PYP (Projects)

Below you will find links to and descriptions of all the assignments we use for our PBL project choices. 

Click on the individual assignment links to get the full instructions and printable worksheets.

REQUIRED
Content	Under 30 mins to complete
Classroom Vodcasts	Watch the assigned content videos
Vodcast Notes	Take notes on the sheets provided
Vodcast Quizzes	Pass the online quizzes with a 80% or better
OR
Textbook	Read the assigned chapters/lessons
Notes	Take chapter notes on the text
Quiz	Pass a written quiz with an 80% or better
5 Point Assignments
Level 1	20-30 minutes to complete
Acrostic Poem	A word from the unit is written vertically and then each letter is used to start each line of a descriptive poem.
Rhyming poem	Create a poem with rhyme to educate/illustrate informtion from the topic
Flash Cards	Create flash cards for key terms from the unit.
Advertisement	Create an advertisement for a product, seminar, service, etc.
Counselors Corner	Write a dialoge about how you would help a student in need.  Identify key concepts that would help the student from the unit.
Bumper Sticker	Create a witty bumper sticker about a specific topic. Recommended only for highly creative students.
Cause and Effect Chain	Describe two causes and two effects for a given situation related to the content of the unit.
Vocab Words	list and define the voacab words for the unit.  Must use the words in a sentence as well
Search Engine	Look up and summarize 10 different websites as they relate to the content of the unit.  Create a rubric to measure each website and rate them.
Memory	Make a memory game matching terms eith definitions.
Picture Analysis	Answer a series of thought-provoking analysis questions about a photograph or piece of art.
10 Point Assignments
Level 2	45 min - 1 hour to complete
Comic Strip	Create a 3-5 panel comic strip showing an event from a historical perspective.
Text MSG SUMRE	Write up a situation in text messaging language including all appropriate abbreviations and smilies. Pretend you are directly involved in the event.
Song Rewrite	Rewrite the lyrics to a song to make it about a historical period.
Informational Brochure	Create a six-panel foldout brochure that highlights and informs about major and minor topics relatated to the unit
Advice columnist	Write a letter to 3 people struggling with their life situation giving him or her advice on a problem using specific concepts from the unit.
FlowChart	Create a FlowChart that provides a "series" or "decisions/consequences" of a situation as it realtes to the unit
Snap Chat	Create a 5-10 slide series of snap chat photos to communicate a concept from the unit
Action Plan	Create a plan on how you can personally implement strategies from the unit into your life.
20 Point Assignments
Level 3	90 minutes to complete
Create a worksheet set	Make your own worksheets using terms/information from the current unit.
Picture Book	Create a children's book about a given topic.
newsletter Article	Write a newsletter article for parents educating them about the importance of a topic(s) in the unit.
Blog it out	Write a Blog on a particular issue or topic from the unit
Tweet, Tweet	Create a series of #Tweets raising questions for discussion concerning issues or topics from the unit.  #whatshouldido?
Clip art story	Create a story using clip art pictures to communicate about the topic
Song	Write a song that communicates a key concept or issue.
Slideshow Presentation	Create a PowerPoint/Prezi presentation on a topic.
Create a Quiz	Create a 25 question Quiz using 4 different types of test questioning.  Create the quiz and answer key.
Traditional Poster	Create an artistic poster that that serves as a visual representation of a main point/topic/concept of the unit.
Online Poster	Using glogster or another web tool, create a poster that serves as a visual representation of a main point/topic/concept of the unit.
40 Point Assignments
Level 4	Can take up to 2-4 hours to complete.
A-Z Book	Create an alphabet picture book for 26 key terms each starting with a different letter of the alphabet. If you ask nicely I might let you skip 2 of the tougher letters.
Board Game	Create a board game using health information from the unit. Be creative and follow directions carefully.
Radio Podcast/Talk show	Record a 5 min "on-Air" talk radio/call in show with guests & questions related to the unit topic
PSA Clip	Create a 2-4 min Public Service Announcement video clip educating the public on a specific issue.  Should be catchy and simple but captures the bigger picture of the unit.
Informational Video/ Vodcast	Create an informational video about the topic or issue within the unit