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 * You have been selected to be a member of one of the branches of our government. A bill has been presented to your branch and it’s your duty to review it and come up with a decision on whether it should be passed or vetoed. Your mission is to record in your journal the journey of this bill. Essentially understanding the reason check and balance is enforced within our government. Once your group has shared gathered information its your duty to write and article explaining the process of turning a bill into a law **

**__Task__**


 * Students will be responsible for researching their assigned branch of government. I will post three questions that will have to be answered based on your research. There will be three members in your group. One member of the group is responsible for researching on of the following branches of government Executive, Judicial and Legislative. Each student will be responsible for writing a 3 page report based on the questions I will pose and also on any important information you have come across while researching. The paper will be added to a binder with five to ten images of the officer. After the book is handed in, all the students in the group will be interviewed as if they were the officer they researched. Students will make index cards to help them complete the interview session. Once all the presentations are made, the students will write a one to two page reflection paper. **

**__Process__**


 * __Step #1:__ Each group will have to select a member in their team to represent one aspect of government (Judicial, Legislative and Executive ) __Step #2:__ Each group will be handed a bill that has been proposed to government- Through the research the students should be able to answer these questions . __Step #3:__ The students will Research and write there assigned branch of government, during and what role they play in checks and balances

__Step #4:__ Students will also have to find an article in The New York Times that pertains to there branch of government and write a brief summary on the article they chose.

__Step #5:__ After the group meets 3 times, they will do a mock debate in front of the whole stating there decision and explaining why they passed or vetoed the bill.

__Step #6:__ Be prepared to answer questions by the community board ( which will be your peers in class).


 * How important is checks and balances ?


 * How chaotic would the world be without any rules or law?

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**__Resources__**


 * Below are some helpful sites- Check it out! Reminder: You are to come up with your own ideas **

CNN

The White House

WIKIPEDIA **Evaluation** Students will be evaluated on the five different criteria listed in the rubric. All of the criteria encompasses both individual work and group work. Each criteria is worth 20 points and each section is worth 5 points. For example if you receive a 4 on the group work section you received the full 20 point; However, if you received a 1 on the grammar/writing section you only received 5 points for that criteria. The grade will be the sum of all criteria.  1 ||~ Adapting and Comprehension 2 ||~ Accomplished 3 ||~ Excellent 4 ||~ Score || Content  || Does not seem to understand the topic very well. || Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic. || Shows a good understanding of the topic. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Shows a full understanding of the topic. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Presentation <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Often mumbles or can not be understood. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Speaks clearly and distinctly most of the time. Mispronounces multiple words. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Speaks clearly and distinctly all the time, but mispronounces a few words. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Speaks clearly and distinctly all the time, and mispronounces no words. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Group Work <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">One or more students in the group cannot clearly explain what information they are responsible for locating. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Each student in the group can, with minimal prompting from peers, clearly explain what information she/he is responsible for locating. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Each student in the group can clearly explain what information she/he is responsible for locating. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Each student in the group can clearly explain what information is needed by the group, what information she/he is responsible for locating, and when the information is needed. Showing an understanding of government. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Grammar/Writing <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Graphics || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Graphics seem randomly chosen, are of low quality, OR distract the reader. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the presentation, and are of good quality. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the presentation, are of good quality and enhance reader interest or understanding. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the presentation, are thoughtfully cropped, are of high quality and enhance reader interest or understanding. || <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> ||
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 * Reminder: Elections are coming up very soon. As mentioned in class Government is by the people and for the people. Remember your not only representing yourself but also a whole community of people **

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 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: center;">Diigo is an especially helpful tool in conducting your research because you can also access other websites related to your topic aside from the list provided for you. Each of the websites I provided have been tagged. If you want to view more websites, simply click on and then click on the word at the top of the webpage. You will see another list of websites that other researchers have compiled related to your topic.

