5 th Grade Science

Week One: January Introduction to the project Teams are formed by Mrs. K. and Mrs. Heeren Groups of 3 Homerooms are mixed so students work with children in other homerooms.

Groups should work on… Blogging their ideas for the Shark Tank project. Groups will select one of the following options: Invent a product to sell Create a service business Raise money for a good cause such as: Helping earthquake victims in Haiti Adopt a sea turtle Cancer research

Face to Face Team Tank Time Thursday, January 28 th 1:45-2:25 Friday, January 29 th 1:45-2:25

Due Date Friday, January 29 th Groups need to decide on their idea for a product, service business or charity fundraising.

Week Two: February 1-5 th Groups work on their own to develop their Phase 1 presentations. Teams can either make a Power Point or share their website with the sharks. Students communicate with their Google site wiki. 7 th grade sharks/mentors review the wiki sites and provide advice to each group. 7 th Grade Mentor/Shark Form 7 th Grade Mentor/Shark Form

Face to Face Team Tank Time Thursday, February 4 th 1:450-2:20

Due Date: Phase 1 Presentations Teams use the Phase 1 Project Pitch Checklist to develop their presentations.Phase 1 Project Pitch Checklist Sharks use the “Shark Tank Project Pitch” score sheet to assess the presentations.“Shark Tank Project Pitch” Phase 1 sharks: Mr. Thorson Mr. Baumgartner Presentations begin Monday, February 8 th and could take more than one day. Groups will either be approved to move ahead to Phase 2 or be instructed to go “back to the drawing board.” Phase 1 is NOT graded

Weeks 3-5 are Team Work Time As soon as a team is approved by the sharks to move ahead to Phase 2 students work on their presentations and communicate with their Google sites wiki. No face to face team tank time is planned. Students are expected to communicate online. 7 th grade sharks are available for advice. Expectations for group work One student creates an advertisement One student creates a conceptual or physical model One student prepares the background knowledge and purpose for the Phase 2 presentation.

Due Date: Phase 2 Presentations Groups use the Phase 2 Checklist to prepare their presentationPhase 2 Checklist Sharks use the Phase 2 Score Sheet to score each team.Phase 2 Score Sheet Phase 2 presentations begin Monday, March 1 st and could take more than one day. Sharks for Phase 2 presentations Mr. Thorson Mr. Baumgartner Phase 2 presentations are SCORED and the grades will count for science. Each team receives a score Top teams advance to Phase 3 Shark Tank. Sharks will select those teams.

Phase 3 Top teams from Phase 2 advance to the Shark Tank Presentations will be Monday, March 8 th Sharks for Phase 3 6 th grade students Sharks rank the top teams from Phase 2 and select the top 5 teams. Top 5 teams advance to “The Big Kahuna.” Top 5 teams earn a booth in the commons to sell or raise money during the 4 th -8 th grade lunch hours. Dates for the booths are yet to be determined.

The Big Kahuna Top five teams advance to this stage. A kahuna is a Hawaiian priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, or expert in any professionkahuna The Big Kahuna selects the best team to be the Shark Tank Champions.

Shark Tank Champions Top team will investigate the patent process in an effort to secure a patent for their invention. Top team will have a feature article on the Press Room website. Top team will have a ribbon or trophy to display in their booth to indicate their team is the Shark Tank Champion team.

Calendar Due Dates January 29 th : Teams decide on their idea. February 8 th Phase 1 Presentations March 1 st Phase 2 Presentations March 8 th Phase 3 Presentations March 12 th Shark Tank Champion team is announced.