Studios: The Science of Fear
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Directions
With this task, it is your goal to take on the role of a “medical professional” to present at a “mini-conference” on Fear. The “mini-conference” will feature B21talks (TED Talks), information booths, and immersive experiences. The conference will be run just like a larger scale medical conference, but on a smaller scale.
Your specific goal is to research a “phobia” and make an informational booth about your phobia to show other people. The informational piece can come in the form of your choosing! Some of the options include:
- A pamphlet
- An infographic
- A poster
- "Newspaper" article
- Science lab report
- Any other thing you can think of!
Evaluating (competencies)
Everyone will be scored on the competencies in the next section.
NGE 1: Project Quality
| Competency | What is this competency called? |
|---|---|
| NGE 1.1 | Create a project plan |
| NGE 1.2 | Create a high quality project |
| NGE 1.3 | Solve a real world problem |
| NGE 1.4 | Use technology |
| NGE 1.5 | Reflect on my work and impact |
Note: if you choose to do other means, you can be scored across other competency areas as well.
Your informational piece should include:
- Information about the phobia
- Tips on how to deal with phobias / overcoming phobias
- Careers that could help you overcome phobias
- Cause(s) for the phobia
Process
| Assignment | Link(s) to Assignment | Started on | Turned in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Selecting a Topic | [] | [] | [] |
| Part 2: Choosing a presentation method | [] | [] | [] |
| Part 3: Initial research on general information about your phobia | [] | [] | [] |
| Part 4: Overcoming Fear | [] | [] | [] |
| Part 5: Rough draft of informational Piece | [] | [] | [] |
| Part 6: Feedback exchange | [] | [] | [] |
| Part 7: Final copy of information piece | [] | [] | [] |
Licensing
Designed by Jim Novak for Building 21
Adapted to basic HTML (de-googled) by Evan Parker
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0