BONUS PROJECT

Due to the slow speed of the Internet at school, this project has become extra credit. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can complete the project at home and show it to the class. You can try coming after school to work on this since the Internet is faster then, but there are no guarantees when it comes to the efficiency of the Internet :-(

You will be creating your own 45-second Xtranormal video. 

You will choose one of Civitas's core values as your topic:

Leadership

Democracy

Humanity

Peace

Intellect

Diversity

Truth

Justice 

Your video should teach a value, just like the video below teaches respect.

Watch the example below: 

Watch my tutorial:

Step one: Go to Xtranormal

Step two: Go to "movie maker"

Step three: Create an account

Step four: Fill out the information. Be sure your e-mail address is correct.

Your username and password should be the same as for your e-mail account.

Step five: Click on "make movies"

Step six: Choose your characters.

Step seven: Get started!

Step eight: Save! When you're completely done, you can publish.  Preview as much as possible to check all details. You will be publishing the code on a Blogger account. Do not publish until you're absolutely sure you're done. Once you use your points, you can't use the site anymore unless you pay.

PROJECT TEN: SCRATCH ANIMATION

For this project, you will be creating an animation clip. I will be using the HABIT OF EXPRESSION to grade your last project.

Let's practice with the dinosaur! 

Step One: Now let's do the tutorial! You must complete all 32 lessons. To go to the tutorial, visit Learn Scratch. For each step (lesson) you're shown, you must practice the same step on your own. Go to Scratch to duplicate each lesson... click "try it out" to begin the program.

Step Two: Now animate the crab. Go to Scratch and click on "try it out" to begin.

Duplicate the scrips below to create the animated character. Notice the color of the commands and the menus.

Step Three: Create an account with Scratch. Use the SAME username and password as EdModo so you won't forget it. Visit Scratch and click on "create account" to proceed. You must have an Email address. You may use a personal e-mail account or the Google account I asked you to create at the beginning of the year.

Step Four: Create your own! You need to create two short projects (birthday cards, holiday cards, etc) and one original animation using the paint feature of Scratch. Project due June 1st. No exceptions! Your project should have movement, sound, and effects. HAVE FUN!

PROJECT NINE: ID UNIT iMOVIE (DOCUMENTARY)

In approximately six weeks, you will be presenting an interdisciplinary exhibition, most commonly known as ID Unit, to your parents, community members, and other students.

As part of your exhibition, you are required to show a three-minute informational iMovie, which you will create in this class. 

Please follow the outline below:

I. Find a powerful statistic or quote that will grab your audience's attention. If you use a quote, make sure that whoever said the quote is someone whose opinion on the subject matters. For example, if you're talking about grobal warming, you can quote Al Gore. If your topic is child trafficking, you can quote the UNICEF spokesperson or an ambassador.

For example, the quote about Genetically Engineered Food below is powerful and gets you thinking...

“If you put a label on genetically engineered food you might as well put a skull and crossbones on it.”

- Norman Braksick, president of Asgrow Seed Co., a subsidiary of Monsanto, quoted in the Kansas City Star, March 7, 1994 

Below a fact about Genetically Engineered Food. 

You are probably eating genetically modified foods and don’t even know it. As much as 80% of all packaged foods contain GMOs (genetically modified organisms).

II. Fade to title of documentary.

III. Basic definition. For example, if your topic is "Genetic Engineering", define what it is.

IV. Provide examples of your topic... find real-world connections. For example: 

"Bt-corn is a form of sweet corn that has been genetically modified to include an insect-killing gene. This means the farmer doesn't have to spray with pesticides, because the insects die from eating the corn. No spraying means less harm to the environment and the workers handling the toxic spray. The move has caused debate, however. The same gene that attacks corn predators also appears to kill the Monarch butterfly. According to the USDA, farmers in every state in the U.S. are growing at least some GM corn at any given time. Because the U.S. is the largest producer of corn in the world, these numbers have a significant impact beyond the American borders." -Discovery Channel

•  You can paraphrase or quote, but you always have to cite your sources in MLA style.   
• Make sure your sources are reliable/valid. The information I found was from the Discovery Channel website.

V. Find a reputable site where people can learn more about your topic. To learn more about genetic engineering, please visit: U.S. Food and Drug Administration at www.fda.gov/Food/default.htm

VI. For your credits, you need to include your bibliography. All websites should be cited in MLA style. Don't forget to use http://citationmachine.net/.  All your credits should be centered. The following is an example of how I would put my credits.

