helping+my+community

How Can My Learning Help My Community ATMOSPHIR or POWERGAME

TECH 2

Area of Interaction: Community and Service Significant Concept: Video games can be used to understand math, technology, engineering, social studies, English, and/or science. Unit Question: How can my learning help my community?

Requirements: -Create a video game for Midvale students. Your game needs to help middle school students with one subject area. You can use the following site to help you with question ideas: [|UEN] -Choose a video game site to use, such as Atmosphir, Power Game, or your favorite game maker site. (You must approve it through me) -Your game needs to have at least 20 questions. -Complete and use the Design Cycle -Spend one day practicing Atmosphir. -Your Assignment is due February 10.

<span style="color: #e7ac36; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">You will receive an academic grade and an MYP grades for this assignment.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Investigate:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Completely explain the problem and its relevance to your life.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Critically investigate the problem and evaluate information from a variety of appropriate sources.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Provide a detailed explanation of how you will test your product against the design specifications. (requirements)

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Design:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Create a range of possible designs, and evaluate all of them against the design specifications (requirements).

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Choose the best design and evaluate it fully against the design specifications (requirements).

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Plan:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Create a plan that contains a number of detailed, logical steps that describes how you will use your resources and time.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Evaluate the plan and justify any changes to your design.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Create:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Skillfully use appropriate techniques and equipment.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Follow your plan, justify changes in the plan, and create an appropriate product using your resources and time.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Evaluate:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Evaluate your product based on the design specifications, results of testing, and feedback from self and others.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Evaluate your performance at each stage of the design cycle and suggest improvements.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Completely explain how sticking to a task impacts your life and environment.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Attitude:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">You were consistently motivated and respectful. (and not a whiny baby!)

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Unit Question: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">How can my learning help my community?

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">How you will be graded: (120 points possible)