1. AFRICA POWER POINT DIRECTIONS YOU AND YOUR PARTNER WILL BE MAKING A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM YOU ARE RESEARCHING. ALL POWERPOINTS WILL HAVE AT LEAST 10 SLIDES FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS PROVIDED. MORE SLIDES ARE OK AND NECESSARY IF YOU WANT AN ADVANCED SCORE. YOU NEED TO BEGIN WITH A TITLE SLIDE AND END WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY SLIDE.

2. STANDARDS FOR CREATING YOUR SLIDES NOTHING SMALLER THAN A 28 POINT FONT. BE SURE YOU HAVE GOOD CONTRAST BETWEEN BACKGROUND COLORS/PATTERNS AND LETTERING SO THAT YOUR INFO CAN BE EASILY READ. SPECIAL EFFECTS DO NOT ADD ANYTHING TO YOUR GRADE, SO DON’T WASTE A LOT OF TIME ON THEM. SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, NEATNESS, AND CLEAR, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION OF YOUR INFORMATION ARE IMPORTANT PARTS OF YOUR GRADE ON THIS PROJECT. IF YOU NEED MORE ROOM, ADD EXTRA SLIDES—IT’S OK TO HAVE MORE THAN 10 SLIDES AND SLIDES THAT JUST HAVE PICTURES.

3. TITLE SLIDE THIS SLIDE SHOULD INCLUDE THE TITLE OF YOUR PRESENTATION THE FIRST AND LAST NAMES AND HOURS OF THE STUDENTS WHO MADE IT.

4. DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM. THIS SLIDE SHOULD INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT SHOULD INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 BULLETS. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

5. HOW DOES THIS PROBLEM AFFECT PEOPLE IN AFRICA? THIS SLIDE SHOULD INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE WAYS THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS PEOPLE IN AFRICA. IT SHOULD INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 BULLETS. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

6. HOW MANY PEOPLE (OR ANIMALS) IN AFRICA ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM? THIS SLIDE SHOULD GIVE STATISTICS ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE (0R ANIMALS) IN AFRICA ARE IMPACTED BY THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 BULLETS. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

7. WHAT IS THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE PROBLEM? THIS SLIDE SHOULD TELL WHERE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS--IF THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD IN AFRICA OR IF IT IS FOCUSED ON A FEW LOCATIONS OR COUNTRIES. IT SHOULD INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 BULLETS. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

8. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM? THIS SLIDE SHOULD DESCRIBE WHAT SOLUTIONS ARE BEING TRIED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 BULLETS. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

9. WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES TO SOLVING THIS PROBLEM ? THIS SLIDE SHOULD DESCRIBE WHAT STANDS IN THE WAY OF SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 BULLETS. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

10. ARE THERE OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TRIED? THIS SLIDE SHOULD DESCRIBE OTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TRIED. NO UNREALISTIC SOLUTIONS! IT SHOULD INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 BULLETS. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

11. DO YOU THINK THIS PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED IN YOUR LIFETIME? WHY/WHY NOT, EXPLAIN, SUPPORT YOUR OPINION THIS SLIDE SHOULD TELL WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED IN THE NEXT 60 YEARS; YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN AND SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER. IT SHOULD INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 BULLETS. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

12. CITING YOUR SOURCES YOU SHOULD LIST YOUR SOURCES OF INFORMATION—WEBSITES, BOOKS, NEWPAPERS, MAGAZINES—ON THE LAST SLIDE OF YOUR PRESENTATION.

13. VISUAL INFORMATION YOUR POWERPOINT SHOULD INCLUDE AT LEAST 4 PICTURES, GRAPHS, OR CHARTS WHICH SUPPORT THE INFORMATION IN YOUR POWERPOINT. PICTURES NEED TO DIRECTLY RELATE TO YOUR TOPIC. PICTURES SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR A 7 TH GRADE AUDIENCE—NO NUDITY OR SCENES SHOWING GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, CASUALTIES OR INJURIES.