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For the assignment students will develop a video that is designed to inform the general public about a nutrition topic of their choice. The message should be no more than one minute long.
The final project is worth approximately 10-15% of the course grade. The grading rubric is shown below:
Note: Students also complete peer evaluations of their team mates.
| PSA Assignment Criteria | Possible Score |
|---|---|
| 1. Appropriate message – nutrition-related and targeting a public health concern | 3 |
| 2. Information is accurate | 3 |
| 3. Information appropriate for identified target audience | 3 |
| 4. Visuals appropriately convey message | 3 |
| 5. Length appropriate - < 1 minute | 2 |
| 6. Creativity | 4 |
| 7. Group members attended presentation | 2 |
| Maximum Total | 20 |
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The project is a video-based movement analysis of a physical motion (i.e. soccer kick, baseball throw). Students choose a 10-second motion to analyze (e.g. throw a baseball or step off a staire), video tape the motion, and then put it into a format that they can share with classmates in a presentation.
The final project is worth 10% of the course grade. The grading rubric is shown below.
| Final Project Criteria | Possible Score |
|---|---|
| Video/Diagrams: show phases of movement; correlate to text; are clear; are referenced if copied | 10 |
| Description of whole movement: general terms; all major areas of body covered; content accurate | 10 |
| Description of starting position: anatomical terms; clear and accurate | 10 |
| Inclusion of 3 joints: joints are clearly defined; joint movements are clear and correct | 15 |
| Muscular action: prime movers identified; type of contraction is clear and correct; synergists included, if appropriate | 15 |
| Spelling, grammar, neatness | 10 |
| Bibliography | 5 |
| Presentation | 15 |
| Cooperative effort | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
The goal is to conduct an in depth investigation of Adolescent development issue through the use of technology.