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Cougar’s Interdisciplinary Unit
2013
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• Learn more about Pittsburgh, PA
• Learn more about important people in history from Pittsburgh
• Learn how it transformed from a little fort into a major American city
• Experience and visit parts of the city
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• Kick-off day today
• Powerpoint project
• Individual project
• Each team class will be involved with educating you about the city of Pittsburgh
• Field trip through the city of Pittsburgh
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100 Points1. Detailed power point presentation with 5-10 slides providing information on your Pittsburgh Topic.
2. Eight to twelve sentence “ACED” paragraph about your Pittsburgh Topic.
3. A two to five minute presentation on your topic.
•NO EXCEPTIONS: the presentation must be between TWO to FIVE minutes!
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Neighborhoods• Beltzhoover• Carrick• Highland Park• Mt. Washington• Polish Hill• Regent Square• Squirrel Hill
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Landmarks• Frick Park• Duquesne Incline• Soldiers’ and Sailors• Block House• Three Rivers Stadium• Fort Pitt Museum• Forbes Field
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People of Pittsburgh• Fred Rogers• George Westinghouse
• Andy Warhol
• Mary Cassatt
• Rachel Carson
• August Wilson
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Entertainment• Pittsburgh Zoo• Heinz Hall• Pittsburgh Opera• Heinz Field • Mattress Factory• PNC Park• Kennywood Park• Mellon Arena
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Other topics• Buildings• Education• Parks• Bridges & Tunnels• Pittsburgh Companies• Hospitals• Pittsburgh History
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Your Individual Project!100 points
• This will be completed on your own time outside of school.
• You will pick something you enjoy doing and relate it to a topic about Pittsburgh.
• You will turn in your idea on April 19th.
• You will present your individual project on May 7th.
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If you like to write!• Write a newspaper article about anything related w/ Pittsburgh.• Create an editorial about the new arena.• Create a visitors brochure.• Write a paper about the pros and cons about gambling in
Pittsburgh.
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If you like music!
• Write a ‘jingle” for a Pittsburgh product.
• Research famous musicians/bands from Pittsburgh.
• You perform a song from a famous Pittsburgh musician.
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If you like to paint/draw!• Sketch the sky line.• Draw/paint a specific
building in Pittsburgh.• Create a project of a
movie filmed in Pittsburgh.
• Draw/paint a portrait of a famous person from here.
• Design a project on the different inventions in Pittsburgh.
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If you like to perform!
• Create a commercial for a Pittsburgh company.• Perform a re-enactment of a specific incident in
Pittsburgh history.• Design/perform a newscast of a memorable event from
Pittsburgh’s history.
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If you like math/computers!
• Explain the structural design of a building in Pittsburgh.
• Make a graph & presentation of the ethnic backgrounds of Pittsburgh.
• Explain how math makes the inclines work and create your own.
Falling Water
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If you like science!• Design a taste test for
Pittsburgh foods.• Research the Three
Rivers and make a presentation about their history and importance.
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Individual Project: IdeasMiscellaneous
• Make a recipe book of Pittsburgh foods.• Make a photo album of the city of Pittsburgh.• Create a model of the city.• Make a news report of rush hour with a map of all the roads around
Pittsburgh.• If your idea is not listed, approach a team teacher about it.
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Grades for the Projects
Final grades• Powerpoint project 100• Individual project 100
• This gives you a total of 200 points, which will become 40 points for each class.