3. Now it is time to apply what you have learned! You should meet with other members of your team and exchange information about the layers of Earth that each of your team members has researched. Use this time as an opportunity to teach your fellow teammates all that you learned about your layer and what you think some of the challenges of traveling through your layer might be. Also, like any good scientist collecting information, you must listen closely to what your fellow teammates report on their layers. Only through the collective efforts of your entire team will you be able to design a vehicle that can travel through all of the Earth layers! 4. Based on the information that you and your teammates have exchanged about the different layers of the Earth, your team should come up with a list of features that your vehicle will require to penetrate each layer and travel to the Earth core. Be creative in making your list, but remember to apply the knowledge that you have learned about each layer. 5. Your team can now begin to design the vehicle! Your team will be given poster board, pencils, markers, scrap paper, construction paper, glue and any other supplies you may need to complete your design. Your team should brainstorm the design and produce a few rough drafts of the vehicle before getting started on the final version. Use these materials to draw a clear diagram of your team vehicle. Be sure to label each feature of the vehicle that your team believes will contribute to the vehicle ability to travel to the center of the Earth. 6. Once your team has finished designing the vehicle, the team should begin preparing for its presentation. Each team member should speak during the presentation. Your portion of your team's presentation should focus on the features of the vehicle that will help it penetrate the layer of the Earth that you researched. Remember that you are presenting your vehicle to a large panel of scientists who are also very knowledgeable on the layers of the Earth. You will need to explain clearly to the panel why your team believes its vehicle is capable of reaching the center of the planet.

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Mission: center of the Earth. Your team has to come up with a perfect space vehicle that will allow you to get the center of the Earth. It’s essential your team understand what each layer of Earth is made up of. Remember your task is to have a sturdy strong vehicle that’s able to penetrate each layer and keep your group safe. Once you have gathered sufficient information your group will be ready and have enough information to start constructing the ideal mission vehicle (device) Allowing your group to complete a mission that your determined to complete. Reminder you are to keep a scientific journal with all your data collection.

Process 1. In order to complete your mission, you have been assigned to a team of four students. Each of the members of your team will select one of the four layers of the Earth to focus on for this project. You will become the team expert in the layer that you select. The four layers of the Earth are. Let us know what the temperature is for each layer and the diameter. o Crust o Mantle o Outer Core o Inner Core

2. Since you are creating a vehicle for your mission. Its important to see what materials can resist. Attached is a link has a list of all sorts of material and their resistance. Each team member must pick 3 materials that world work for their layer and three materials that would work in their layer. Reminder record your data in your journals __ http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/material-properties-t_24.html __ 3. Once you have enough data, its time to apply what you have learned. At this time you are ready to meet with your group members and exchange all the information that you have come up with during your scientific research. It’s important that this time is used to your full advantage. Listening and recording the data gathered from other group members is going to help you accomplish the task of constructing an Earth proof vehicle. 4. Based on the information gather from process 2. should come up with a list of features that your vehicle will require to penetrate each layer and travel to the Earth core. Be creative in making your list, but remember to apply the knowledge that you have learned about each layer. 5. Great! At this point your group is ready to start building. . Your team should brainstorm the design and produce a few rough drafts of the vehicle before getting started on the final version. Use these materials to draw a clear diagram of your team vehicle. Be sure to label each feature of the vehicle that your team believes will contribute to the vehicle ability to travel to the center of the Earth. Also draw a picture of the Earth opened in each layer write down the important fact to remember about each layer. 6.Your vehicle should be ready and designed. The team should begin preparing for its presentation. Each team member should speak during the presentation( take 10-15mins ). Your portion of your team's presentation should focus on the features of the vehicle that will help it penetrate the layer of the Earth that you researched. Remember that you are presenting your vehicle to NASA. Explain clearly to the panel why your team believes its vehicle is capable of reaching the center of the planet. []- Martha:

This looks really great and detailed, but here are some things that I would suggest tweaking just a bit:

That's really it. Otherwise you did a great job!
 * What grade is this for? It seems a little too easy for high school students.
 * Overall there appears to be some problems with sentence structure and incomplete sentences and fragments. I would suggest revising the introduction overall. It seems to have a lot of sentence fragments and grammar/punctuation issues. example: ** Since you have been selected by NASA to be part of a scientific mission. Once you are broken up into groups. **
 * The process is well written.
 * I like the collaborative learning that is emphasized.
 * You request that students keep a scientific journal but you should give more details about exactly how you want it kept. Should there by nightly entries? How many pages should they have at the end? Students should be clear exactly what is expected of them.
 * I like the idea of group presentations but group member should be clear in their roles so one member does not take on all responsibilites. Designate each member a role such as Recorder, Reporter, Spokeperson, etc.

Elizabeth O"Keeffe