V. Williams-Vann
Special Education Teacher
There
is great public concern about the threat of the increasing numbers/ rise of
people infected with HIV/AIDS. The New York City Dept of Health is very
interested in this problem. You are now a member of a student advisory team. You
have been asked, by the New York City Department of Education, to develop an
advertising campaign to better inform teenagers on how HIV/AIDS is transmitted
with the goal of prevention. You have a vital function. You can help save the
lives of family and friends. Good Luck.
You will develop a PowerPoint
presentation to inform teenage students’ of the many ways to prevent infection
from HIV/AIDS.
1.
Your PowerPoint will have 10 slides minimum.
2.
In your PowerPoint you can include pictures,
graphs, charts and text to develop your campaign.
3.
You will present your PowerPoint along with a 5
minute oral presentation to the NYC Dept. of Ed. (class).
4.
Your PowerPoint should include steps from the
Public Policy analyst.
5.
Your PowerPoint presentation can include at least
ONE slide for each PPA step
1.
Working in groups of four you will use TIPS PPA to
research the problem. This will involve
using six steps. You will read the web page and complete the worksheets linked
at the bottom of each page. You will use these worksheets to complete your
Power Point presentation.
2.
Use the websites provided in the hyperlinks as
resources to research each step and write your findings on the worksheets
provided.
B. Second, gather
evidence to support the existence of the problem.
C. Third, determine the causes of the problem.
D. Fourth, evaluate
the existing policies.
E. Fifth, develop
new public policies.
F. Sixth, decide
which policy will provide the best solution to the problem.
3.
Use the research information you have just
gathered, as well as the original ideas you have just developed, to create your
power point presentation.
4. Each
group will give a five-minute oral presentation on its findings and
conclusions. The oral presentation
should focus on your group’s suggested public policies and the solution you
believe will best address how to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS, and the
effects of the disease on society. Your presentation should be informative and
interesting. This will be graded by the rubrics below.
2: How can
we stop the spread of HIV/AIDS
3:
How can HIV infection be prevented?
|
Criteria |
Excellent 3 |
Good 2 |
Poor 1 |
Pts |
|
Gathering Information: PPA |
Problem is identified
and researched thoroughly. All steps
of the PPA are addressed and the handouts are complete. |
Problem
is identified and researched. All six steps of the PPA
are addressed. Most worksheets are
completed correctly. |
Problem is identified
and partially researched. Some of the
worksheets are incomplete. |
|
|
PowerPoint Content |
All of the required
topics are addressed thoroughly in the PowerPoint presentation. Content is accurate and ideas are supported
well by research. |
Most (3-4) of the
required topics are addressed in the PowerPoint presentation; however, some
topics could have been researched more thoroughly. Content is accurate. |
Minimum (1-2) of the
topics are addressed in the PowerPoint presentation, although they are not
covered in enough detail. Content is inaccurate. |
|
|
PowerPoint Oral
Presentation |
Each person participates
in the presentation. Students speak
clearly and address the question completely. |
Each person participates. Oral presentation is unclear at times. The question is answered. |
Not all members of group
presented. The flow of the presentation
is unclear. Questions are not
answered completely. |
|
Total Possible Points: 18 Total Points Earned: ____
15-18pts = A 12-15pts = B 9-12pts = C
5-8pts = D below 5pts = F
SCIENCE STANDARDS
Standard 1:
The central purpose of scientific inquiry is to
develop explanations of natural phenomena in a continuing, creative process.
Standard 4:
Key Idea 6:
Human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on the physical and
living environment.
ENGLISH STANDARDS
Standard 1:
As listeners and readers, students will collect
data, facts, and ideas discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations;
and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced
texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language to
acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.
Standard 3:
Students will
listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and evaluation. As
listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and
issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria. As speakers
and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted
conventions of the English language to present, from a variety of perspectives,
their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues.
Having completed this Web Quest, you are now an
expert on how to prevent the transmission of HIV/Aids. You understand how human activities are
contributing to the transmission of HIV/AIDS.
You have developed an original public policy to deal with this
particular problem, and you are ready to continue thinking critically on other
important scientific issues that affect our society. You have searched the
internet and made an oral presentation based on your findings. You now
understand the role of a public policy analyst and how effective they can be in
society.
