Researching STRUCTURE

We will be working on a mini research project about structure. Each of you has chosen a specific area to research, approved by Ms. D in class.

Step One:

Find out information about your topic related to FORM follows FUNCTION and the things we have been talking about in class. Use some of the research sites on the Articles of Interest page to get started.

Please record your resource. Use EasyBib if needed to help! 

You will need to use one encyclopaedia, 2 books, and at least 2 online sources.

Answer these questions, and make sure you record your notes to turn in!:

  • What is the form of your structure? (You will need specific details, a labeled diagram with all of the parts labeled.)
  • What is the purpose of your structure? 
  • Who is the structure for? Who does it benefit or who was it designed for?
  • How does it work? How is it built? How do the parts work together?
  • What works well with its design? What does not?
  • What would need to be changed to make the structure even better?
  • Is there anything else that is interesting about the topic you have chosen?
  • ONE QUESTION OF YOUR OWN: Make up a question and try to answer it.

Step Two:

Create a PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Prezi presentation with your research. You may not start on it until you show Ms. D your notes. If you have not done PowerPoint much before, then you should choose that one, as it is the easiest to work on.

Avoid putting too many colours. Choose a theme to work with so all slides look similar. Do not put too many words. Use visuals instead. Do not use pictures with any copyright symbols. Do not just use clip art. You will be presenting, so what you will say can be recorded on another sheet of paper as your script.

As you work on your presentation, make sure you save as you go. Name your file in this way without punctuation:

FIRST NAME     STRUCTURE Presentation    TOPIC    DATE (month, day, year – two digits)

For example:  Andrea Structure Presentation Skyscrapers 111516

Make a minimum of 10 slides, using this as your outline to share information from your notes. 

Slide 1:     Interesting Title of Presentation, Your Full Name, Date, Picture filling page
Slide 2:     Introduce the structure and where you would find it.
Slide 3:     Explain what the structure is for. Who uses it? What is its purpose?
Slide 4-6:  Explain how the structure works and how form follows function.
Slide 7:     Explain how the structure works well and how it does not work well.
Slide 8:     Explain how the structure could be improved or other design facts.
Slide 9:     Sum up all of your other slides, like a concluding sentence but in a slide!
Slide 10:   Thank your sources and list the Bibliography

Step Three:

Write a script for what you will say for each slide. Have a peer edit it. Then practice it so you can present it in front of the class. The whole presentation should not be more than 5 minutes long.