Creating A Display Board

Watch the video: How to design a winning school project board.

I ask students to use their Science Journal (notebook) to record the six (6) key ideas to make a successful science project board. Students may have designed and created a display board before, but it is good practice to review your expectations.

Students should record:

• Use color
• Use large (font) type
• Choose simple font
• Write photo captions
• Use subheadings & bullet points
• Proofread

By having students create a display board and present their data and evidence, students are building on the CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.4 and SL.6.5 which state: students will present claims and findings to accentuate main ideas, and students will use visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

By sharing a Rubric for the project, students will begin to understand all the pieces that are necessary for the final product. This rubric contains a list of specific criteria for grading the project and it is a summative assessment tool for this problem-based learning experience. I encourage students to use the rubric to assess their own work as they create their project.

I provide 3 class periods for students to work on and create their display board. Since this is group work, I know it is necessary to give students time to work in class. By giving them time in class, it should eliminate student work on the project at home.