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Science In The News
Assignment
Science and technology are changing every day. As a part of
this community. It is very important for everyone to know and
understand the events that are happening across the globe.
Thus, you are required to do a current event creative brief for
our class. Beginning on the date specified by your teacher,
students will present their current event until all students have
presented. The current event topics will fall under the science
and technology topic (more information on possible topics is
listed below). You must read an article from a
reliable/reputable magazine, newspaper, or online news
source. You must analyze the article. The article should be
about a page in length.
There are three components for this assignment: written, visual and oral pieces.
Criteria for Written Component (Preferably typed, but I will accept neatly written responses)
1. Topic
a. What is the topic of your article?
2. Article title
a. What is the title of the article? Exact wording
3. Article Source
a. Where did you get the article?
4. Vocabulary
a. Choose 3-5 NEW vocabulary/content related words
b. Write the word, definition, and use each word in a sentence in a way that shows your
understanding of the word and in the field of science and technology.
5. Summary
a. Briefly, and in your own words, summarize the contents of your article.
b. Make sure it answers Who What, When, Where, How, and Why
c. 7 sentence minimum (high quality sentences)
6. Reaction
a. Take a position on the issue contained in the article
b. How do you feel about the event? How does this event effect you?
c. 7 sentence minimum (high quality sentences)
d. You may use sentence starters like these:
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I think ... because...
I can relate to this... because
I feel... because...
I chose this article... because
I'm confused... because
I agree/disagree... because
This upsets me... because
I still wonder... because
I liked this article... because
This is interesting... because
Now I want to know . . . because
Now I understand . . . because
7. World Impact
a. How does this event impact the world?
b. Is there a global theme or central idea? Explain.
Visual/Creativity Criteria
Choose a product/method that shows a visual representation of your article. You will also be required to share
your work with a larger world wide audience. How you share it in that way is completely up to you but should
be communicated with your teacher before the assignment due date.
Visual presentations will be done in class and should not be any longer that 5-7 minutes. The visual
presentation can be the item or media that you share publicly. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHEN YOU SHARE THE
CONTENT PUBLICLY, YOUR NAME DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ON THE CONTENT. If you choose to publish your
content from your own personal accounts, please make sure that they are sharable for others to see and view.
Possible presentation ideas or tools include, but are not limited to, the following:
Posters (digital or
traditional format)
or Infographic
Presentation tools
(PowerPoint, Prezi,
Emaze, Keynote,
Google Drive, etc)
Digital collage /
brochure
(Picmonkey,
Smilebox, Glogster,
etc)
Movies (YouTube,
Vimeo, iMovie,
Animoto, etc)
IF STUDENTS ARE SHARING THEIR WITH THE
WORLD, THEY WANT IT TO BE GOOD. IF THEY
ARE JUST SHARING IT WITH THEIR TEACHER,
THEY WANT IT TO BE GOOD ENOUGH.
--RUSHTON HURLEY
Digital books
(Flipsnack, ePub
Bud) or traditional
format books
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Oral Presentation Criteria:
When you present to the class, you must do the following:
1. Share your current event through your visual/creative product. This can also be the same product that
you choose to share publicly.
2. The main questions must be answered: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
3. Your personal reaction must be included.
Resources:
Broadcast News with Online
Editions
CTV News
CBC News
Global News
CNN
Google News
BBC News
Student Editions of the News
TIME for Kids
DOGO News for Kids
Student Science
EurekAlert!
National Geographic
Print Newspapers with Web Editions
Calgary Herald
Edmonton Journal
National Post
Globe and Mail
New York TImes
Science and Technology Current Event
Sites
LiveScience
RedOrbit
ScienceNews
TheWhyFiles
NewsELA