)
  2. TYPE YOUR NOTES; INCLUDE A TITLE PAGE, INTRODUCTION & CONCLUSION. STAPLE IT TOGETHER WITH YOUR ROUGH DRAFT (YOUR NOTES) *NO BIBLIOGRAPHY

3)DESIGN A NEW ROAD SIGN A. CREATE AN ORIGINAL SIGN ON CARDBOARD (ACTUAL SIZE) THAT WILL INFORM TEEN DRIVERS OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS/DANGERS THEY MAY FACE ON THE ROAD. CREATE A SIGN THAT YOU FEEL THERE IS A TRUE “NEED” FOR.

B. ON A SEPARATE SHEET, TYPE A DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGN TELLING WHY IT IS NECESSARY, WHY YOU CHOSE THE COLORS & SHAPE THAT YOU DID, & HOW YOU ANTICIPATE IT WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC CONDITION, ETC. *NO BIBLIOGRAPHY

4) DASHBOARD CONTROLS A. DRAW THE DASHBOARD OF A CAR (YOUR FAMILY CAR) INCLUDE ALL OF THE GAUGES, LIGHTS, METERS, ETC. ON “YOUR DASHBOARD”. USE COLOR, STENCILS, RULER, ETC. TO MAKE IT NEAT.

B. ON A SEPARATE SHEET, TYPE A LIST OF ALL OF THE GAUGES, LIGHTS, METERS, ETC. THAT YOU DREW ON “YOUR DAHBOARD” ALONG WITH THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EACH ITEM TO THE DRIVER & TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE. * BIBLIOGRAPHY- INCLUDE THE OWNER’S MANUAL OF THE CAR.

5) INFORMATIONAL PAMPHLET A. CREATE A TRI-FOLD PAMPHLET ON ONE DRIVER ED. TOPIC. IT MUST BE COMPLETELY COMPUTER GENERATED, PRINTED 2-SIDED, LANDSCAPE, WITH COLOR, 9 OR 10 POINT FONT, INCLUDING A TITLE SIDE & BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE BACK SIDE.

B. INFORMATION SHOULD BE BRIEF “BULLETED” INFORMATION TO RAISE AWARENESS OF A D.E. TOPIC. IT MUST BE 1 SHEET- 2-SIDED WITH COLOR PRINT. NOT PASTED OR STAPLED OR COLORED WITH CRAYON OR MARKERS.

**YOU MUST PICK ONE OF THE ABOVE PROJECTS TO COMPLETE. BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED. COMPLETE ALL PARTS OF THE PROJECT. TURN IT IN BY THE DUE DATE. PICK-UP THE EXTRA DESCRIPTION SHEET TO ENSURE YOU HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO GET THE BEST GRADE POSSIBLE.