A PROJECT CRITICAL WEB QUEST The Keeping it “Forever Wild” By Ms. Bahoritsch Introduction The Today,
the park is characterized by an uncommon mosaic of public and private
lands. Just over half of the land in the park is privately owned, and
the area has more than 130,000 full-time residents. This
land use structure makes the —
The
Wildlife Conservation Society However, keeping the Your class group
will be a conservation study group in a mock Town Hall meeting. Your job is
to inform the private land owners, sportsmen organizations, tourism groups,
businesses, and the community at large the importance of conservation of
the Adirondack Forest Preserve. You must be prepared to document your
position by addressing the issues concerning these issues.
Task
Your study group’s job
is to present to all the interested groups in the Adirondack region a plan for
continued conservation efforts. Your PowerPoint and oral presentation will
explain how the policies you have researched will best serve the interests of
all of the people in the area as well as those of the people of New York state in general.
Process
As a member of a Conservation Group or specific
conservation program you will work with your team to thoroughly research the
problem the conservation in the Adirondack Forest Preserve of which half is
privately owned.
Each person on the team will have the responsibility of
doing a portion of the research and presentation.
In addition, each team member will have a
specialization as:
Group
Leader
Scientist
I
Scientist
II
Creative/Graphic
Artist
Each group will prepare a PowerPoint and
oral presentation to the community.
The presentation must include:
● Your conservation group or programs mission
●
Define a specific problem your group is working to remedy
●
Address the issues concerning the community
●
Be prepared to debate the issues concerning the
community and other groups represented at the Town Hall Meeting.
● Provide a feasible solution
with maintenance requirements (monetary or otherwise)
● Outline
of long-term plans for the future
● Presentation should contain 10
to 15 slides
● A 10-minute oral presentation to the community
● Your
group must create educational bulletins presenting your organization. These
must be designed to educate, inform and convince the community of your
conservation mission.
Essay
● Each
member of the group will be required to write a three page minimum essay
explaining the findings using the
six-steps of the Public Policy Analyst format. This typed report is a separate
assignment.
* The PowerPoint presentation must
include ALL six-steps of the Public Policy Analyst.
You will follow the
six steps of the Public Policy Analyst (PPA) to help you make your public policy
recommendations at the town hall format.
1.
Identifying the
Problem, and Worksheet #1
Define the problem that is being
addressed. What are the adverse effects
of the problem.
2.
Gathering Evidence,
and Worksheet # 2
How do we know this is really a
problem or that this “problem” really affects the community negatively.
3. Identify Causes of
the problem, and Worksheet # 3
What is the cause or why does this
problem persists.
4. Evaluate the
Policy, and Worksheet #4
What policies already exist that
address the problem.
What are the pros and cons of any existing policies.
5.
Develop a
solution to the Problem, and Worksheet #5
What new public policy do you wish
to create.
6.
Selecting the
Best Solution, and
Worksheet
#6
Decide with your group the best
policy to use for the problem. Make sure
to discuss how your policy addresses deficits in existing policies and/or take
advantage of what
other policies offer.
Resources
YAHOO http://www.yahoo.com
GOOGLE https://www.google.com
New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Evaluation
Rubric
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Excellent 4 |
Very Good 3 |
Satisfactory 2 |
Unsatisfactory 1 |
Score |
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Research Public Policy
Analysis |
Problem clearly identified and thoroughly
researched All six steps of the PPA are clearly
addressed and all worksheets correctly completed |
Problem identified and reasonably well
researched All six steps of the PPA are addressed and
most worksheets correctly completed |
Problem identified with limited
research. All steps of the PPA are addressed, but
worksheets could be improved on. |
Problem identified but research is
lacking Incomplete worksheets. |
|
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Oral Presentation |
Well organized, demonstrates logical
sequencing and sentence structure. The group is knowledgeable and can answer
questions with high degree of accuracy. |
Well organized but demonstrates illogical
sequencing or sentence structure. The group is knowledgeable and can answer
questions with a moderate degree of accuracy. |
Well organized, but illogical sequencing
and sentence structure. The group is knowledgeable and can answer
questions with a minimum degree of accuracy. |
Poorly organized. The group is not knowledgeable and cannot
answer questions with accuracy. |
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PowerPoint |
5 or more creative slides that include animated
graphics and sound |
5 or more slides using color graphics,
clear and annotated |
5 slides with some graphics, slides are too
busy |
Fewer than 5 slides, not clear and no
graphics |
|
|
PowerPoint Graphics |
Image strong enough to communicate ideas
with or without text |
Image requires text to communicate. |
Image not clear about the message you are
trying to communicate |
Incomplete art assignment. |
|
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Educational Bulletins (min 2) |
Well organized, presents relevant information of the benefit of urban
greening and implementation costs.
Strong graphics that attract the “client” and highlight important
points. No spelling or grammatical
errors. |
Well organized, presents relevant information of the
benefit of urban greening and implementation costs. Strong graphics that attract the “client”
and highlight important points. 1-2 spelling or
grammatical errors. |
Not well organized, presents most of the relevant
information of the benefit of urban greening and implementation costs. Graphics are not that attractive or do not
highlight important points. 3-4 spelling and/or grammatical errors. |
Poorly organized. No graphics or unattractive, colorless
graphics that do not highlight important points. Missing relevant information of the
benefits of urban greening and/or the costs of implementation. Contains more than 4 spelling and/or
grammatical errors. |
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Written Report (Separate from PPA) |
All of the required topics are addressed thoroughly in the
report. Content is accurate and ideas
are supported well by research. Includes a proper reference page. No spelling
or grammatical errors. |
All of the required topics are addressed in the report; however, some
topics could have been researched more thoroughly. Content is accurate. Includes a proper reference page. |
All of the required topics are addressed in the report;
however, some topics could have been researched more thoroughly. Content is accurate. Includes a reference page; however some
information is incorrect or missing. |
All of the required topics are incomplete,
the report and the research is incomplete.
Reference page is missing or inaccurate. |
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Total Possible Points: 12 Total Points Earned: ____
1. 10 – 12 = A 3. 7-9 =C
2. 11 -- 7 = B 4.
4-6=D
5. 3 -0=F
Conclusion
As a result of your research you will be able to
identity the benefits of conservation for the community, business community,
tourist groups, private land owners, hunting and fishing groups. Your group
will have presented a well research PowerPoint presentation that educates and
inspires all to reach out and lend a hand to bettering the
English Language Arts:
E1C: Read
and comprehend informational materials
E3B:
Participate in-group meetings
Science:
S2a: Structure and function
in living systems.
S5c: Uses evidence from
reliable sources to develop description
S5f: Works individually and
in teams to collect and share information