Pre-AP My I- Search Project / Name ______
Teacher______

Topic: Select a topicabout the human body or genetics.This topic may be a disease of the body but not those of the mind. Look through a textbook, an encyclopedia, library books, or on the internet to find a specific topic you would like to learn more about.

My Topic is: ______Final Project Due: Nov. 19th

Learning Objectives: Write at least five questions you want to answer about your topic from your research. These four questions must be answered in the final product. Use the “Blooming Wall of Question” in your journal to give you ideas. Remember that level- 1 questions are not “in depth” and will be hard to write “in depth” facts for the question. Starting questions with: “when”, “how much”, “how many” or “is” rarely are “in depth” questions. You should not have your questions in your final product. If you can answer a question in one sentence, it is not complex enough. Please see the example provided in the shared folder and in this packet, for examples of “in depth” facts.

Write your questions on this sheet, make another copy on separate sheet of paper and hand in both to your teacher. You must use correct grammar for all of your work. In your spiral you have “Blooming Wall” questions stems to help guide your questions.

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Question #2: ______

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Question #3: ______

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Question #5: ______

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YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 15INDEPTH FACTS ABOUT YOUR TOPIC IN YOUR FINAL PRODUCT. THESE FACTS SHOULD ANSWERYOUR FIVE QUESTIONS. Each fact should have 2 to 4 sentences which means you will need anywhere from 30 to 60 sentences.

Not an in depth fact: The largest oil spill happened in the gulf coast in April 2010 and killed lots of marine life.

An in depth fact: The largest oil spill in America happened off the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010.The cost in damages to man, theenvironment and animal life is estimated to be in the billions. It will be decades until things are back to the original condition, if ever.

Please include your bibliography as part of the project.

You must have 6Resources: You must useat least 2 books or encyclopedias, 2 magazine or newspaper article, and at least 1 website. If you do not have access to a computer,talk to me. You will spend 2 periods in the library to find facts to answer yourquestions(minimum of6 resources). Record the information about your resources on your own paper. You will also be given instructions on how to do a bibliography the day prior to researching your topic. Magazines and encyclopedias that are on-line count as a magazine or encyclopedia.

(2) Resource - (for book or encyclopedia) you will need the following information.

Author’s last name, first name (list all the authors)

Year of Publication

Title of article (encyclopedia only)

Title of book or encyclopedia

(2)Resource - (for magazine or newspaper article):you will need the following information

Author’s last name, first name (list all the authors)

Year of Publication

Title of magazine or newspaper

Title of article

Resource - (for websites):you will need the following information

Website address: You need the complete web address

Product: When thinking of a product, think about museums. 3-D objects need to reflect information not just be there.Your product should not contain the questions you have written, but your questions should be answered in the project. Web sites must be accessible from school. No Social net work sites! It is your responsibility to insure your product can be viewed by your teacher prior to the due date. If a project cannot be viewed it will be counted as late!!! PowerPoint’s will be allowed but are not encouraged; it will be difficult to receive full credit on the creativity portion of your product. 2-D posters rarely receive full credit on creativity. Store bought models will not earn full creative credit unless they are radically transformed. Please refer to the restriction on photographs; you must use proper citations on all materials (pictures, graphs, quotes, etc.) You may not quote more than 10 % of your project. If you do you will receive a ZERO!! If you are going to use technology you must give a sample of the technology to the teacher when you turn in the product description.

Product Description:______

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Teacher comment on product description: ______

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Activity Checklist/Due Dates are counted as a homework grade. Receiving a 100 for any section only means that you have shown you are working on this section, it does not mean that you will receive full credit for this section on the final project grade. You must have the original and a copy or the assignment will not be accepted.

  • Once the teacher has approved your work by initialing the step, you may go on to the next step.
  • Be sure to have each step completed and approved by the due date. The check points will count as a daily grade. The checklist assignments will be counted as late if they are not turned in on the due date.

1.Due Date: Oct 13thselecta topic and write the questions, make a second copy and turn in both copies to your teacher. Teacher Initials: ______Grade______

2.Due Date:Oct 23rd Locate 4 resources. Present the 4 Resources in the form of a bibliography;make a second copy and turn in both copies to your teacher.

Teacher Initials: ____Grade______

3. Due Date: October 23rd - Rough draft: Write your facts on a separate sheet of paper, make a second copy and turn in both copies to your teacher.

Teacher Initials: ______Grade______

4. Due Date: Nov. 6th - Determine your product and write a short description of the product, make a second copy and turn in both copies to your teacher.

Teacher Initials: ______Grade______

Final Product Due:Nov. 19th

By signing this paper, I am confirming the writing, art work and designs in this project are mine and not the work of any other person. I understand my teacher reserves the right to review my resources to confirm all work submitted is my own. If my teacher determines I have copied another person’s work, I understand I will receive a grade of 0 for the project and will not be able to make up the assignment. I realize that I may not copy and paste any picture from the internet unless the source is sited.

Cutting and pasting from the internet will result in a “Zero” unless properly sited and less than 10% of your project. Citing more than 10% of your project will result in a zero.

Refer to the following site to help you understand plagiarism:

Student Signature: ______

Student Self-Evaluation

Please use the rubric to evaluate your project before you turn it in. You must have your Bibliography / Work Sited page on your project!! Turning it in with the packet does not count!!!

5 points / 4 Points / 3 Points / 2 Points / 0 Points / Total
Research / 6 Resources With a complete Bibliography (using easybib.com) / 5 Resources or
5 resources on Work cited page / 3Resources
Work citedpage / 2 Resources
Work cited page / 0 Resources / (Times 4)
In Depth / At least 15in depth facts / At least 10 in depth facts / At least 8 in depth facts / 8 in depth facts / 0 in depth Facts / (Times 8)
Neatness and following direction / Excellent care and all directions followed / Done with care and most directions followed / Average care orquestions appear on the project (they should NOT!) / Poor care orfew directions followed / Little effort / (Times 4)
Creativity / Unusual Product / Execution Unusual / Some Creativity (Store bought models) / Little Creativity / No Creativity / (Times 4)

Teacher Evaluation

5 points / 4 Points / 3 Points / 2 Points / 0 Points / Total
Research / 6 Resources With a complete Bibliography (using easybib.com) / 5 Resources or
5 resources on Work cited page / 3Resources
Work cited page / 2 Resources
Work cited page / 0 Resources / (Times 4)
In Depth / At least 15in depth facts / At least 10 in depth facts / At least 8 in depth facts / 8 in depth facts / 0 in depth Facts / (Times 8)
Neatness and following direction / Excellent care and all directions followed / Done with care and most directions followed / Average care or questions appear on the project (they should NOT!) / Poor care orfew directions followed / Little effort / (Times 4)
Creativity / Unusual Product / Execution Unusual / Some Creativity (Store bought models) / Little Creativity / No Creativity / (Times 4)

Teacher Comments: ______

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