Group 4 Project

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Group 4 Project

• 2008

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What is the purpose of the Group 4 Project?
It is a collaborative activity where students
from different group 4 subjects work together on
a scientific or technological topic, allowing for
concepts and perceptions from across the
disciplines to be shared
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• Aims of the Group 4 Experimental Sciences
  addressed by the project
• to develop and apply your information and
  communication technology skills 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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Timing 10 hours of practical Monday 14/4
Planning stage (periods 1-4) Group 4
Lessons Action stage (for 2 weeks) Monday
28/4 Evaluation stage
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Personal Skills Throughout the project You
will be evaluated on how you have.

• Accepted responsibility to contribute to team
• Encouraged the contributions of others
• Recognised the contributions of others
• Showed self-motivation and perseverance
• Showed ethical behaviour in personal relations
  and reporting results
• Paid due attention to environmental impacts

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• How will you be assessed?
• Teachers will be assessing you throughout the
  planning stage and during your group 4 lessons
  for the next 2 weeks
• Your presentation to an audience of your peers,
  your teachers, parents and invited guests
• A self and peer assessment form needs to be
  handed in

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• The Theme
• The Kitchen

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Hestor Blumenthals Kitchen Chemistry
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• Planning Stage
• Brainstorm your ideas
• Involve all the sciences
• Develop a hypothesis
• Suggest data collection
• Sharing of information ideas
• How can you include the INTERNATIONALISM of the
  IB?

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ExampleBroad Topic Sick Building Syndrome
Focused Question How do the environmental
conditions in a given building cause illness?
BIOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT Survey of symptoms, research
into existing medical data studies of
respiratory illnesses, research on organisms
--cause/effect
CHEMISTRY Call Health Department to find
out tests for sick building e.g. in humidity
studies, harmful gases,, etc. CO, CO2,
particulates, water analysis, investigations of
Brownian motion Rn detection, condensation
patterns
PHYSICS measurement of electromagnetic fields,
air flow patterns, R factors, temperature of the
buildings
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Brainstorming Session

• Chemistry
• Viscosity
• Density
• Coagulation point
• Fat/carbohydrate/protein/vitamins/mineral content
• Protein to alcohol
• Chemical make up of shell

• DT
• Ultimate egg cup
• Structure to hold an egg
• Study of egg packaging, materials and production
  techniques

Eggs

• Physics
• Sinking/floating
• Pressure
• Rotation
• How hard is shell

• Biology
• Water content
• Size of egg linked to incubation time
• Eggs of different
• species/ classes

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Who does what? Decide the main focus make sure
that all the sciences are included. Decide which
practical activities you will carry out and what
equipment you needyou will to communicate your
requests to the appropriate science
technician Keep communicating amongst
yourselvesyou need to let others in your group
know how your part of the project is going!
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• Evaluation
• Your presentation will need to communicate your
  findings, your successes and your failures!

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• bon courage!

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