Spring 20'-21' Environmental Science-Period 6 Assignments

Present your findings related to the Community Need you researched. You should include a summary of:

1. The video you selected that discussed your topic
2. The interview you conducted and the person's responses
3. The survey and what the community said
4. Your own personal experience with the issue

As you are presenting, you should make sure to address the following questions:

1. What is the need in your community and why is it important?
2. How do you and other people feel about this need?
3. How can you potentially solve this community need?

Please write down the name & title of the person you will be interviewing. If it is a group/organization that you are contacting, provide their information (Telephone Number/E-mail Address)

Find a Youtube Video that relates to the community need you selected. Make notes in Edpuzzle to summarize the video and the main theme.

Utilize the template provided to create a Research Plan around a need in your community. Is there a lot of poverty in your area? Are people not getting enough food or education? Select a need from your own personal experience OR use the ideas from the OneNYC 2050 plan.


Before conducting research, you will plan out how you will find this information. To do so, you will use the MISO method of Research:


M - Media: What media sources will you use to find information? (internet, newspapers, etc...)
I - Interview: Who can you interview about this issue and what will you ask them? 
S - Survey: What questions could you ask the community to find out more information?
O - Observations: Where and what will you observe to gain a better perspective on the issue? 


NOTE: You are not conducting research yet. You are planning out your strategy for research.

Using Minecraft, you will design and build a solution that supports sustainable communities and reduces inequities for everyone. You will accomplish this by solving a real-world problem (ending poverty, equal education, climate change, etc...). Once you have designed your solution, you will record a 1 minute 30 second Flipgrid video explaining the purpose of your creation. The Flipgrid submissions will be judged based on the provide rubric, and the students with the best designs will be selected to compete in a Live E-Sports Competition.


This assignment will be counted as EXTRA CREDIT for SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS. If you wish, you may record you design and share with me before the due date for feedback.

For this project, you can select between two different project topics: 


1. Colonization of Mars
2. Minecraft Education Challenge


Each project has a different rubric and set of criteria to follow. Please communicate which project you will be starting and regularly check-in with the teachers.

Please respond to the prompt by adding images, vocabulary words, and ideas that show how science can be seen in your life.

On the second page, begin writing your bars for your rap/story/spoken word piece.