Activities

>> Lets say that Howard Twp. has one of the largest parcels of undeveloped land left in Knox County- 105 acres across the street from East Knox High School. In this simulation, you get to decide what you want our community to look like in the year 2020! Here's your chance to contribute your own great ideas on how to make our community a more fun and exciting place to live, work, shop, dine, and play. How can we connect downtown to this parcel? Should a movie studio be there? A movie multiplex? Industry? Housing? Technology? What impact will this have on our schools and our fire department? Feel free to work in teams to explore all these possibilities! Let your voice be heard. Please include a drawing and an essay describing your plan for 2020. 3 points >> >> 
 * Creativity and Innovation = Students must earn 4 points from the options below.
 * Create a fantasy business - Simulate the potential financial needs of starting and operating your own business. The plans should include a marketing scheme, start up costs, overhead, projected revenue, and product distribution plans. Also include a detailed description of your product. 4 points
 * Create a multimedia sideshow with your own edited pictures on a specific educational, global, or environmental topic 2 points
 * Create a movie, podcast or electronic book evaluating the medias role in the H1N1 flu outbreak. 3 points
 *  Compare and contrast alternative fuels for cars 2 points
 * Create your own health and fitness plan and document your progress electronically 3 points
 * Compare and contrast fossil fuels, wind power and solar as it pertains to generating electricity 2 points
 * TI-83 Artwork - Create your own artwork using your calculator 1 point
 * If you like to play Sim City, you are going to love this project! 21st Century Sustainable Development Simulation
 * Critical Thinking and Problem Solving = Students must earn 4 points from the options below.
 * Read and review the book //Habits of Highly Effective Teens// by Steven Covey 3 points
 * Read and review the book //The World is Flat// by Thomas L. Friedman 3 points
 * Read and review the book //Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution// by Thomas L. Friedman 3 points
 * Read and review the book //Common Sense// by Glenn Beck 3 points
 * Read and review the book //High Noon, 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them// by J.F. Rischard 3 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Write your own TI-83 program 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Propose a new amendment to the Constitution, be sure to include your rational for the amendment 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Manage your own blog and post weekly political cartoons that you create using online cartoon creators or original artwork that you can photograph 3 points

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Communication and Collaboration = Students must earn 4 points from the options below.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">manage your own niche blog (must manage the blog for the entire semester) 3 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">write an article for the school newspaper (article must be published to get credit) 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Philosophy slam essay 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tutoring - tutor a student one day a week in the middle school 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Speak to a group of students in the 8th and or 9th grade regarding the importance of attendance, course offerings, and GPA in high school. 1 point post your agenda and meeting date on your wiki page
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Create a Public Service Announcement, or enhanced podcast 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Global Awareness = 4 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Participate in a geocaching project outside our school district 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Participate in the management of a student run recycling program 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">visit a local water department or landfill and write a reflection of your experience 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Visit a house of worship other than your own and write a reflection of your experience 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Participate in a historical reenactment 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Review a foreign film 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Visit an Art museum or Art show outside the school day and summarize your experience 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Attend a Board of education meeting and summarize your experience 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">correspond with students elsewhere in the world on educational topics 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Review a documentary on a global issue 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Food, Inc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">An Inconvenient Truth
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Comparative analysis of costs/prices around the world 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use Rossetta Stone software to study a foreign language 8 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">compare and contrast two different colleges after on campus visits 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">write an original poem or story in a foreign l<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">anguage 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">write an original poem or story in a foreign l<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">anguage 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Information, Media and Technology skills = Students must earn 8 points from the options below.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use [|Google reader] to manage information 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use [|Delicious] as a social bookmarking tool. 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Recreate scenes of literature via multimedia 3points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Create a Podcast on a topic of interest to students 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Utilize GPS in a school project (e.g. geocaching) 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Present to an audience "how stuff works" (e.g. cell phones, software, computer repair) 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Build your own computer from a kit or materials 4 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Visit IT place of business for career planning 1 point
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Listen to an iTunes college level lecture and write a reaction paper 2 points
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">participate in a online book discussion 2 points