Today, I explained to students our big at-home economics project that they will be working on over the next few weeks. They brought home a four-page packet detailing everything that needs to go into the project.
Students will conduct an interview with a parent or other adult to find out about their job. They will then write a report detailing the adult's job and how the various economics concepts we've learned (scarcity, resources, production, consumption, interdependence, etc) relate to that job. Parents can help with the report, but it should be written in the student's own words.
Students will also bring in a visual aide of some sort to help present their report. They may choose to make a poster or three-sided display board. They may decide to create a Power Point show. Or they could even record a video of you at your job. Any visual aide should obviously have pictures that relate to the job. On the day of the presentations, students might also want to come to school dressed like the person they interviewed, or bring objects that are used in the job.
Parents are also welcomed to come to school to either be a part of the presentation (though it is the students that need to do most of the talking) or just to enjoy the presentations!
All projects are due and will be presented to the class on Monday, February 14th. A detailed rubric will go home next week showing exactly how the projects will be graded, but in short they will be graded on the Content of the written report, the Quality of the report and the visual aide, and the Speaking skills of the presenter. We will spend some time in class practicing presenting aloud before the big day! Please help make sure your child doesn't wait until the last minute to start working on their project! And feel free to call or e-mail me with any questions that you may have.
Make sure to check your child's binder for the packet for the complete details of the project!
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