{"id":1439,"date":"2015-04-27T08:41:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T12:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/bestpractices\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2015-04-27T08:41:33","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T12:41:33","slug":"7th-grade-honors-capstone-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/bestpractices\/7th-grade-honors-capstone-project\/","title":{"rendered":"7th Grade Honors Capstone Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Students are Given a Chance to Make the Community Better<\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-bodycopy clearfix\">\n<div class=\"post-bodycopy clearfix\">\n<p>An inquiry-based investigation based on the idea, &#8220;Any community has the potential to grow, to serve better its members, become safer, or present a more enjoyable environment.\u00a0 How can you make your community better?&#8221;\u00a0 The project included the four stages of proposal, research, presentation, and reflection.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the big question, students identified a community and a problem within that community that needed improvement.\u00a0 Students researched their chosen community and its problems, obtaining supportive evidence that led to a solution and\/or conclusion.\u00a0 The project was done independently although teacher guidance and periodic workshops were given throughout the process with timeline checkpoints.\u00a0 Students utilized skills that included problem solving, research, organization, time management, synthesis and evaluation of information, and presentation. \u00a0Culminating products were student&#8217;s choice and could vary from paper to multi-media to dramatic performance.\u00a0 Students wrote a one to three page reflection at the conclusion of the project.<\/p>\n<h3>Challenges or Obstacles:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Seventh graders showed their inexperience by procrastinating deadlines.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">S<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">ome of the students experienced technology issues during their presentations.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Variations in grading rubric are needed for the future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Benefits and Successes:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Students were able to select the community that they personally related with.\u00a0 Evidence of this was the large number of students who chose their neighborhood or local park as their community to improve.<\/li>\n<li>Student choice in their final product provided an opportunity to use expertise and talent with creativity.\u00a0 An example of this was when a student used his interest in animation to create a cartoon on his iPad.<\/li>\n<li>The critical thinking of synthesis of information to draw conclusions was a major benefit of the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.5\" href=\"http:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/bestpractices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/04\/capstone-thesis.docx\">Capstone 7th Grade Project 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.5\" href=\"http:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/bestpractices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/04\/capstone-thesis.docx\">Capstone Thesis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/bestpractices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2015\/04\/Capstone-Rubric.docx\">Capstone Rubric<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-bodycopy clearfix\">\n<p><strong>Submitted\u00a0by:<\/strong>\u00a0Kristi Brumley and Becky Carr,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.muncie.k12.in.us\/nmsweb\">Northside Middle School<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students are Given a Chance to Make the Community Better An inquiry-based investigation based on the idea, &#8220;Any community has the potential to grow, to serve better its members, become 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