Produced by C. Garcia

Civitas School of Leadership

9th Grade ID Unit Essential Question:

What is justice/injustice?

Sources

"Curiosity." Discovery Channel. Discovery Communications, LLC, n.d. Web. 01 Apr. 2013. <http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-genetically-modified-food-products.htm>.

Spring 2013

Be creative! Have fun! Be professional! Please don't use blurry pictures... remember they must be at least 500 x 500 pixels, minimum. Also, don't use pictures with words/watermarks. Last but not least, don't use the elevator-eye effect.

Apple Tutorials:

Adding Photos

Adding Titles to Your Movie

Trimming Edits Between Video Clips

Record Voiceover

Adding Theme Titles and Transitions

Adding Transitions Between Video Clips

Adding Background Music to Your Movie

Create Picture-in-Picture Effects

Add Animated Travel Maps

PROJECT EIGHT: MICROSOFT EXCEL #2

You will be applying the skills you learned in the previous project, but now you will be creating a bar graph, a pie graph, and a line graph. 

National Education Technology Standards

1. Creativity and Innovation

a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas products, or processes

b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression

2. Communication and Collaboration

a. Communicate information and ideas effectively using a variety of formats.

3. Research and Information Fluency

d. Process data and report results

5. Digital Citizenship

b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity

6. Technology Operations and Concepts

d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

1. Create graphs using prior knowledge
2. Copy/Paste graphs from Microsoft Excel to Microsoft Word. Include a heading and a title.
3. Turn in graphs via EdModo. You do not need to turn in the Excel document, only the Word file.
4. Due date: Your file is due Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

Bar Graphs: You will conduct a simple survey with your classmates and display your survey results. Example: What are your eating habits? Remember that regardless of your survey, you must only allow one vote per person. In addition, don't forget that your question should have the necessary categories. For example, if you're asking people to vote on their favorite movie genres, then your categories must include all major genres, such as comedy, action, adventure, romance, drama, animation, documentaries, etc. Your categories would be incomplete if you had excluded comedy, since it is a major genre. 

Pie Graphs are used to show categories from a whole, like slices of a pie. It also shows percentages. Notice how all percentages add to 100%. Pie charts MUST add to 100%.  

For this graph/chart, you will create a pie graph that shows the nutritional value of your favorite snack.

The example below is the nutritional information for a frito pie. Notice how all figures are in grams. You can't do a pie graph with calories, milligrams, and grams all together... for it to make sense, you must use the same value... either all calories, all milligrams, or all grams. 

Line Graphs are used to show fluctuation... how something increases and decreases over time.

Example: Typing Lessons (Speed & Accuracy)

PROJECT SEVEN: MICROSOFT EXCEL #1

For this project, you will be creating a bar graph using Microsoft Excel. You will analyze the food you ate yesterday and its nutritional value.

National Education Technology Standards

1. Creativity and Innovation

a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas products, or processes

b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression

2. Communication and Collaboration

a. Communicate information and ideas effectively using a variety of formats.

3. Research and Information Fluency

d. Process data and report results

5. Digital Citizenship

b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity

6. Technology Operations and Concepts

d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

Scenario: You will create a spreadsheet that depicts the total fat, carbohydrates, fiber, and protein you consumed yesterday. You must log in breakfast, lunch, dinner, and any snacks you ate. Then, you will compare your results to what you're recommended to eat per day. 

Find the nutritional value of your food ---> here. 

If you ate fast food, you can find the fast food menus of most restaurants online. 

Taco Bell 

McDonald's  

Carl's Jr. 

Step one: Open Microsoft Excel and enter the following in the columns: fat, carbohydrates, fiber, and protein.

Step two: For the rows, enter the food you ate in the order you ate it. 

Step three: Add the totals for the day. Make sure all the figures are in grams.

Step four: Create a bar graph. Compare your results to the recommended daily intake. 

Step five: In Microsoft Word, insert the graph and reflect by answering the following questions. You do not have to write the questions. Write in paragraph format. Each paragraph should be at least five complete sentences.

1. Why do you think obesity is on the rise? Explain.

2. What health problems can we avoid by eating the proper foods? What foods should we consume daily?
3. Analyze your graph. Analyze what you ate. Are you eating the right foods? Are you overeating? Eating less? Explain in detail. 

Step six: As your final assignment, you will turn in a Microsoft Word file with the graph you created and the reflection of the questions above. For the reflection, you must use Times New Roman, 12 point, regular font. It must be double spaced and the margins must be one inch on all sides. Please center the title of the assignment. The assignment must be turned in via Edmodo .

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