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.
Class
room instruction: The endocrine glands
and their hormones, function, diseases and
their treatment.
Select
student groups (student groups)
Research:
online, books and science magazine.
Class
activity :visit from a health service and discussion with specialist about endocrine gland diseases and their treatment (research
report)
Activity:
Questionnaire for answering by a sample population – in school and out
side locality( Response sheet)
Activity:
Survey of disease affecting people in school and their locality
(survey
report)
Activity:
Model making, seminar on different diseases
affecting endocrine glands
Activity:
Presentation –Importance of hormones and their functions
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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 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 5th August 2016
Project end date 30th August 2016 Research to be started- 10th August 2016 Questionnaire for interaction with people and that for the survey of disease affecting people will be prepared by the team under the guidance of the teacher- to be started by the first week of a August 2016 Talk- time with the Doctor- After the survey is completed. ( to help interpret the survey report better) |
3.4Special Activities Plan:
List
any special activities (e.g. Field trips or guest speakers) including dates.
Visit from a health service
specialist –Diabetes
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3.5Resource Plan:
List resource that
will be required during the project and any other date constraints associated
with them.
Junior Science lab and the computer lab: 1 science period per week for the
duration of the project.
Library Resources
Online, books
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3.6 Direct Instruction:
List any planned
direct instruction sessions and link them to specific tasks if appropriate.
Lesson: Control
and Coordination
Endocrine gland s and hormones
Creating a Survey
Diseases
causes and treatment
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3.7 Reviews and checkpoints:
Describe
how you will incorporate review meetings and checkpoints in the project
30 minute class meeting every week to discuss
the progress of the tasks taken up and problems encountered by them during
the same.
A check point meeting for each 10-minutes meeting with each group separately twice a week |
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 proper food and hygiene and health care Rubrics prepared: Rubrics will be prepared to assess the questionnaire prepared, the survey questions, the results of the questionnaire and the survey conducted, content and presentation of the seminar and role play. |