Each group will pick a cycle out of a hat and each person must take on a role:
Water Cycle............... Energy/Carbon Cycle............... Rock Cycle............... Ozone Atmosphere Cycle
Roles : These roles will rotate for each activity so that each group member gets a go at each role.
Internet researcher:Your role is to use the internet and technology to find information on the cycle you are
exploring.
Non-Internet researcher: Your role is to use different forms of text to gather the information. I.e. text books, newspapers,
magazines.
Reporter:Your role as the reporter is to report on what the group has been working on and what stage they are at in completing their task. The reporter must do this each day at the end of the man vs earth challenge.
Scribe/collator.Your role is to record all the information that the group feels is important for each task.
Manager:
Your role is to facilitate communication between group members, make sure everyone is on task and looking at the bigger picture of the final task.
Organisation
Before begining each task, you will rotate the roles. In the case of Task 1, roles will be chosen at random and they will change for each person for every activity after that.
Each group will have an area in the classroom which contains storage facilities for information and ongoing projects, a section of wall on which to display information or interesting facts, relevant informative resources and access to computers. Within these areas groups work as a team and focus solely on their WebQuest. Each group is also given speciific material, such as notebooks, on which to record non-Internet based research as well as ideas. This paper-based material will be kept in the storage areas alotted for each group.
Each group will get to work on the project 4 times a week for one hour each time. The fifth day is what we call
Discovery Day
Every group will present the work they have done for that week to help the other students and teacher to learn about their cycle. These presentations need to be clear, informative and interesting.
These presentations will alternate between being peer and self assessed which gives you a chance to reflect on how your going and how the class thinks you are going. These assessments will be kept in your area, you should try and refer back to them and think about ways you can make each piece of work you produce bigger and better.
Before you Start your Activities take a look at your cycle.....Cycle Songs
Each group will pick a cycle out of a hat and each person must take on a role:
Water Cycle............... Energy/Carbon Cycle............... Rock Cycle............... Ozone Atmosphere Cycle
Roles : These roles will rotate for each activity so that each group member gets a go at each role.
Internet researcher:Your role is to use the internet and technology to find information on the cycle you are
exploring.
Non-Internet researcher: Your role is to use different forms of text to gather the information. I.e. text books, newspapers,
magazines.
Reporter:Your role as the reporter is to report on what the group has been working on and what stage they are at in completing their task. The reporter must do this each day at the end of the man vs earth challenge.
Scribe/collator.Your role is to record all the information that the group feels is important for each task.
Manager:
Your role is to facilitate communication between group members, make sure everyone is on task and looking at the bigger picture of the final task.
Organisation
Before begining each task, you will rotate the roles. In the case of Task 1, roles will be chosen at random and they will change for each person for every activity after that.
Each group will have an area in the classroom which contains storage facilities for information and ongoing projects, a section of wall on which to display information or interesting facts, relevant informative resources and access to computers. Within these areas groups work as a team and focus solely on their WebQuest. Each group is also given speciific material, such as notebooks, on which to record non-Internet based research as well as ideas. This paper-based material will be kept in the storage areas alotted for each group.
Each group will get to work on the project 4 times a week for one hour each time. The fifth day is what we call
Discovery Day
Every group will present the work they have done for that week to help the other students and teacher to learn about their cycle. These presentations need to be clear, informative and interesting.
These presentations will alternate between being peer and self assessed which gives you a chance to reflect on how your going and how the class thinks you are going. These assessments will be kept in your area, you should try and refer back to them and think about ways you can make each piece of work you produce bigger and better.
Before you Start your Activities take a look at your cycle.....Cycle Songs
................................Activity 1.............................
Activity 2
Activity 3
Activity 4
Activity 5
Final Assignment