the geology times

WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?Hint: You are about to receive instructions for a really impressive project…..

US

A ROCK

A LOT OF ROCKS

MINERS

GEOLOGY

DIAMONDS

FOSSILS

PLATE TECTONICS

MAGAZINES

DON’T FORGET ABOUT US!

OK, LET’S REWIND ALL THAT….

YOU ALREADY GUESSED?

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THE PROJECT IS….

AND THE FORMAT IS…. Editor in Chief: Mrs. Roberts Chief Assistant to Mrs. Roberts: Nic Foscarini Copy Editors: Iulia Dascalu/Sierra Leung Advertisements: Iulia Dascalu/Sierra Leung Cover: Audrey Alexandrescu Art Centre Page: Saraka Chong

Editorial: Max Hanson Letters to the Editor: Max Hanson’s alter ego Writers/Contributors: Everyone Else (see next

slides)

PICK ME! PICK ME! OH YES, I DID Travelling Contributor: Celestina Tanase

On location in Australia (it’s a virtual tour!) Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Movie Review and photo montage: Chase Russell, Film Critic

Earth in 4D (well not exactly) The layers of the earth and accompanying diagrams: Eric Gauthier, Lead Scientist Reports

Lego Power Miners: Could Rock Monsters Be Real?: Edward Abramskey Investigates

School of Rock?!? – Music Review and report on Weathering by Aaron Brown, Roving Reporter

DID YOU SAY DIAMONDS? Diamonds are a girl’s best friend!

How to Classify Minerals and Which Not to Ingest: Tina Ugzmaili,

The Process of Erosion: Jenny Kim Diagrams and Explanation of Rock Cycle: Cindy

Kim The Earth’s Crust: A Family Photo Album: Katie

Boyce Gemology: Where the cool jewels are discovered

and how come they’re so dang expensive! : Katerina Ruskykh, Jeweller

Blood Diamonds: Anisha Sekhon Birthstone Chart and History: Samantha Franco

GEOLOGY- A DISASTER ZONE The Ring of Fire- Did anyone fall in? : Ciara

Javier Plate Tectonics: Laura Kim Is the Earth Angry at Us? A Pictorial History of

Major Earthquakes and Volcanic Disasters: Teanne Clements

Secrets from the Ocean Depths: Tolik Ravyluk Fossils: Everything You Ever Heard of and

Something You Haven’t: Joshua Lu

EARTHQUAKES FOR DUMMIES – L. ZHANGVOLCANOES FOR DUMMIES – D.CHO

PROJECT GUIDELINES We will use the Library Computers T/Th to do

the project The magazine will be viewed on wikispace

when completed. You can also put pages on our wiki so you can easily access the work from home to do “homework”

Magazine pages will also be printed in color Mrs. Roberts will attempt to send in the

magazine to a place where it can be properly printed and bound to become a real magazine.

AND A CARROT TO DANGLE….

SHOULD THIS PROJECT BE EXCELLENT….

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! We will make a tv show (once again)

featuring all of you as scientists/writers being interviewed (perhaps game show style???) on your topic from the magazine.

Now won’t that be fun?

OOOPS! DON’T LET ME FORGET THAT OTHER THING….

SO WHAT ABOUT ASSESSMENT? We need to work together to see what you are

demonstrating by doing this assignment.

1. What school skills are you practising? Computer skills, Working cooperatively together,

Writing skills, non fiction reading skills, research skills, visual skills, creativity

2. What school subject areas are involved? Science, Language Arts, Art/Drama, Computers 3. Why is Mrs. Roberts’ even giving this assignment?

That is, what is she trying to get us to learn? Earth’s Crust Unit in Science 4. Are work habits essential to completing the project?

If so, which work habits should be assessed? Yes, All of the work habits on the report cards

espeically doing your work on time.

PEER ASSESSMENT We need some examples of how peers can help assess along

the way: So? We need to decide how to document peer assessment.

-teacher observation? Yes, class prefers this one.-students recording on a paper? No-reporting a the end of the project? No

We need to determine whether we are marking a) that a student seeks feedback from peers Or b) that a student offers effective feedback that helps the other

person move forward in their learning Or c) that a student regards such feedback seriously and attempts

to make improvements Yes, students see this as most relevant.

SELF ASSESSMENT Would self assessment need to be

documented throughout the project or only at the end? The end

I will likely edit the Ancient China project evaluation and use that again for a summary of how you did on the project. It has self, peer and teacher comments plus a criteria checklist.

OK

LET’S MAKE THE CRITERIA CHECKLIST TOGETHER.

Each student is responsible for creating a part of the magazine. Their article should include the following:

correct grammar Correct spelling Images Interesting Creative On time Science content emphasized