Philip+Durkin+and+Eamonn+Hinchey

=Application Project Plan (APP) Planning Sheet=

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 * Name:** Philip Durkin and Eamonn Hinchey


 * Tentative Title:** 2012 : Fact or Fiction


 * Target Audience:** Seventh and Eighth grade Students

**Curriculum Goals:** Students to apply elementary scientific concept/phenomena (evolution, geologic time, plate tectonics, formation of earthquakes, climate change, acid rain formation, etc.) to everyday media messages To recognize the difference between science fiction and science Students to be more critical with media messages and not accept things at face value Recognize, discuss and expose their prior knowledge and missconceptions

**Proposed Activities:** Having students do classroom decoding Using blogs to discuss their ideas (balance vocal and quiet students) possible have students set up presentations for the rest of the school

**Assessment/Evaluation (how will you know your APP works to meet your goals?):**

**Resources/Support that will help you in your development of the APP:**

**Difficulties/Obstacles to developing your APP:**

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