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=**Project Sketch - EDIM502 - Group E**= =Group Members: Jason Neuman, Terri Stice, Amber Supko =

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**(u03a1) PBL Group - Proposal Form**
 * Group Members: Jason Neuman, Terri Stice, Amber Supko
 * Group Number: Group E
 * Course Number: EDIM502INA_2010S0A
 * The Big Idea: Environmental Responsibility: Water, Economics, Wildlife
 * The Essential Question(s): How does an oceanic oil spill affect us locally?
 * The Challenge: Solve an Oceanic Oil Spill Catastrophe. Should offshore drilling be allowed?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Guiding Questions:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the impact of an oceanic oil spill ? (economically) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the impact of an oceanic oil spill ? (wildlife) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the impact of an oceanic oil spill ? (water cycle) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the impact of an oceanic oil spill ? (food chain) ​ How has the oil spill affected us as a nation? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Will an oil spill affect our community? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">How can we help our community understand the health risks of an oil spill? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">How can we stop the spread of an oil spill? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">How do our daily physical actions modify the physical environment? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the best design for stopping an major oil spill?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Content Standards** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From: National Council for teachers of English <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Standards Targeted: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">**Overview** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will use an understanding of the purpose of writing (to persuade, inform, entertain) to craft a <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">message to share with others in relation to how the Gulf oil spill affects the quality of life. =Group Calendar for Project Sketch=

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