1. PROJECT OVERVIEW
Name of Project: SMOKING DANGERS Duration: 8CLASS HALF
PERIODS/4 HOURS TOTAL
Subject/Course: HEALTH JH Teacher(s): VINCE SHELLOCK Grade Level: 7TH
Other subject areas to SCIENCE
be included, if any:
Project Idea STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE DANGERS OF SMOKING, EFFECTS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE, WAYS
Summary of the issue, TO QUIT SMOKING, HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES TO SMOKING, AND THE EFFECTS SMOKING HAS ON
challenge, investigation, THE BODY. THEY WILL INTERVIEW SMOKERS, NONSMOKERS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, PEERS
scenario, or problem: WHO SMOKE, AND DO INTERNET RESEARCH TO ATTAIN AND ANALYZE DATA ON SMOKING.
Driving Question WHY IS SMOKING SO HARMFUL TO THE BODY ?
Content and Skills STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:CONDUCT MEANINGFUL INTERVIEWS, LOCATE AND ANYLYZE DATA,
Standards to be AND WRITE A SERIES OF REPORTS ON SMOKING DANGERS.
addressed:
T+A E T+A E
21st Century Skills Collaboration Other: CRITICAL THINKING AND X
to be explicitly taught and
X SOLVING PROBLEMS
assessed (T+A) or that
will be encouraged (E) by Presentation
project work, but not
X WHOLE GROUP
taught or assessed: Critical Thinking: X INDIVIDUAL X
Presentation Audience:
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2. Group: DESIGN MEANINGFUL QUESTIONS X
Culminating DO INTERNET RESEARCH Class:
Products and ANALYZE DATA
X
Performances WRITE REPORTS
PRESENT PROJECT TO HEALTH CLASS School:
Community:
Experts:
Individual:
Web:
NONE
Other:
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Entry event to
launch inquiry,
engage students:
Assessments Quizzes/Tests X Practice Presentations X
Formative
Assessments Journal/Learning Log X Notes X
(During
Project) Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes X Checklists X
Rough Drafts X Concept Maps
Online Tests/Exams Other:
Written Product(s), with rubric: X Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric:
Summative __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Assessments
(End of Project) Oral Presentation, with rubric X Peer Evaluation X
Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test X Self-Evaluation X
Essay Test Other:
.
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3. Resources On-site people, facilities: MULTIPLE CLASSROOM COLLABORATION WITH 4 OTHER
Needed STUDENTS
Equipment: TAPE RECORDERS, COMPUTERS
Materials: PENS, PENCILS, JOURNAL BOOKS
Community resources: HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, SMOKERS, ECT
Reflection Journal/Learning Log X Focus Group X
Methods (Individual,
Group, and/or Whole-Class Discussion X Fishbowl Discussion
Whole Class)
Survey X Other: CRITIQUE OF PROJECT
COMPONENTS, ( USING GUIDELINES ).
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4. PROJECT TEACHING AND LEARNING GUIDE
P R O J E C T C A L E N D A R
Project: Course/Semester:
Project: SMOKING DANGERS Start Date: OCTOBER 3RD, 2011
Knowledge and Skills Needed by Students Scaffolding / Materials / Lessons to be Provided
M O N D A Y T U E S D A Y W E D N E S D A Y T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y
to successfully complete culminating products and by the project teacher, other teachers, experts,
performances, and do well on summative assessments E C T W E E K O N E mentors, community members
PROJ
INTRODUCE PROJECT
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS EXPLAIN PROJECT IN
MULTIPLE DEVELOP GRADING
EXAMPLES BY INSTRUCTOR
DETAIL RUBRIC WITH
 STUDENTS
CRITIQUE ABILITIES USE
BEGIN RESEARCH RON BERGER’S GUIDELINES, MODELED BY
TEACHER FORM GROUPS /BEGIN
PROJECTS
CREATIVITY PR O JEC T W E ROLE MODEL
EK TWO HOW TO BE CREATIVE IN
OPEN QUESTION AND CONDUCT INTERVIEWS 
ANALYZE DATA
DESIGNING QUESTIONS ON SMOKING
WRITE REPORTS PRESENT PROJECTS
ANSWER PERIOD ON
PROJECTS BEGIN IMOVIE WORK ON IMOVIE COMPLETE IMOVIE
INNOVATION IMMITATE HOW TO “THINK OUT OF THE
 BOX’ IN COMPLETING THIS PROJECT IN A
CRITIQUE PROJECTS
MEANINGFUL WAY
FLEXIBILITY GIVE MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF THE BENEFITS
 OF BEING FLEXIBLE ALONG WITH THE
HAZARDS OF NOT BEING FLEXIBLE
ADAPTABLE PLEASE SEE ABOVE
PR O JEC T W E
E K TH R EE
SELF-DIRECTED ROLE MODEL HOW TO BE MOTIVATED TO
 COMPLETE A SERIES OF TASKS
INDIVIDUALLY
ACCOUNTABLE STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A “TEAM 4
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 PLAYER” TO COMPLETE A GROUP BASED
PROJECT