1. GROUP 4 PROJECT MAY 2012

2. IS NOT ANOTHER EE IN SCIENCE

3. IS A COLLABORATIVE TEAM EXERCISE

4. IS NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF EXTRA WORK YOU CAN FINISH IT ON THE DAY

5. IS A FUN & ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE

6. IS NOT OPTIONAL IF YOU ARE ABSENT ON GROUP 4 DAY IT IS A MAJOR HEADACHE FOR YOU, YOUR IB SCIENCE TEACHER, AND YOUR IB SCIENCE GRADE

7. IS PART OF YOUR IB PRACTICAL WORK GRADE YOU WILL BE ASSESSED ON PERSONAL SKILLS – ONLY TIME IN THE WHOLE 2 YEAR COURSE THAT THIS IS ASSESSED

8. Personal Skills Levels/marks Aspect 1Aspect 2Aspect 3 Self-motivation and perseverance Working within a teamSelf-reflection Complete/2 Approaches the project with self- motivation and follows it through to completion. Collaborates and communicates in a group situation and integrates the views of others. Shows a thorough awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses and gives thoughtful consideration to their learning experience. Partial/1 Completes the project but sometimes lacks self-motivation. Exchanges some views but requires guidance to collaborate with others. Shows limited awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses and gives some consideration to their learning experience. Not at all/0 Lacks perseverance and motivation. Makes little or no attempt to collaborate in a group situation. Shows no awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses and gives no consideration to their learning experience..

9. TO GET FULL MARKS, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ….

10. BE SELF-MOTIVATED PERSEVERE COLLABORATE COMMUNICATE REFLECT THOUGHTFULLY AND YOU CAN HAVE 3% TOWARDS YOUR IB GRADE

11. A WORD ON REFLECTION IT IS NOT AN EVALUATION LIKE IN A LAB REPORT IT IS A THOUGHTFUL, DETAILED SELF-APPRAISAL OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS TASK, DISCUSSION OF YOUR STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES [NOT THE EXPT DESIGN]

12. YOU WILL WORK IN ASSIGNED GROUPS THESE ARE NOT CHANGEABLE. CHECK WITH YOUR TEACHER WHICH GROUP YOU ARE IN.

13. ON WED 18 TH APRIL YOU WILL MEET YOUR GROUP IN THE ASSIGNED ROOM DURING REGULAR ASSEMBLY TIME YOU WILL ALSO MEET THEM AGAIN ON WED 2 ND MAY AND ON ACTUAL GROUP 4 DAY (WED 23 RD MAY AFTER EXAMS)

14. THIS YEAR’S THEME IS INSPIRED BY HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QYBUFNY7Y8W

15. YOUR TASK IS TO DEVISE A WAY TO MEASURE THE LENGTH OF A SONG AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE YOUR TEACHER WON’T TELL YOU WHICH SONG UNTIL GROUP 4 DAY. YOU WILL “TEST” YOUR METHOD AT THE END OF GROUP 4 DAY IN FRONT OF 5 OTHER GROUPS.

16. WED 18 TH APRIL – FIRST MEETING, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, DECIDE HOW YOU WILL COMMUNICATE, BRAINSTORM IDEAS WED 3 RD MAY – IDEAS FINALIZED, APPROVED BY TEACHER, AND EQUIPMENT LIST SUBMITTED WED 23 RD MAY – 8:30-1:30 WORKING ON PROJECT. 1:30-3:00 PRESENTATION AND TESTING.

17. BE CREATIVE! ALL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON MRS. DICKINSON’S BLOG: AND UNDER STUDENT RESOURCES, HIGH SCHOOL, SCIENCE, GROUP 4 2012