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Unit Portfolio Presentation. Rehab Ragab Neriman ozsaracoglu Melissa Patel. WEBQUEST. http://msragabweb.weebly.com/index. html. Unit Summary.
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Unit Portfolio Presentation Rehab Ragab Nerimanozsaracoglu Melissa Patel
WEBQUEST http://msragabweb.weebly.com/index.html
Unit Summary • Teacher introduces some of the major inventions and discoveries from around the world from the areas of medicine, printing and technology (DNA, Internet-Google). Teacher will model reading and synthesizing important information from a text. As a group teacher and students will discuss and prioritize the key information that would be relevant in order to effectively synthesize the reading passage. Students will work in small groups to read a short passage from the topic of inventions. Students will list the key ideas and concepts from the short passages. They will whole-group share the main points from the reading to the class. Students will engage in a WebQuest to gather information about a discovery or invention that changed the world. Students will be given the choice to present their project using PowerPoint, Prezi or iMovie.
Essential question • What’s an invention? • What’s a discovery?
Unit questions • What major inventions/discoveries changed the world? • What impact have inventions had on the world, your country, your city, etc? • Why are these inventions significant? • Who are the most notable inventors of all times? • How have these inventions progressed over time? • Which inventions will be relevant in the future?
content questions • When, who, how was (X-ray, DNA, Google) invented/discovered? • What are other uses of X-Ray technology? • What effect has the invention had on the world? • What kind of information does DNA provide? • What contributions has DNA technology made to day-t-day living? • What is a search engine? What is Google used for and how does it help us?
Unit Objectives • Students will be able to: • Conduct online research • Effectively synthesize information through skimming and scanning • Design a presentation module • Meaningfully showcase their findings • Work collaboratively with their partner • Speak clearly, fluently, with effective tone, stress and intonation • Effectively, clearly and creatively communicate their knowledge through their final projects • Present using proper eye contact, body language and overall presentation skills • Demonstrate a clear understanding of the information being presented • Complete an online peer and self evaluation survey • Publish an online journal reflection • Use past, present and future tenses to present the information