2. INTRODUCTIONBackground: Due to the recent clean up
ofGarfield, Mayor Joseph Delaney hasasked the middle school to
createposters to hang up around the city tohelp. As an eighth
grader, you will be incharge of the Anti-Pollution posters.Problem
Statement: Because Garfield is a very diversecity with many
different languagesspoken, you realize you need to createa poster
that reflects this. You mustcome up with a poster that is
easilyaccessible to all community members. 3. CRITERIA The area
chosen must show pollution or evidence that pollution ispresent.
Your project must show how pollution can be prevented. You must
interview one person who lives in the area. At least two languages
must be present on the poster. Poster must reflect visual cues of
the message you are gettingacross. Your poster must be able to
withstand precipitation. Poster must be large enough to be seen by
a passing car. 4. ConstraintsMaterials:Recycled Poster Board (no
smaller than 11x17 and no bigger
than22x28)Tools:ComputerPrinterLaminatorScissorsGlueMarkersPaintColored
PencilsHuman Resources:You will be working in groups of three of
four, maximum. 5. Constraints, cont.Time Constraints: You will
utilize previous lesson plan on pollution to help you with this
challenge. You have Thursday night, May 4th and the weekend to
locate and photographyour locations. Groups will be created in
class on Thursday. Friday, May 5th will be a time for discussion on
locations and potential pollution. Three class periods will be
dedicated to research and design. Your final project will be due
Monday, May 15th with Thursday and Friday classperiods being used
for development.Location: Two groups cannot choose the same
polluted area. 6. PROJECT MANAGEMENTUnderstand the Design
BriefResearch and BrainstormResearch Chart (four
locations)InterviewsOnline ResearchGroup Discussion 7. Design and
Build Sketching two locations with full solutions, twolanguages and
visual cues Rationale Paper Final Project 8. Test and Redesign Test
Peer review Poster display Further Evaluation Redesign Sketch
incorporating peer feedback 9. Portfolio CreationTable of
ContentsBackground InformationProblem StatementMaterials and Tools
UsedResearch and BrainstormResearch
ChartInterviewsSketchesRationale of why your group choseyour final
productDesign and BuildStepsA photo of your final productA photo of
your final product in itslocation in GarfieldTest and RedesignWarm
and cool feedback providedby your peersSketch of redesign 10.
Assessment Students graded on rubric Groups will grade each other
based on participation Rubic will focus on design process, content
knowledge,and ability to work as a team 11. The end.
