Pod+Cast+Project

Your task is to investigate a sense or a set of senses and to create a visual pod cast that will be posted on the wiki and used to teach your classmates. You will need to address the following issues.

1. What is the stimulus for the sense? 2. How does the sensory information processed and transmitted to the brain? 3. What is the absolute threshold for humans and how does this compare to other animals? 4. What function does the sense serve for survival and how does it work with other senses? 5. Fun Facts! or other interesting tid-bits you learned along the way.
 * Essential Questions to Address:**


 * Requirements:**
 * At least 5 images
 * A well-written script that follows all the rules of formal writing and includes one direct quote and contains all of the components described above. NOTE: You will post on the wiki
 * A bibliography
 * A finished pod cast which you will be given help with by the technology department.

30 points = Final Draft of script (typed, double-spaced, includes a direct quote and a bibliography) 20 points = Pod Cast (includes clear and well paced speech, includes at least 5 images and does not go over 3 minutes in length) 10 points = Individual Effort/Cooperation and leadership.
 * Grading:**


 * Senses to Choose From:**
 * ====Hearing====
 * ====Touch & Pain====
 * ====Smell and Taste the Chemical Senses====
 * ====Body Movement: Kinesthetic and Vestibular====


 * Meeting Times**

__Period 1:__ Tue. 11/29 - Library Classroom block 2* Wed. 11/30 - Rm. 409 - block 4 Fri. 12/2 - Rm. 409 - block 1* Mon. 12/5 - Rm. 409 - block 3 Tue. 12/6 - Rm 409 - block5

__Period 2:__ Mon. 11/28 - Rm 413 - block 1* Tue. 11/29 - Library Classroom - block 3 Wed. 11/30 - Rm. 106 - block 5 Fri. 12/2 - Rm 413 - block 2* Mon. 12/5 - Library Classroom - block 4