Day 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT
Assignment & Rubric - HERE
eNotecards - HERE
Printed Packet - HERE
Make a copy - HERE
Example of eNotecards - HERE
Make a forced copy and share with your teacher
STEP ONE: BRAINSTORM
Brain Dump - Everything I Think I Know
Brainstorm- What do I Want to Know
Draft Research Question
STEP TWO: BACKGROUND RESEARCH
Find general background information about your topic
Day 2
STEP THREE: DIVE DEEP INTO RESEARCH
Answer 3 - 5 of the questions you asked by digging into specific information
Day 3
STEP FOUR: PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS
Research 3-4 products or strategies that can help with your topic.
Top Recommendation: Which one production or strategy would you recommend?
STEP FIVE: WRAP-UP/PRESENTATION PREP
Order of Information: what will you include, and what order will you present information
Font Size, color, and spacing: is your presentation Clear + Correct + Clean + Consistent?
OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER
How do I know if this is a good source to use?
Use the CRAAP Model to Evaluate Information
Currency - when was it published?
Relevance - does it relate to your topic?
Authority - does the author/organization have credentials related to the subject?
Accuracy - does it include verified facts?
Purpose - Is it to inform, sell, entertain, or persuade?
Evaluate the Site using the CRAAP Test!
YouTube Clip - CRAAP Test
Finding Finding & Evaluating Information (Book & Website) Model
How do I summarize information?
Model
Summarizing - Graphic Organiser
Youtube Clip - Summarizing Information
GENERAL PUBERTY INFORMATION
BrainPOP: Animated Educational Site for Students, which includes health information.
Amaze. Org: A selection of great videos related to puberty.
Kids' Health: A comprehensive, doctor/peer-reviewed site about puberty.
Body Talk: Puberty information about 'Me, myself, I'. An independent, not-for-profit organization.
Planned Parenthood - USA
Govt. of W. Australia: Growing and Developing Healthy Relationships
ACNE
American Academy of Dermatology
Overview: What is Acne?
Diagnosis & Treatment: Acne
Treatment: Treating Acne
The Best Acne Treatments for Teens - Cleveland Clinic
MENTAL HEALTH
Kids Help Line : Mental Health: An Australian service which has excellent info on emotions/mental health, identity, friendship, and family.
BODY ODOR
How 7 Different Foods Affect Your Body Odor: Cleveland Clinic
Healthline: Homemade Deodorant
PUBERTY KITS
Stink! Sweat! Pimples! Cramps: Puberty Is Coming. Prepare Your Kid With These 7 Tools.
The Best First Period Kit is the One You Make Yourself: New York Times
Puberty Kit: Alberta Health Services Information on Periods
The Best First Period Kit is the one you make yourself.
Period Underwear Review (Choice): Take a closer look at period underwear and see how it stacks up against pads and tampons.
Getting Your Period at School: KidsHealth
Menstrual Cups: Study Finds They're Safe to Use - And People Like Them: NPR
How to Use a Menstrual Cup: Organicup
Period quiz: Do you know menstruation fact from fiction?: ABC News Australia
What is a Menstrual Cup? And What Makes them so Special? : TheCupEffect
Jean Hailes for Women's Health (NG0)
KidsCan: Loads of video resources from New Zealand.
HelloClue: In-depth information and details about Period tracking and period problems, products, and product reviews
Oky: Period tracking App.
KidsHealth: Getting your period at school
Diva: Eco-friendly period products
A Girl's Guide to Short Videos
A series of short, funny video tackling key issues related to puberty and periods.
PERIOD POVERTY
Trade to Aid - What is Period Poverty
Share the Dignity - Help end Period Poverty
Boy and Puberty : Gov. of W. Australia
Girls and Puberty: Gov. of W. Australia
Puberty : Government W Australia
How to practice Mindfulness
Am I Normal? Puberty Explained
How mindfulness helps us manage emotions
Tea and Consent
Puberty Kit for Boys
Finding an Adult t You Can Trust
Get the Facts - Puberty: Part 1
Get the Fact - Puberty: Part 2
Growth Spurts Explained
Period Hygiene: Tampons, Pads....
What Causes Body Odor?
Why Do We Get Pimples?
Summarizing informational text
The CRAAP Test