Group 4 Project
Ü. Y. MİDİLLİ
O. GÜZEL
G. ŞAŞMAZEL
Content
• What is Group 4 Project?
• Project stages
– Planning
– Action
• Research Question
• Poster Exhibition
• Reflection
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What is Group4 Project?
It is a collaborative activity where students from
different G4 subjects (Physics, Chemistry,
Biology) work together on a scientific topic,
allowing for concepts and perceptions from
across the disciplines to be shared.
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Aims of the G4 Experimental Sciences addressed
by the project are;
 to develop and apply your information and
communication technology skills (ICT) in the study
of science, (Aim 7)
to raise your awareness of the moral, ethical,
social, economic and environmental implications of
using science and technology, (Aim 8)
to encourage an understanding of the relationships
between scientific disciplines and the overarching
nature of the scientific method. (Aim 10)
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What you do during this work is;
to decide the main focus, make sure that all the
subjects are included.
to decide which practical activities you will carry
out and what equipment you will need… You should
communicate with the appropriate science
technician and teacher.
to keep communicating among yourselves… You
need to let others in your group know how your part
of the project is going!
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G4 Project Stages
10 hour activity is allocated to the G4 project
which can be divided into three stages:
• Planning (2 hrs)
• Action (6 hrs)
• Evaluation (2 hrs)
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Planning
 Since we have large group of IB students, the
subject will be selected by science teachers.
 Then, you must decide what subtitle that you will
study during G4 project. The subtitles of the three
subjects (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) must be
as related as possible.
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Planning
 All investigations should be simple enough to be
carried out in school lab conditions.
 The activities that will be carried out must be clearly
defined before moving from the planning stage to
the action stage.
 At the experimental stage, apparatus should be
specified so that there is no delay in carrying out
the action stage.
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Planning
 There are 226 IB students. 185 from
Mathematics-Science and 42 from TurkishMathematics track.
 Each group may have a different number of
students depending on the number of
students in each class.
 Only one student must be from TurkishMathematics (TM) track.
 It is your responsibility to build your groups.
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Number of students in the
class
Number of
groups
Number of students in each
group
11/D
16
4
4
11/E
20
5
4
11/F
20
5
4
11/G
16
4
4
11/H
24
6
4
11/I
17
3
6 (2 groups), 5 (1 group)
11/İ
19
4
5 (3 groups), 4 (1 group)
11/J
15
3
5
11/K
20
5
4
11/L
18
3
6
Class
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Planning form:
• Group 4 planning form was prepared to
help you organize your work in the
planning stage
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Planning form:
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Approval Sheet
• Group 4 approval sheet was prepared to
let you know about the deadlines for:
– First draft
– Approved draft
– Data collection
– Final essay
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Action
CLASS PHYSICS
CHEMISTRY
ESS
11/D
MONDAY 3-4
WEDNESDAY 3-4
WEDNESDAY 1-2
11/E
FRIDAY 3-4
TUESDAY 3-4
TUESDAY 1-2
11/F
FRIDAY 5-6
WEDNESDAY 3-4
WEDNESDAY 1-2
11/G
TUESDAY 1-2
FRIDAY 5-6
WEDNESDAY 5-6
11/H
WEDNESDAY 1-2
TUESDAY 5-6
TUESDAY 7-8
11/I
TUESDAY 3-4
FRIDAY 1-2
FRIDAY 3-4
11/İ
TUESDAY 1-2
THURSDAY 3-4
THURSDAY 1-2
11/J
THURSDAY 2-3
WEDNESDAY 1-2
WEDNESDAY 3-4
11/K
TUESDAY 3-4
THURSDAY 7-8
THURSDAY 5-6
11/L
WEDNESDAY 5-6
MONDAY 1-2
MONDAY 3-4
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G4 Project Calendar
Form teams of students
10 DECEMBER
2014
Get Group 4 Project Approval Sheet from
assistant principals
12 DECEMBER
2014
Submit subtitle of Group 4 project for each
group to supervisors
15 DECEMBER
2014
Design first draft
19 DECEMBER
2014
Design approved draft
31 DECEMBER
2014
Data collection
12-16 JANUARY
2015
Submit reflection form
23 JANUARY
2015
Exhibition of posters
16 FEBRUARY
2015
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Research Question
(RQ)
Clear
Sharply focused
 Should be answerable
Arguable
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Unclear: Does concententration affect the rate
of chemical reaction?
Unfocused: What are the the factors affecting
the rate of a chemical reactions?
Too simple : How does the temperature affect
the rate of a chemical reaction?
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Common errors made by students:
 Too broad RQs
 Unclear RQs.
 Multiple RQs.
RQ which does not lead to a systematic
investigation.
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Some RQ
examples
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• Assume a school selects the G4 Project to be
Energy
• Assume a group picked the subtitle
"Light energy“
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RQ Examples: Physics
 In Physics, students are investigating “how is the
angle of deflection affects the rate of photosynthesis
of Elodea canadensis” .
 The correct form of the RQ is; “how does the angle
of light deflection affects the rate of photosynthesis
of Elodea canadensis by measuring the volume of
oxygen gas produced” .
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RQ Examples: Chemistry
 In Chemistry, students are investigating “how does
the exposure to light affect the Vitamin C in orange
juice by determining the vitamin C content by
titrating it with iodine solution.”
 The correct form of the RQ is; “how does the time of
exposure to sunlight affect the decomposition of
Vitamin C in orange juice by determining the vitamin
C content by titrating it with iodine solution.”
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RQ Examples: Biology
 In Biology , students are investigating “how does
light affect the rate of photosynthesis, by counting
the number of produced oxygen bubbles”
 The correct form of the RQ is; “how do different
wavelengths of light affect the rate of
photosynthesis of Elodea canadensis, by counting
the number of oxygen gas bubbles produced”
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How can a subtitle be related with G4
subjects?
Here is an example from G4 project of previous
years:
The school topic was choosen to be
“Water.“
A group of students picked the subtitle
“Conductivity
of Water"
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RQ s of the Group was :
In Physics,
Biology, students
Chemistry,
students
students
investigated
investigated
investigated
“How
“How
“How
does
does
does
the
the
the concentration
type
of water affectofthe
sodium
transport
conductivity
cloride
in xylem
(NaCl)
of water
of
affect
celery
the
indicated
volume
which
byofthe
ishydrogen
indicated
potentialcollected
by
difference
the height
during
that
ofis
water at
a certain
electrolysis
shown
in temperature
voltmeter
process?”
using
and apressure?”
simple electric circuit
and metal plates?”
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Reflection
At the end of the G4 Project :
 You are responsibe for preparing a reflection with
50 words
 You are expected to write your opinions about
what you obtained from this group work
 You are NOT responsible for preparing an
investigation report such as exploration or
analysis.
 You will give a copy of the reflection form to
each supervisor in the end.
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How to prepare a POSTER?
• List all of the things that you want to say, and
put them in the order of importance.
• Remember that this is a poster to give a quick
overview of your research.
• Plan on limited text and strong images in the
poster.
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Our School Subject This Year is:
GLOBAL
WARMING
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CAUTION!
• Determine a subtitle
• Relate all your experiments
(Biology, Chemistry and
Physics experiments) to this
subtitle.
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