Active Physics Chap. 3 Challenge 2005
After J. Frostad and G. Thayer.The news happens around you everyday. Sometimes the news is about unusual events, sometimes it is about the routine. This news is presented in a way that captures the attention of the reading audience. This chapter challenge places you on a production team for a local newspaper. You will design and produce a newspaper page based on the concepts and principles you study in Chapter 1 and 3 of Active Physics. In your section of the newspaper you must show how the following topics apply to real world experiences:
| Waves - structure and behavior | Measurement | Radioactivity |
| Gravity / light (inverse square law) | Probability | Magnetism |
Criteria
- Each member of your group will be an editor responsible for at least one of the following items you need to include in your newspaper section:
News Article (150 - 200 words) Illustrations / Pictures Advertisement Cartoon section
- Here are the standards by which your work should be evaluated.
- The articles, artwork, advertisement and cartoons clearly demonstrate an understanding of science concepts covered in our studies.
- The article has an eye catching headline and text that includes the important elements of news writing - Who, What, Where, When, Why, How
- Articles and other text are typed.
- Editing and layout of the Newspaper Section meet article and visual rubric criteria.