Disaster/Human Impact to Environment Project — Update/FAQ Help

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are enjoying your long weekend!

Just some quick info as I have received some questions about the Disasters Project. Here’s your FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) to help!

Do I need to answer all of the questions you gave to us?

Yes, answer all of the questions. But, those questions can be answered ANYWHERE in your presentation. You can choose to organize your slides and presentation any way you want. Remember, you must 1. answer the questions I gave you somewhere in the project, and 2. convince us that as people living in Vancouver WE need to be aware of this disaster and take it seriously, because something like it could happen to us!

BTW, please check project description again here for those questions.

How many slides do I need?

There is not a minimum or maximum number of slides. Please keep your presentation to under 5 minutes, though, so we can hear everyone’s presentation. You can organize the presentation any way you want as long as you complete the purpose of the project (see above.)

When is the project due? Will we get more time to work on it?

It is due EOD on Friday May 26th. You can work on it Tuesday afternoon 1:30-2:45, Wednesday all morning 9-10:30/10:45-12:00, Thursday 9-10:30, and Friday 1-2:45. If you know you are going to be away, plan accordingly and work on it at home, as I will not be able to give more time after Friday so we can move on to other things. 

How do we include the chart of data? What kind of data do we use?

You need to have a chart/graph/diagram in your presentation. One way is to make it on the computer. Or, you can make it on paper and take a picture of it to include in your presentation. The data should help us better understand your environmental disaster and/or show us how this disaster is related to us. 

Do we have to turn in notes? And a bibliography?

Yes. On Google Drive/Doc or paper. Yes, a bibliography is required. Please see Easy Bib or use Ms. Ho’s suggested site for Making a Bibliography. We have talked about how to do this in class. As you will see from the examples, a proper bibliography is alphabetized by the first letter of the entry. The first line of each entry is aligned to the left margin, and then the second line is done with an indent. Easy Bib will help make it for you! Use the MLA format.

Does the bibliography need to be in the PowerPoint?

No. Just turn it in with your notes on a separate piece of paper. Please type it up so I can read it clearly. Thank you!

What kind of resources do I need?

An encyclopaedia, legitimate science websites (e.g. NASA, Smithsonian, Scientific American, NOAA, National Geographic, etc.), books, and reputable newspapers or media (CBC, PBS, Globe and Mail, The National, Washington Post, NY Times, Vancouver Sun, Washington Journal, BBC, etc.). Remember, Ms. D provided some books on climate change in the classroom. If your topic has to do with one of those books, I would expect you are using them for research, since we took time to go over them as resources. Please avoid using blogs with opinions vs facts and wikispaces/wikipedia. These are not “bad sites” but not really the legitimate resources when you want to do quality research.

How will the project be marked?

I have provided a Disasters Project Rubric 2017 for you. It tells you how the different parts of the project will be used for evaluating different subject areas.

Please let me know if you have any other questions! 🙂