1. Ancient Egypt Design Cycle Project

2. How will you be graded? You will be graded on each step of the Design Cycle: 1)Inquiring and Analyzing 2)Developing Ideas 3)Creating the Solution 4)Evaluate- Do not do this part yet! (We will on Monday!) Check your rubric. For each stage, you can earn a score of 0-8.

3. IB Grade = Formal Grade 18 = 84 17 = 83 16 = 82 15 = 81 14 = 80 13 = 78 12 = 77 11 = 76 10 = 75 9 = 74 8 = 73 7 = 72 6 = 71 5 = 70 4 = 65 3 = 60 2 = 55 1 = 50 0 = 0 32 = 100 31 = 98 30 = 96 29 = 95 28 = 94 27 = 93 26 = 92 25 = 91 24 = 90 23 = 89 22 = 88 21 = 87 20 = 86 19 = 85 A 27-32 B 19-26 C 12-18 D 5-11

4. Project Schedule Monday 12-1 – Introduction: You will choose your project and work on the Inquiring and Analyzing step of the Design Cycle. Tuesday 12-2 – Work Day: You will continue to work on Inquiring and Analyzing and begin Developing Ideas if you have time. Wednesday 12-3 – Checkpoint: You must show me your completed Inquiring and Analyzing step. Spend the rest of the day working on Developing Ideas. Thursday 12-4 – Work Day: Continue working on Developing Ideas and begin Creating the Solution if you have time. Friday 12-5 – Checkpoint: You must show me your completed Developing Ideas step. Monday 12-8 - Project is due! We will complete Evaluating in class together on this day.

5. Ancient Egypt Extension Choice Board Choose one of the following problems and create a solution for it! Problem: The Hittites have waged war on Ancient Egypt under the rule of young King Ramses II. The ancient Egyptian people need to know about the war so they can stay safe. You work for the National Ancient Egyptian News Station and are responsible for creating a special about the war to broadcast on your station. Problem: The Sundance Film Festival would like to feature an independent movie about Pharaoh Hatshepsut this year and they are looking for a director/producer for the film. Create a movie trailer for the film which you will submit to apply for the director/producer job. Problem: The society of Ancient Egypt needs a new biography to add to their collection of Pharaoh biographies. Choose an Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh and write the first chapter of their biography to submit to the society. Problem: The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library needs a great children’s book about Ancient Egypt to use for a read-aloud during their upcoming Ancient Civilizations Festival. They are looking for submissions which they will judge based on historical accuracy, creativity, and illustrations. Create a children’s book to submit. Problem: Women face many challenges when trying to become successful. Think about some of the challenges that Hatshepsut endured to become pharaoh. Create a documentary about the challenges that women go through today to achieve leadership and power. In your documentary, you must reference Hatshepsut and at least one modern day female leader (ex. Hillary Clinton) and show how they were able to overcome their challenges. Problem: Many students at Piedmont do not feel that they are accepted or that they “fit in.” Create a club that will address the need for acceptance of differences in the students of Piedmont. You must connect the mission of your club to the story of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Create a mission statement, club goals for the semester, and plan at least 3 school wide activities that will promote acceptance of all students. Problem: The Suez Canal was built in 1869 to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas and allows transportation by water between Europe and Asia without navigation around Africa. Egypt has decided to close the Suez Canal due to recent conflicts in the area. Write a proposal to the Egyptian government explaining the importance of the canal to convince them to open it back up for trade and travel. You must include a map of the canal area with your proposal.transportation by waterEuropeAsiaAfrica

6. Stage 1- Inquiring and Analyzing The problem to be solve is_____ The problem is important because_______ The method/process to find the answer will be_______ The product you will create to answer the question will be_____ You must use 3 sources. List the source (be specific) and information gathered from each source The majority of your time should be spent on finding information to help solve your problem!

