| Science and Society |
A Historical Portfoli
o |
| Goldstein
and Kellar |
2003/2004 |
A
Journey Through Time
Introduction
Over the course of the year, you will focus on
integrated thematic units based on the significant historical and scientific
events that took place between 1939-1999. For
each unit of study, you will complete a portfolio assignment.
Each portfolio assignment includes the three following requirements.
I.
Timeline Layout
For each portfolio assignment, you will
complete a timeline based on the time period covered in each thematic unit.
In addition to being neat and creative,
timelines must include the following:
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A timeline that include each year covered
in the thematic unit
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Fifteen
historical (political, economic, social or cultural) events.
You must state the event and for at least five of the events, include a
visual.
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Ten
scientific/technological events. You must state the event and for at least five
of the events, include a visual.
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A creative title that reflects the time
period covered (include the years).
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The use of color.
II. Critical Thinking Questions
For each portfolio assignment, you will
answer a set of questions based on the time period covered in each thematic
unit. To successfully complete you
questions, you must:
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Provide thoughtful and detailed answers
that include examples.
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Attempt to answer all the questions.
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Type and neatly format each set of
questions.
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Include the same title used for your
timeline.
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Include your name and date in the heading.
III. Creative Outcomes
For
each portfolio assignment, you will complete 2 creative outcomes based on the
time period covered in each thematic unit.
You must create one outcome that reflects the historical event(s) and one
outcome that reflects the scientific event(s) on your timeline.
All outcomes must have at title and a descriptive caption. Creative
outcomes could include, but are not limited to the following:
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Photographic Collage
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Painting
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Drawing/Sketch
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Poem with a visual supplement
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Song with a visual supplement
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Your own idea (with teacher approval)
Once
you complete a portfolio assignment, it must be organized in the following
order:
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Page # 1: Portfolio Assignment Sheet
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Page # 2: Timeline Layout
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Page # 3: Critical Thinking Questions
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Page # 4: Historical Creative Outcome
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Page # 5: Scientific Creative Outcome
The
Historical Portfolio
At the end of the year, once you complete
all the portfolio assignments, you will compile all the assignments into a
full-scale portfolio. You may
choose to create either an online portfolio or a physical portfolio. A complete portfolio must have the following components:
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A visually pleasing cover page
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A short introduction
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A Table of Contents
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Completed portfolio assignments.
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Dividers that separate each portfolio
assignment.
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A one-page reflection at the end of your
historical portfolio, starting with the phrase:
“By completing this historical
portfolio, I…”
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