Student Page (Task and Process Edition One) -- Linlin

Topic: Know more about Nuclear Energy

Task

Process:

Section 1

Now you are a reporter in a local newspaper office. The editor wants you to write a review of the nuclear disaster happening in Japan recently. Please collect information online and organize an objective report.

The report should cover following questions

1.         When and where does the nuclear disaster happen?

2.         What is the direct cause of this nuclear disaster?

3.         What has Japanese government done to limit the damage?

You can add some pictures in your report to make your readers have a more direct feeling of this disaster.

During this project, you will finish all the tasks on blog “Mocha and Linlin’s wonderland”. (http://mochaswonderland.blogspot.com/) For this section, you can post your report by replying the thread titled “Section 1”. The deadline of giving your own ideas is    , but you can give feedback to your friends’ report anytime during the whole project. After finishing the report, please list all the questions you want to know about nuclear energy and post it online. (The title of the thread is “Q&A”). With the learning of this project, maybe you can answer some of your and your friends’ questions. Please feel free to share your answers or discuss your ideas by replying the message.

Now we will begin the wonderful exploration of the most formidable and mysterious power in the world! Enjoy your adventure in nuclear world!

Useful websites for searching news:

Scholastic News Online

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp?FromBrowseMod=true&Ns=Pub_Date_Sort|1&CurrPage=scholasticNews.jsp&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News

Section 2:

You will watch an introductory video of nuclear energy.

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Now come back to the classroom! The teacher will show you where is the most formidable and mysterious power in the world from, in other words, how Nuclear Reaction works. (click here to see the lesson plan)

After learning how nuclear action works, you will be separated into four groups.

Every group will take a small video (3-5minutes) that uses any simple and safe materials to present the process of nuclear reaction. Teacher will give every group a flip camera to finish the video. Here are some suggestions about your teamwork.

·         Have a brainstorm and get some excellent ideas

·         Agree on a good idea and analyze the tasks

·         Give a role to everyone, like director, stage manager, actors or storyteller

·         Make a detailed plan, including the schedule

·         Have a meeting and communicate with each other often

·         Have fun with the movie, with your friends!

However, there are no rules to make a perfect video. Please be creative and interesting. But make sure you have covered all the important points of nuclear reaction on work sheet 1. (Work sheet 1) After finishing the video, every group needs to post your masterwork on the blog. Meanwhile, you should watch other groups’ videos and give your feedback by replying the thread.
--Linlin