OBJECTIVES:

Make you aware of how prevalent science is in the news and how science
affects your life.

Give you experience in identifying the key points in an article and to
communicate those points in a summary.

Provide you with the opportunity to gain experience speaking in front of a
group.

Allow you to use creativity in designing a poster to display your articles and
summaries.

Provide the opportunity to work on interpersonal skills.
EXPECTATIONS:
You will produce a current events poster according to the following criteria:
1.
You will work in pairs or groups of three.
2.
Each group member will choose three articles that pertain to science and
attach the complete article to the poster. The articles you select cannot
already be summaries.
3.
The summaries must include:
* a 4-5 sentence summary of the main points of the article.
* identification of the key people in the article
* how the article pertains to science
* who the information impacts, i.e. you personally, PHS, the Fort Collins
community, etc.
4.
You will be graded on the structure, grammar, punctuation, etc. The
information should be written in paragraph format.
5.
The summaries must be typed and include the following heading:
ARTICLE TITLE______________________
AUTHOR____________________________
DATE OF PUBLICATION______________
NAME OF PUBLICATION_____________
SUMMARY WRITTEN BY_____________
6.
You may only use articles that have not been used in your class period.
7.
As a group, you will present the poster to the class and each individual will
give a brief oral summary of their articles.
8.
Posters are due on Tuesday at the beginning of class. You will present your
poster on Thursday. LATE POSTERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
9.
You need to provide this sheet when your poster is due or 10 points will be
deducted from your final poster grade.
DATE DUE_____________________________________________________________
PARTNER(S)___________________________________________________________
CURRENT EVENTS POSTER – GRADING CRITERIA
NAME____________________________________________
POSTER – This portion of your grade is based the quality of:
CURRENT EVENTS LABEL
(5)
POSTER DESIGN
(15)
ARTICLES/SUMMARIES – Attached/Complete (5)
/5
/15
/5
TOTAL
/25
SUMMARIES – This portion of your grade is based on:
TITLE OF ARTICLE
#1
#2
#3
LABEL FORMAT – 3 pts. Each
Article title, author, publication date,
publication, summary written by
/3
/3
/3
CONTENT – 10 pts. Each
Discussed main points (4), grammar (1)
Punctuation (1), key people(2), relate to
science (1), who impacts (1)
QUALITY OF TYPING – 2pts. Each
Typos, etc.
TOTAL PER SUMMARY
/4 /1 /1
/2 /1 /1
/4 /1 /1
/2 /1 /1
/4 /1 /1
/2 /1 /1
/10
/10
/10
2
/2
/15
/15
/2
/15
TOTAL
PRESENTATION – This portion of your grade is based on:
#1
SUMMARY CONTENT – 5 pts.each
/5
/45
#2
/5
#3
/5
/3
/3
RELATE TO SCIENCE/WHO IMPACTS
3 pts. Each
/3
DELIVERY – eye contact, poise, energy
enthusiasm ( 6 pts. )
/6
TOTAL
/30
GRAND TOTAL
/100