Group 4 Project
Why?
Scientific investigations of today involve
teamwork which , like the Group 4 Project, is
interdisciplinary.
 The underpinnings of teamwork are:
communication and respect for each other.
 Used to address aims 7, 8 and 10
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7 ICT
8 Moral, ethical, social, economic & environmental aspects of
science
10 Interdisciplinarity
IA Requires it!
Personal Skills
 Only assessed once
 Only assessed during the G4P
 Only one criterion …3 aspects (2 marks each)
 10h maximum on the PSOW
 Used to address internationalism
 Self motivation/perseverance
 Collaboration/team work
 Self reflection
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Personal skills – G4P
Levels / marks
Aspect 1
Aspect 2
Aspect 3
Self-motivation and
perseverance
Working with a team
Self-reflection
Complete / 2
Approaches the project
with self-motivation and
follows it through to
completion.
Collaborates and
communicates in a group
situation and integrates the
views of others.
Shows a thorough
awareness of their own
strengths and weaknesses
and gives thoughtful
consideration to their
learning experience.
Partial / 1
Completes the project but
sometimes lacks selfmotivation.
Exchanges some views but
requires guidance to
collaborate with others.
Shows limited awareness of
their own strengths and
weaknesses and gives some
consideration to their
learning experience.
Not at all / 0
Lacks perseverance and
motivation.
Makes little or no attempt
to collaborate in a group
situation.
Shows no awareness of
their own strengths and
weaknesses and gives no
consideration to their
learning experience.
Group 4 Specifics
Three phases: planning, action, evaluation
 Same mark on two 4 PSOWs (biology,
chemistry, physics)
 Form multi-disciplinary groups of 4 from
posted class lists.
 Group must be ‘multigrade’ (2 gr 11’s, 2
grade 12’s. See posted class-lists and
sign-up sheet in hallway outside rm 207)
 Arrange a meeting time with your group
and decide on a course of action as you
research the assigned question.

The Question?
Change ... Where,
When, What?
If you were to return to any period of history,
Where would you go ...
When in history would you return ...
What changes would you make to bring about
a change in our current environmental or
technological state?
Hypothesize as to what the positive impact
and the negative impact of changes you make
in the past might have for the future.
Include communication with contacts in the
country chosen.
The Particulars: Evaluation
Your group response should be presented in
the form of one of the following ...
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A web-site
A blog
A Facebook student group
You will present the above as part of a
group oral presentation. (Be sure to show
evidence as to what your proposed changes
might bring about.)
Team Evaluation Form
Download from Dunamis
Post weekly log file on Dunamis
Oral Presentation Feb 17th
•Group presents project ... Where, When, What?
•Discuss your findings and how you arrived at your final
product ... Show data, web-site, blog, or Facebook page.
•Include communication with contacts in country chosen
•Take questions from peers and teachers present.