Georgia Studies: Choice ProjectSTEM House Build PBL

Due Date: March 27

In connection with our STEM House Build PBL you will choose a topic for a Multi-media presentation that interests you. Your topic should relate to Georgia Housing, Building, Architecture, Communities, Power Sources or Power Providers.

You may choose how you would like to present your topic, but it must include at least one form of technology. You may work alone or with one partner. Your presentation must address 1) two Enduring Understandings and/or Standards of Georgia Studies, 2) the types of careers that are connected to your subject and 3) how it relates to at least one of the areas of S.T.E.M.Choose one of the topics below or propose another topic.The listed topics all have an article in the New Georgia Encyclopedia that will help you get started. You must also cite one additional source.Email finished project to:

Enduring Understandings and Georgia standards: (Include two) / Housing, Building, Architecture, Communities, Power Sources and Providers... (Choose one) / Multimedia Presentation
(Choose one)
EU - As a society increases in complexity and interacts with other societies, the complexity of the government also increases.
EU - Actions of individuals, groups, and/or institutions affect society through intended and unintended consequences.
EU - Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development.
EU - Movement or migration of people and ideas affects all societies involved.
EU - Technological innovations have consequences, both intended and unintended, for a society.
Economic Standards:
SS8E1 Give example of the kinds of goods and services produced in Georgia in different historical periods.
SS8E3 Evaluate the importance of entrepreneurs in Georgia who developed such enterprises as . . . Home Depot
History Standards:
SS8H8 Analyze the important events that occurred after World War I and their impact on Georgia.
SS8H8d. Discuss the effect of the New Deal in terms of the impact of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Agricultural Adjustment Act, rural electrification, and Social Security.
SS8H12b. Describe the role of Jimmy Carter in Georgia as state senator, governor, president, and past president.
SS8H12d. Evaluate the effect of the 1996 Olympic Games on Georgia.
SS8H12e. Evaluate the importance of new immigrant communities to the growth and economy of Georgia.
Government Standards:
SS8CG3b. Describe the organization of the executive branch, with major policy areas of state programs. . . including economic development and natural resources
SS8CG3c. Evaluate how the executive branch fulfills its role through state agencies that administer programs and enforce laws. /
  • House Types
  • Flint River Farms Resettlement
Community
  • Building Types
  • Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Colonial Architecture
  • Leila Ross Wilburn
  • Neel Reid
  • Stevens and Wilkinson
  • Late Victorian Architecture
  • Home Depot
  • Campus Planning
  • John Portman
  • Rural (and Urban) Electrification
  • Electric Cooperatives
  • Georgia Power/Southern Co.
  • Southface Energy Institute
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Techwood Homes
  • New Urbanism in Georgia
  • Inman Park
  • Auburn Avenue/Sweet Auburn

Local Government Historic Preservation Commissions

Public School Buildings

Preservation Laws

  • Community Preservation
  • Propose your own topic
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  • Website Design
  • Prezi
  • Infographic
  • PowerPoint
  • Google Slides
  • Video
  • Propose Your Own Format

Presentation Rubric

Category / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / Score
Presentation / Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. / Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time. / Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time. / Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.
Sources / Source information collected and documented for all graphics, facts and quotes. / Source information collected and mostly documented for all graphics, facts and quotes. / Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in correct format. / Very little or no source information was collected.
Technology / Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics and effects to enhance the presentation. / Makes good use of font, color, graphics and effects, to enhance to presentation. / Makes use of font, color, graphics and effects, but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. / Use of font, color, graphics and effects, but these often distract from the presentation content.
Standards, Careers and S.T.E.M. connection / All requirements are met and exceeded. / All requirements of the presentation are met. / One or two of the requirements are missing from the presentation. / The three requirements are not evident in the presentation.
Mechanics / No misspellings or grammatical errors. / Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. / Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors. / More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar.
Content / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.
Organization / Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material. / Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed. / Content is logically organized for the most part. / There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.
Originality / Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive. / Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights. / Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of original thinking. / Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.