Project3generations.

Descriptionforstudents
Thisprojectisaboutcomparingdifferentaspectsofdailylifeofthreegenerationsandwillcoveraperiodofabout50years.
Youaregoingtoconductresearchonvarioustopicsbyinterviewinggrandparentsandparents.
Youwillfindoutaboutdifferentaspectsofdailylifeintheperiod(19501960)thatyourgrandparents(orpeopleoftheage
ofyourgrandparents)wereabout14yearsoldandintheperiod(1980)thatyourparentsorpeopleoftheageofyourparents
wereabout14yearsold
Youwillcomparethedifferences/similaritiesbetweenaspectsofdailylifeofthreegenerationsandtolearnaboutthesituation
inIndiaandinEurope

The different phases. What to do and deadlines

Phase1Thisphaseisabouttheintroductionandactionplan.Deadline15October2015
a.Yourteamneedstopresentyourselvesusingawrittenpresentationoravideopresentation.Inthepresentationyoushould
mentionyourname,age,hobbiesandyourambitionsforthefuture.Inawrittenpresentationyouarerequestedtoincludeone
grouppicture..Invideopresentationyouarerequestedtospeakslowlyandclearlyandthedurationofthevideoisrestrictedto
90seconds
VideoonYouTube;StartalwayswithEumindinthetitle.Seeworksheet
b.Yourteamisexpectedtoorientateonyourchosentopicandanswerthefollowingquestions:Divisionoftasksandaction
planWhowilldowhatandwhen?Seeworksheet
c.Listofpeopletobeinterviewed
Seeworksheet
Nameschool(abbreviation).Nameofgroup/topic.Introandactionplan
Phase2Thefirstvideoconferenceisthekickoffofcommunicatingtotheotherteamsin.OctoberDcember2015
TheNetherlands andIndia.Youwillbetalkingabout thechosentopicandhowyouthinkyouare goingtodealwithit.
Furthermore,youwillgettheopportunitytoaskquestionsconcerningtopicsoftheotherteams.
Phase3.DeadlineendDecember2015
Thisphasewilltakealotofwork,sinceyouneedtocarryouttheresearchandstartoffwithwritingthereport.
Seeworksheets
Howtocomposethispartofthearticle?
1.Partoneofthearticle.
Ifthegroupconsistsoffivegroupmembers,than5grandparents(orpeopleofthesameageofyourgrandparents)andfive
parents(orpeopleofthesameageofyourparents)willbeinterviewed.
Importantnote:dontincludeinyourresearchtwomembersofthesamefamily(e.g.notyourgrandmotherANDyourfather)
Giveashortdescriptonofeachperson(seegeneralquestions)andaddapictureofeachpersoninterviewedandscannedpictures
ofthepeoplewhentheywereabout14yearsold??
2.Parttwoofthearticle.
Dontwriteareportoneachoftheinterviewswithanswerstoeachquestionbuttrytomakeageneraloverviewoftheanswers
ofthepeopleinterviewed.
a.Comparetheanswersofthegrandparents.(comparisonsandsimilarities)Trytodrawconclusions
b.Comparetheanswersoftheparents.(omparisonsandsimilarities)Trytodrawconclusions
c.Comparetheanswersofthegrandaprentsandtheparents.Trytodrawconclusions
d.Whatistheopinionofthegrouponthequestionaboutthelifeofteenagersin2014.
Illustratethetekstwithatleast5scannedpictures,graphics/videos
3.Partthreeofthearticle

Drawaconclusiononthemainquestion
Phase4.6January15February2016
Inthissecondvideoconference,youaresupposedtotalkaboutyouropinionontheresultsandtoaskquestionsabouttheother
projects.
Phase5Comparisonandreflection.Deadline29January2016
a.Comparison
YouaregoingtoreadtwoarticlesofIndian/EUcounterparts
AretheregenerallyspokenanysimilaritiesbetweenthesituationofthegrandparentsinIndiaandintheNetherlands?Explain
AretheregenerallyspokenanysimilaritiesbetweenthesituationoftheparentsinIndiaandintheNetherlands?Explain
YouaregoingtocompareyouroutcomeswiththeresearchresultsoftwogroupsfromIndianorEUandanswerthequestion
Whatarethemainsimilaritiesanddifferencesonthesubtopic
b.Reflection
Whatwentwell?/Whatwouldyoudodifferently?
Phase6.Evaluationonline.DeadlineFebruary10th2016
Groupleadersfillinevaluationonline
Phase 7. International jury selects the best articles and will issue certificates of excellence
Deadline 10 March 2016

Number of people interviewed per group

Equalnumberofgrandparentsasmembersofthegroup(min.3max.5)
Equalnumberofparents(min.3max.5)
Importantnote:dontincludeinyourresearchtwomembersofthesamefamily(e.g.notyourgrandmotherANDyourfather)

Protocol interviews
1.Sendquestionstothepersonstobeinterviewed
2.Askpermissiontomentionnamesandageandtopublishtheoutcomesoftheresearch
3.Askpermissiontoscanpicturesofthefamilyofthepeopleinterviewed
4.Askpermissiontomakepicturesoftheinterview
5.GivetheurloftheeJournaltoallpeopleinterviewed.(http://ejournal.eumind.net/3gen1/)