2.+Planning+and+Preparation

**2. Planning and Preparation **

**//Planning //**

a. __**Knowledge gaining:**__ Students will gain knowledge about the solar system in many different ways. First, the students will watch a short video about the solar system. Next, the students will be broken up into groups, each of which will study their own planet. The groups will research their planet and create a brochure and commercial for their planet. Students will research their planet and collect images using informational websites. Lastly, students will watch the other groups' videos to learn about all of the planets.

b. __**Knowledge organizing:**__ Students will work in groups for the entirity of this project. In their groups, students will use a chart to guide them in their research. Students will also create a stroryboard for their commercial and organize their research in a brochure.

c. **__Knowledge sharing:__** Students will share their work in a multitude of ways. Students post their videos to a wiki to be watched and commented on by their fellow students. Students will also complete a brochure to accompany their video that will be turned it.

**//Preparation //** 1. The teacher will have to gather a list of informative and reliable websites for the students to use for research. 2. The teacher will have to create a wiki for the students to post their finished commercials to. 3. The teacher and the students will have to create wikispaces.com accounts. 4. The teacher will have to create a chart to aid students in organizing their research. 5. The teacher will have to create a class wiki page. 6. The teacher will have to create a storyboard worksheet. 7. The teacher will have to create or find a brochure template. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;">8. The teacher will have to become familiar with Photo Story 3 software.