Project Plan- Lesson 3: Plan Phase

Plan Phase

3.1 Work Breakdown, Products and Milestones:
            List the project task and, if possible at this stage include the sub-tasks. For each task add the product that will be created and indicate it will be a milestone.
Classroom instruction: Talk on Natural resources- as a recap of lesson regarding the same in class IX
Select student group. (Student group)
Research: Online and from books. ( Research Report)
Activity: Survey/ Interview report ( Report)
Class activity: Peer talk. ( Report)
Note: Products are shown in ( )’s. Milestones are in bold font

3.2 Role definition:
            List the roles team members will fulfill in the project.
Project leader: Teacher will fulfill this role
Researcher
Survey writer (all students will contribute to this)
Surveyor/  Interviewer
Presentation author
Presenter (all students will take some part in the presentation)

3.3 Task schedule:
            Note start and end dates for the project.
                Include expected dates to start specific tasks
Project start date 4th November 2016
Project end date 30th November 2016
Research to be started- 5th November 2016
Questions for the interview/ survey will be prepared by the student groups.
 Talk- time with the Project leader- The subject teacher- After the survey is completed. ( to help interpret the survey report better)

3.4 Special Activities Plan:
                List any special activities (e.g. Field trips or guest speakers) including dates.
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3.5 Resource Plan:
List resource that will be required during the project and any other date constraints associated with them.
# Junior Science lab and the computer therein: 1 science period per week for the duration of the project.
# School Library resource- for collection of information regarding the project topics



3.6 Direct Instruction:
List any planned direct instruction sessions and link them to specific tasks if appropriate.
Lesson : Management of natural resources
# A study of the pattern of utilization of natural resources in the present day and its effect on the environment.
# Methods for sustainable management of natural resources- discussion

3.7 Reviews and checkpoints:
                Describe how you will incorporate review meetings and checkpoints in the project
A 30 minute class meeting every week to discuss the progress of the tasks taken up and problems encountered by them during the same.
A 5-minute meeting with each group separately as and when required.

3.8 Assessment plan:
            Describe the balanced assessment plan for the project. List products that will be assessed during the project. List rubrics that need to be created before project launch.
Opportunities for authentic assessment will include: the surveys and results
Formative assessment will primarily focus on the artifacts created by the students during the project. Special attention will be paid to survey prototypes, learning journals and presentation outlines.
Summative assessments will be performed on the survey results, presentations on the importance of sustainable management of natural resources.
Rubrics prepared: Rubrics will be prepared to assess the questionnaire prepared for the interview/ the survey questions, analysis of data collected using various tools , content and presentation of the peer- talk.




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