The global objective of this project is to facilitate 96 Grade Eight students in producing an environmental profile on the borough of Notre-Dame de Grace (NDG) in Montreal, Quebec.

Students will form teams of four and select one of the numerous topics relating to environmental issues listed below. Each team will submit a written report, a poster and a Photostory presentation. Upon completion of this project, all presentations will be compiled into a collective presentation that provides a broad outlook on environmental issues within the NDG community.

Some of the IT skills to be covered include Boolean research, digital photography and Photoshop (producing posters), and Photostory (documentary presentation). Please bring a point & shoot camera from home. if not, please see Mr. Alec Mathewson in L209 to sign a camera out Thursday morning.

TODAY...FRIDAY

1. Friday morning: Save a JPG copy of your poster on your 'Z' drive. Each team should also create a folder on 'xfer' and save a JPEG copy in it. FirstClass your assigned teacher to inform them where the poster is located so that they may grade it. The team leader may then coordinate the team in combining the four JPEG posters into a larger 16x20 team poster. The team must then use one of the school's two poster printers to print their poster. Presnt it to your assigned teacher for a group grade then hang it up in a visible area within the school.
2. Friday morning: Work on your Photostory presentation.
3. Friday, 10:15am: We will be heading to Cavendish Mall for a private viewing of a movie. You may bring money for the snackbar.
4. Friday afternoon: Pizza Lunch
5. Friday afternoon: Complete your Photostory presentation. Save a copy on your 'Z' drive by September 3 (Tuesday).

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Beveridge

1. Composting
2. Consumerism/Shopping
3. Energy & Water

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Claxton

1. Garbage Waste
2. Energy & Water
3. Green Building Techniques

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Drummond

1. Food Industry
2. Transportation
3. Traffic, Idling & Travel

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French

1. CO2 Limits & Natural Absorbers (sinks)
2. Natural Landscaping
3. Transport

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Harper

1. Eating Habits
2. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
3. Garbage Waste

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Heward

1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
2. Compositing
3. Natural Landscaping

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Russel

1. Green Building Techniques
2. CO2 Limits & Natural Absorbers (sinks)
3. Traffic, Idling & Travel

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Woods

1. Eating Habits
2. Food Industry
3. Consumerism/Shopping

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Basic Essay (Outline)
Details on what specifics need to be covered in your essay

DUE: Thursday evening

Producing a Poster (Outline)
Provides details on what is required in your individual poster as well as instructions for your team's larger 16x20 poster

DUE: Friday morning

Producing a Documentary (Outline)
Provides details on using Photostory to produce a 60 second documentary on your topic. To be produced as a team.

Rubric
(details on how your Photostory productions will be graded)