7. The PROBLEM to be solved is The reason this problem is IMPORTANT is The METHOD/PROCESS I will use to find the answer to the problem will be to The PRODUCT I will CREATE to answer the question will be ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM/RESEARCH NOTES -WRITE RESEARCH NOTES BELOW -Investigate at least 3 sources (website, book, documentary, news article, etc.) -Show DEPTH – evidence of time and effort! Source #1:____________________________________________________________________________ Information gathered from Source #1: Source #2: ____________________________________________________________________________ Information gathered from Source #2: Source #3: ____________________________________________________________________________ Information gathered from Source #3: Stage 1- Inquiring and Analyzing

8. Stage 2- Developing Ideas During this stage, you plan your final product – If you are doing a movie, you need a script – If you are doing a book, you need to plan out how many pages you will have and what you will talk about on each page, illustrations you will use, etc. You need to come up with two possible designs and include as many details as you can For each design, you will list the PROS (good) and CONS (bad) for choosing each design Finally, you must choose one of the designs and explain why you chose it

9.  You should create AT LEAST two different possible designs of your product.  They should be as detailed as possible.  They should include all of the design specifications outlined in the directions.  Each design and its evaluation should be done below. Design #1Design #2 GoodBadGoodBad I am choosing design # ____ because Stage 2- Developing Ideas

10. During this stage, you need to list out all of the steps taken to make your final product – This needs to be detailed enough that someone else could create your product by reading your steps During this stage, you make your final product! You will need to list the materials you use If you make any changes to your product that are not in the plan, you need to list them Stage 3- Creating the Solution

11. STEP BY STEP PLAN – (so detailed that someone else can create it – what, where, why, how) 1. 2. 3. 4. Add more steps as needed! The MATERIALS I will use are *****THIS IS WHERE YOU SHOULD CREATE YOUR PRODUCT***** The MODIFICATIONS/CHANGES I made to my plan while creating my product were

12. Stage 4- Evaluating This stage will be done in class on Monday 12/8! – Do not complete this stage until after the project has been turned in! List the strengths of your product. What do you think you did well? List any improvements or changes to your product if you were to do it over again!

13. Stage 4- Evaluating What are the STRENGTHS of your product? If you were to do this project again, what would you do DIFFERENTLY? What would you IMPROVE?

14. Grading Rubric Criterion A INQUIRING AND ANALYZING Criterion B DEVELOPING IDEAS Criterion C CREATING THE SOLUTION Criterion D EVALUATING Achievement Level Level Descriptor 0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. 1–2 The student: -States the need for a solution to a problem -Completes some research The student: -Lists a design of a solution -Creates incomplete planning drawings/diagrams The student: -Creates an incomplete or irrelevant solution to the problem The student: -Provides little evidence of evaluation 3–4 The student: -Outlines the need for a solution to a problem -Develops a basic design brief which outlines relevant research The student: -Presents a few design ideas -Outlines the main reasons for choosing the design -Creates planning drawings/diagrams. The student: -Outlines each step in a plan -Creates the solution, which partially functions -Outlines changes made to the design or plan when making the solution The student: -Outlines the success of the solution -Lists the ways in which the solution could be improved 5–6 The student: -Explains the need for a solution to a problem -Constructs a research plan -Develops a design brief which outlines relevant research The student: -Develops a design specification -Presents reasons for its selection -Develops accurate planning drawings/diagrams The student: -Constructs a plan, which considers time and resources -Creates the solution, which functions as intended -Outlines changes made to the chosen design and plan when making the solution. The student: -Describes the success of the solution -Outlines how the solution could be improved 7–8 The student: -Explains and justifies the need for a solution to a problem -Constructs a research plan, -Develops a design brief, which presents the analysis of relevant research. The student: -Develops a design specification based on the data collected -Presents a range of feasible design ideas -Presents the chosen design and reasons for its selection -Develops accurate planning drawings/diagrams The student: -Constructs a logical plan, which outlines the efficient use of time and resources -Follows the plan to create the solution, which functions as intended -Explains changes made to the chosen design and plan when making the solution The student: -Explains the success of the solution -Describes how the solution could be improved -Explains what could be done differently if this project was done again