Big6-Assessment Organizer

(Best Way to Get Started)

Student Name : Aakash Lodha

Subject Teacher Name : Joginder

Subject : Geography

Note:

 Fill out Big6 part1-5 before you begin to work on your assignment.
 Fill out Big6 part 6 before you complete your assignment

Big6 part-1: Task Definition

You will most likely find interesting additional information as you use the resources.

Determine a purpose and need for information—

 What am I supposed to do? (Your Idea and method to do the assessment)

1. Define the definition of important terms like weather or climate and give some examples using the terms

2. Talk about the differences I found between Tokyo weather and Cairo’s weather

3. The differences between the two cities location, populations descriptions like the clothes they wear

4. The difference between the locations of the two cities for e.g. the difference between the seasons
In the two hemispheres etc.
5. Some of their extraordinary weather conditions such as typhoons in Tokyo and tornadoes in USA
or sand storms in Cairo

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Big6 part-2: Information-Seeking Strategies

Examine alternative approaches to acquiring information. List the best sources to find this
information.

• What are the possible sources to find this information?

Website mostly such as weather websites or defining websites for definitions of weather, climate
etc. or I might watch videos on YouTube to show explanation of comparison.

• Which ones are best for me to use?

I would like to use sources which are meant for 9th – 10th grade such as meritnation or interact
with other students physically and by websites such as brainly.

• Why I chose that source?

I chose that source because in my learning experience this has been very helpful and I have
understood these sources.

• Book, Newspaper, website, periodicals, television show, Video?

As I said before I understand better through videos and websites meant for my age,

Big6 part-3: Location & Access

Locate sources and access the information within them. Where will I locate these sources?

• School library

• Section of School Library

• Class Library

• Public library

• Personal library

• Provided by Subject teachers

• Provided by other subject teacher

• Internet

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 I will find free web sites and use a web site evaluation guide for each that I use in my project.

Yes

I will use only those evaluated by and provided by my teachers or librarian.

If using a search engine list the key words.

1. How do humans depend on climate for e.g. there activities or clothes

2. The major factors in climate that lead to the migration of people or animals

3. If we are changing the climate by human activities for e.g. pollution. How?

4. Define basic factors such as weather, climate etc.

5. The weather reports and average conditions of Cairo and Tokyo

Big6 part-4: Use of Information

Use a source to gain information—how will I record the information that I find?

 Use a source to gain information—how will I record the information that I find?
Using easybib.com

 Take notes using cards

 Take note on note paper

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 Take notes using MS word

 Take note using a data chart or other organizer

 Illustrate Concept

 Use a tape recorder, video or digital camera

 Other

Big6 part-5: Synthesis - Decide how you will put together the notes you took and ideas that you
will add. You may:

 Use text, picture with flow chart

 Write a rough draft

 Create an outline

 Create a storyboard

 Make a sketch

 Use video that you record

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 Use only still pictures with voiceover

 Use a combination of video, still pictures & voiceover

 What product or performance will I make to finish my assignment?

 How will I organize the information?

 How will I give credit to my sources in my final product or performance?

Big6 part-6: Evaluation- Judge your product.

Before turning in your assignment, compare it to the requirements that your teacher gave you.

 Did you do everything and include all that was required for the assignment?

 Did you give credit to all of your sources, written in the way your teacher requested?

 Is your work neat?

 Is your work complete and does it include heading information (name, date, etc.)

 Does it include chart, map, graph, data table etc?

 Would you be proud for anyone to view this work?

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Note- Attach all rough work, draft, sketch, map, flow chart, data table, photos with the

organizer.

Submitted by Checked By

Aakash Lodha Miss Joginder

(Student Name and Signature) (Teacher’s Signature)

AakashLodha