Dessert/Action Project
So, the more action the better, right? Teenagers, especially, love an action-packed film. It should be the same in a classroom. This action project will have students engaged in the material through a variety of means. In the book, Brain Rules, John Medina writes about the twelve rules that make human brains function better. Number four focuses on attention. Learning is made easier if something is emotionally relevant to a person.(34) Choice is number one! Students will be able to decide for themselves what restaurant they would like to focus on. In these choices, students are empowered(35) and have control of their own learning, enhancing motivational levels.(36) Students will be able to choose the restaurant they want to research. They will also be able to choose if they would like to work on this project individually or with a partner. Medina's number twelve rule states that we are powerful and natural explorers.(37) Keeping this in mind, students will have ample opportunity to collect data in a more authentic environment – outside of the classroom. They will have time to learn, practice, and then implement these methodologies hopefully engaging them in discovery – the learning process.
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