Objective

Assignment

Due Date

Points

(1) Determining a Purpose

* Develop one main investigation question and FIVE QUESTIONS about this subject

MON

5-9-2005

20

(2) Background research

(3) Five references (Internet)

* Find out if anyone else has also investigated this question.

* Make a bibliography page of FIVE WEBSITES with a short description (one to three sentences) of what you found in each website.

MON

5-9-2005

20

(4) Writing a hypothesis

(5) Determining materials

* Make an informed guess about the possible answer to the main investigation question

* Make a list of the materials you will need to complete the project. Be very specific. Estimate the cost of each material.

MON

5-23-2005

20

(6) Project Outline

(7) Bibliography

* Make an outline of your final project report.

* Turn in a bibliography with FIFTEEN REFERENCES (including your FIVE websites)

WED

6-1-2005

20

(8) Report draft with Bibliography

* Type-written drafts must be at least THREE PAGES, double spaced, Hand-written drafts should be THREE PAGES, single spaced.

MON

6-13-2005

20

(9) Final report due.

* Final report must be at least FIVE PAGES (double-spaced for type-written, single-spaced for hand-written reports).

MON

6-20-2005

50

(10) PowerPoint presentations

and Quiz Questions

* PowerPoint presentation of at least FIVE SLIDES. It should be no longer than TEN MINUTES.

* Write three quiz questions about your presentation

MON

6-20-2005 through WED

6-22-2005

50

TOTAL POINTS

200

PERCENT OF FINAL GRADE

30%