8th Grade Community Project - Day 2 Grading Criteria Setting up your process journal Brainstorming ideas & global contexts Initial research on your idea

Community Project Rubrics

Starting Your Process Journal Join Google Classroom Code: Click on link for the process journal and make a copy. Name it: Last Name of a group member_Process Journal Attach it to the google classroom under “Process Journal” Students may choose to do a handwritten process journal in a notebook, but must have all the same information as the template.

Powtoons on Process Journals Sample Process Journal - SPCA *** students who would like to have a handwritten process journal may do so, but must have all the same information as the Google Classroom version.

Fill out Part I: Investigating

Refining the Idea and the Global Context It’s time to brainstorm some more specific products or outcomes on what we can do for our actual product. Teacher Sample Volleyball Sports Camp Eich Students Develop a mentoring program for kids who have experience and new players who come to camp Develop a collection method for recycling old equipment (balls, kneepads, water bottles) to kids who can't afford it. Develop an advertising campaign to make kids aware of the camps and sign up before school gets out. In their process journal, students will brainstorm three different ways they can refine their project. Encourage them to think outside the box and come up with completely different ideas for their product or outcome. if you to need to modify, go down to two options

Tie your project to a Global Context: Global Contexts are the six IB Themes that give exploration and learning context to the real world. You develop an understanding of our common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet through these six themes.

Deciding the Global Context Global Context Examples Deciding the Global Context Once you have your three ideas, determine which Global Context fits best. Identities and Relationships Fairness and Development Scientific and Technical Innovation This sample goes with the teacher sample two slides previous. Show the link to help kids determine the best global context for their three ideas Have a discussion which idea you want to turn into an Action Goal. Take into consideration resources, time and practicality when you decide on your final goal.

Sample of Global Contexts for the Community Project Once you’ve decided on the best action goal and global context, enter it into your process journal Show the link to help kids determine the best global context for their three ideas

Fill out the refined information to your Process Journal

Basic Research As a group, brainstorm some possible questions and resources you can use to get started your community project action goal Example: Action Goal: To paint ceiling tiles in the children’s ward at a local hospital. Questions: (blue represents possible answers found during research) Who would I contact to get approval to paint tiles? Media: email the children’s hospital Do I need to provide the tiles? Interview with the facilities person Who will install the tiles? Interview with facilities person Is there a certain type of paint that needs to be used? Interview with the facilities person How many tiles are needed? Observation - site visit to count tiles Practice phone calls!!!!!

Add the research brainstorm to your process journal

What to have by Sept. 27th Criterion A: Investigating must be filled out completely Answer the questions you brainstormed for your refined Action goal.