AP Capstone Research (basic science session) Dr. Lau 2015-16
Yearlong Course Plan: If you can’t keep up, you need to drop the class or your AP scores will appear on your transcripts.
Aug 2015
Sep 2015
Oct 2015
Nov 2015
Dec 2015
Jan 2016
Feb 2016
March 2016
April 2016
May 2016
Lit method
Topics
Ist draft of
paper
Second Draft
Rubric Check
1-4 April
First pick
Proposal due
Data
collection
Inquiry
Citation
Background
Proposal
(Annotated
bibliography)
Data
Collection
3rd draft
Students
prepare
practice and
deliver
presentation
and oral
defense.
Final exams
and Ap
Exams, (no
EOC for
research)
Prepare IRQ
if needed.
Mentor
endorsement
CA1
Preliminary
Data
CA2
Preliminary
Data
PREP
Data
collection
(No change
of topic
allowed)
Data
collection
CA4
Data
Collection
CA5
Final (CA3)
Paper
Submission
before the
end of
March
April 30 Oral
score due
CA6 (Final)
Students
present to
seminar
students via
video chats.
August 2015 Dr. Lau
Monday
24 A/B
RM 119 Lab 117
Tuesday
25 A
Policies, Procedures, Diagnostic test.
Objective: finding topics
Introduction
Course Introduction
Identifying Research
Research Ethics
Questions:
Contract/forms
Activities:
Textbooks assigned: Brainstorm/graphic organizer, Isearch, Peer forming, Peer
review and elevator pitch.
Craft and Bedford
Ch 3 HW Craft reading Cornell
LO 1.1C, LO1.4B
DeBakey AP Research FALL 2015
Wednesday
26 B
Welcome Back
Thursday
27 A
Objective: from topics to
questions.
Activities:
Socratic seminar : Ch 3 Craft /lab
Create a Research log PREP by an
e-portfolio in Edmodo or the Hub
(test run).
HW ch 2 Bedford Cornell
Laptops/ computer lab: I-search
Friday
28 B
September 2015
Monday
Tuesday
31A
1B
Objective: Exploring and
Focusing
Activities:
Lab: set up the PREP.
Ch2 Bedford Socratic
seminar: enter graphic
organizer into PREP
Wednesday
Thursday
2A
3B
COURSERA video as hook.
Objective:
Go over rubrics- students will break
down both the Research Paper
rubric and Presentation and
Defense rubric.
HW ch 4 Craft Cornell
Friday
4A
Objective: From questions to Problems.
Lecture: summary of ch3-4 of Craft and ch2
on Bedford.
Students come up with 5 topics of
interests and gives reasons and
rubric alignment in writing.
Activities:
Formative assessment: Work on a handout
example individually Big Idea 1. Explore,
Analyze.
Lab: analyze your seminar papers
and align with rubric;
document this in their PREP journal
HW PREP Check.
HW Ch 3 Bedford Researcher Cornell
September 2015
Monday
7 Labor day
Tuesday
8B
Wednesday
Thursday
9A
10 B
Objective: developing your
research question and proposal
Activity 1
Ch4 Craft Socratic seminar: enter
graphic organizer into PREP
Friday
11 A
Objective: From questions to Problems.
Lecture: summary of ch3-4 of Craft
and ch2 on Bedford.
Activities:
Activity 2
Transforming a topic or problem
statement into a research
question.
HW Watch Corsera video
HW Sign on AP Central e-portfolio
Monday
14 B
Tuesday
Wednesday
15 A
16B
Objective: developing your research question
and proposal
Activity 1
Oral Presentation rubric
Activity 2
Oral presentation of your 5 topics using your graphic
organizer (quiz 1) 4 min each
Prepare your ppt ahead of time
Monday
21 A
Objective: From questions to Problems.
Activity 1
Oral presentation of you FINAL Statement (one selected and
on for backup if needed) using your graphic organizer (30%
CA1) 2-3 min each. All steps should be followed.
Tuesday Wednesday
22 B
23
Fall Holiday
Socratic on Ch 3 Bedford.
Formative assessment: Work on a handout
example individually with the rubrics (quiz)
HW ch 5 Craft Cornel
Thursday
Friday
17A
18B
Objective: From questions to Problems.
Activity 1
Oral presentation of your 5 topics using your
graphic organizer (quiz 1) 4 min each
Prepare your ppt ahead of time.
Activity 2
Prepare your write-up on you statements of
the 5 topics (70% of CA1)
Thursday
Friday
24A
25B
Objective: From questions to Problems.
Activity 1
Oral presentation of you FINAL Statement(s)
using your graphic organizer (30% CA1) 2-3
min each
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
28 A
29 B
Objective: From questions to Problems.
Activity 1: Oral presentation of you FINAL
Statement (one selected and one for backup
if needed) using your graphic organizer Ch
3a (30% CA1) 2-3 min each. All steps should
be followed.
Activity 2.Personal consultation of your
statements
30A
1B
Objective: From questions to
Problems.
Activity 1: Setting up labs;
teacher guidance
Monday
Wednesday
5B
Tuesday
6A
Objective: Annotated Bibliography II:
Activity 1: Literature review; outlines the
scholarly sources materials used and how the
materials offer information and views relating to
the question. 20 articles on your database.
Rubric: comprehensiveness, breadth,
relevance, currency, availability and authority.
Friday
2A
Objective: From statement to Proposal.
Activity 1: lecture on what is needed.
Activity 2: Bedford ch 3b revisited
HW: Graphic Organizer of Ch3b of your
specific Proposal.
End of cycle 1
7B
Thursday
8A
9B
Objective: Annotated Bibliography II (lab grade)
Activity 1: continue up to 30-40 articles.
Use the Bedford ch 19 the appropriate style for
your topic. Note CSE style is for all science topics.
Random quizzing of your cited articles from 1-20.
Friday
Monday
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Wednesday
12A
Objective: Annotated Bibliography III: (lab grade)
14A
Objective: Introduction writeup (test grade)
Activity 1: Identify the research question, variables,
measurements, and limitations within published
quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research
studies. Differentiate between the purpose and
components of quantitative, qualitative and mixedmethods studies.
Rubric: comprehensiveness of the relevant methods
with the right citations, lack of purpose, lack of
correlation to citations, lack of differentiation.
Activity 1: Write up the introduction and
background. Focus on multiple perspective
arguments.
Rubric: the lacking of arguments and irrelevant
citations.
Due: started in class (evidence of it) and finish
the product on 23rd. (past due is zero, makeup
max is 70)
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Friday
16A
Objective: Introduction writeup (test
grade)
Activity 1: Write up the introduction and
background. Focus on multiple
perspective arguments.
Rubric: the lacking of arguments and
irrelevant citations.
Due: started in class (evidence of it)
and finish the product 1 week from
14th.
Monday
19B
Tuesday
20 A
Objective: Method writeup (quiz/lab)
Activity 1: lecture on Scientific methods
Purpose: Look for what and how findings were
developed in previous studies; then design your
own or modify other’s methods. Primary or
Secondary methods.
Rubric: relevant citations, variables
Wednesday
21B
Thursday
22A
Objective: Method writeup
Activity 1:
Continue to completion. Due before the bell.
Friday
23B