• What is Group 4 Project?• Project stages

– Planning– Action

• Research Question• Poster Exhibition• Reflection

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It is a collaborative activity where students from different G4 subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) work together on a scientific topic, allowing for concepts and perceptions from across the disciplines to be shared.

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to develop and apply your information and communication technology skills (ICT) in the study of science, (Aim 7)

to raise your awareness of the moral, ethical, social, economic and environmental implications of using science and technology, (Aim 8)

to encourage an understanding of the relationships between scientific disciplines and the overarching nature of the scientific method. (Aim 10)

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to decide the main focus, make sure that all the subjects are included.

to decide which practical activities you will carry out and what equipment you will need… You should communicate with the appropriate science technician and teacher.

to keep communicating among yourselves… You need to let others in your group know how your part of the project is going!

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10 hour activity is allocated to the G4 project 10 hour activity is allocated to the G4 project which can be divided into three stages: which can be divided into three stages:

• Planning (2 hrs)Planning (2 hrs)• Action (6 hrs)Action (6 hrs)• Evaluation (2 hrs)Evaluation (2 hrs)

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Since we have large group of IB students, the subject will be selected by science teachers.

Then, you must decide what subtitle that you will study during G4 project. The subtitles of the three subjects (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) must be as related as possible.

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All investigations should be simple enough to be carried out in school lab conditions.

The activities that will be carried out must be clearly defined before moving from the planning stage to the action stage.

At the experimental stage, apparatus should be specified so that there is no delay in carrying out the action stage.

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There are 226 IB students. 185 from Mathematics-Science and 42 from Turkish-Mathematics track.

Each group may have a different number of students depending on the number of students in each class.

Only one student must be from Turkish-Mathematics (TM) track.

It is your responsibility to build your groups.

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ClassNumber of students in the

classNumber of

groupsNumber of students in each

group

11/D 16 4 4

11/E 20 5 4

11/F 20 5 4

11/G 16 4 4

11/H 24 6 4

11/I 17 3 6 (2 groups), 5 (1 group)

11/İ 19 4 5 (3 groups), 4 (1 group)

11/J 15 3 5

11/K 20 5 4

11/L 18 3 6

• Group 4 planning form was prepared to help you organize your work in the planning stage

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• Group 4 approval sheet was prepared to let you know about the deadlines for:

– First draft– Approved draft– Data collection– Final essay

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CLASS PHYSICS CHEMISTRY ESS

11/D MONDAY 3-4 WEDNESDAY 3-4 WEDNESDAY 1-2

11/E FRIDAY 3-4 TUESDAY 3-4 TUESDAY 1-2

11/F FRIDAY 5-6 WEDNESDAY 3-4 WEDNESDAY 1-2

11/G TUESDAY 1-2 FRIDAY 5-6 WEDNESDAY 5-6

11/H WEDNESDAY 1-2 TUESDAY 5-6 TUESDAY 7-8

11/I TUESDAY 3-4 FRIDAY 1-2 FRIDAY 3-4

11/İ TUESDAY 1-2 THURSDAY 3-4 THURSDAY 1-2

11/J THURSDAY 2-3 WEDNESDAY 1-2 WEDNESDAY 3-4

11/K TUESDAY 3-4 THURSDAY 7-8 THURSDAY 5-6

11/L WEDNESDAY 5-6 MONDAY 1-2 MONDAY 3-4

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Form teams of students 10 DECEMBER2014

Get Group 4 Project Approval Sheet from assistant principals

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Submit subtitle of Group 4 project for each group to supervisors

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Design first draft 19 DECEMBER2014

Design approved draft 31 DECEMBER2014

Data collection 12-16 JANUARY2015

Submit reflection form 23 JANUARY2015

Exhibition of posters 16 FEBRUARY2015

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Clear

Sharply focused

Should be answerable

Arguable

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Unclear: Does concententration affect the rate of chemical reaction?

Unfocused: What are the the factors affecting the rate of a chemical reactions?

Too simple : How does the temperature affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

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Too broad RQs

Unclear RQs. 

Multiple RQs.

RQ which does not lead to a systematic investigation.

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• Assume a school selects the G4 Project to be

Energy

• Assume a group picked the subtitle

"Light energy“

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In Physics, students are investigating “how is the angle of deflection affects the rate of photosynthesis of Elodea canadensis” .

The correct form of the RQ is; “how does the angle of light deflection affects the rate of photosynthesis of Elodea canadensis by measuring the volume of oxygen gas produced” .

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In Chemistry, students are investigating “how does the exposure to light affect the Vitamin C in orange juice by determining the vitamin C content by titrating it with iodine solution.”

The correct form of the RQ is; “how does the time of exposure to sunlight affect the decomposition of Vitamin C in orange juice by determining the vitamin C content by titrating it with iodine solution.”

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In Biology , students are investigating “how does light affect the rate of photosynthesis, by counting the number of produced oxygen bubbles”

The correct form of the RQ is; “how do different wavelengths of light affect the rate of photosynthesis of Elodea canadensis, by counting the number of oxygen gas bubbles produced”

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Here is an example from G4 project of previous years:

The school topic was choosen to be

“Water.“

A group of students picked the subtitle

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In Biology, students investigated “How does the type of water affect the transport in xylem of celery which is indicated by the height of water at a certain temperature and pressure?”

In Chemistry, students investigated “How does the concentration of sodium cloride (NaCl) affect the volume of hydrogen collected during electrolysis process?”

In Physics, students investigated “How does the type of water affect the conductivity of water indicated by the potential difference that is shown in voltmeter using a simple electric circuit and metal plates?”

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At the end of the G4 Project : You are responsibe for preparing a reflection with

50 wordsYou are expected to write your opinions about

what you obtained from this group workYou are NOT responsible for preparing an

investigation report such as exploration or analysis.

You will give a copy of the reflection form to each supervisor in the end.

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• List all of the things that you want to say, and put them in the order of importance.

• Remember that this is a poster to give a quick overview of your research.

• Plan on limited text and strong images in the poster.

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How to prepare a POSTER?

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• Determine a subtitle • Relate all your experiments

(Biology, Chemistry and Physics experiments) to this subtitle.

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