Fiona Steelman-Allen

17days until
End of 2nd Quarter

177days until
End of the School Year

Parachures

We will begin working in groups on Monday, 11-16-09.  After your group comes up with an outline of your experiment and a detailed materials list, it will be time to start building parachutes and testing them!
Make sure to follow along with the template given to your group as you continue to work on your experiment.  You are required to fill out the packet with lots of details.
When collecting data, you must REPEAT YOUR EXPERIMENT AND COLLECTION PROCESS THREE TIMES!  That's right: 3 times.  This will help to ensure that your data is valid.  You will be able to average your results when presenting it to your audience if you choose.
When you are done with the experiment, your group will be creating a poster and then presenting your results to the class.  Below is a rubric that explains in detail how you will be graded.

Parachutes Experiment, Poster and Presentation Rubric

 

Experiment, Planning & Presentation Templates

Poster

Presentation

The Planning and Presentation Templates must be turned in when you present your poster to the class.  Each section must be completely filled out.  Make sure that your group has included details while explaining your experimental process.  Vague answers will not be given full credit.  Use these templates to help drive your daily activities.  Feel free to change and add to the templates as needed (after checking with me first of course).  Use the presentation template to help your group organize and ready yourself for presenting your poster.  The whole packet is worth 30 points.

Information from templates included (see below for list of required info.)

9

 

Whole group presents & speaks

3

 

Different sections clearly labeled and organized

4

 

Clear, understandable voices & able to be heard

3

 

Readable, neat, correct spelling & language

4

 

Speaking to the audience, eye contact

3

 

Colorful, attractive, aesthetically pleasing layout

4

 

Referencing poster during presentation

3

 

At least 2 graphs, pictures (attaching parachutes counts as 1)

4

 

2 + minutes long

3

 

Total (of 30)

 

Total (of 25)

 

Total (of 15)