CalebWQT

=G.R.A.S.P.S= //( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion.)// = =
 * // Goal: //**// Your goal is to find the mysterious criminal that has been created by your fellow officers to test your detective skills. //


 * // Audience: //**// The audience will be your fellow rookie detectives //


 * // Situation: //**// During training the police chief comes up to you, the group of rookie detectives, and asks each you to split into groups. Once that is done he tells each group that they are to create a crime for the other groups, after that when your new case is given to you, your team must solve it. //
 * // Product/Presentation: //**// Compiling an imovie of how you finally solved your specific case under the situations given, and showing it to your fellow officers**.** //
 * // Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation): //****// Product: //**// Mathematical Concepts 15% ////, //// Strategy 20% //// , //// Storyboard 15% //// , Creativity 15%, //// Working with others 10% //// , //// Enthusiasm 15% //// , //// Use of Technology 10% //

=// (Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace. What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest). //= =Understanding(s)= Students will understand that- // there are multiple ways to solve a quadratic’ // // that real world problems can be solved using quadratic. // // a quadratic will produce a parabola, which is generated by multiple equations //
 * // Presentation: //**// Preparedness 20% ////, //// Working with Others 20%, //// Comprehension 20% //// , //// Enthusiasm 15% //// , //// Content 15% //// , //// Use of Technology 10% //

=Introduction= //(Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.)//

The smell of cheap coffee and old doughnuts fills the room as you walk into the local police station. Your hands are clammy, and you can feel a slow shiver roll down your spine. The butterflies in your stomach are exploding with anticipation. Today is your first day on the force and the chief has decided to put you in a special unit. People always have said you would do great things, and it looks like today will be that first step into that world. Nervously, you watch your feet trying to make sure that you don’t trip over them as you timidly make your way into a small conference room. The blue carpet in front of you feels like an ocean. There you are standing so small in front of a group of fellow recruits. Their heads turn to you, and slowly those exploding butterflies in your stomach turn into fireworks. You try to push back the tension in the room down your throat with a nervous gulp, it however cannot get past the stone wall which has become your Adam’s apple. Carefully, you move to your seat. You try to avoid the eye contact by the other officers. Feeling like you are the master of zen, you start to slow your breath down and calm yourself down. Out of the corner of your eye you notice the chief of police walking into the room.

He’s not a very tall man, but his facial hair intimidates your soul. Staring intently, you watch him take a sip out of his #1 chief mug. The chief’s thick white mustache twitches ever so slightly as he takes a sip of his burning coffee. Nervously, you sit waiting for what he is going to say. Seconds go by that feel like minutes, but slowly the Chief gets everything together. With a deep and somber voice he begins to talk, and like a child on his first day at school you listen intently to his wisdom. (Proceed to Task, to continue the story)

=Task= //(Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Setting, and Presentation. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction.)//

“Good Morning Gentlemen…” The crowd stirs at his words. “You all are probably wondering what you are doing here today.” Answering his call, several heads begin to nod. “Well, the mayor has informed me that a variety of attacks have been caused over the last couple of days that have been extremely stealthy. Our forensics teams are baffled. Which is why the mayor has ordered that a new unit of Crime Scene Investigation be formed, composed of the sharpest minds and the quickest wits. This CSI unit is called our Mathematics department or as I have decided to nickname it CSI: Ax2. All of you have shown some excellence in math, particularly in Algebra. Why is this group needed? Throughout the world today Math is either loved or hated and due to this dichotomy it is harder to find someone who can figure out basic equations. These basic equations, as determined by our sleuths in the lab, are all about quadratics. We need you rookies to have the fastest brains on the block, in order to get these felons. Just remember that math is what we use everyday and try to make it known everyday. That is how you will function together.” You are slightly confused but mostly interested in his words. The Chief continues, “ Now before I set you math crazed rookies off into the streets, I have to test your abilities. So, I want all of you to break off into small groups.” Blank stares look at the chief and the chief says back to them “MOVE!” The stir of chairs sounds like a stampede in your eyes and before you even know it you are in the midst of a group waiting for further instructions.

“In these groups you are going to test each other. Each of you will create a stirring crime that the other players have to solve using their quadratic knowledge. Make it challenging and realistic. After completing this crime you will switch them around and then you and your team will have to solve it. I want to have a detailed video of how you were able to solve this crime.” You find it a little odd that the Chief was almost assigning you homework, but you nod your head and like lightning, your team is speeding through ideas to concoct the perfect crime. You notice the chief out of the corner of your eye nod his head towards you. You could feel the words behind his motions; they said “Good Luck, and god speed.”

=Conclusion= //(Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)//

It’s been a few tiring nights (and by a few tiring nights I mean just a casual evening with some friends) but you have persevered and shown that you are ready to face the evils of this world. Always remember what you have learned in your training. Quadratics are not some boring tool that stuffy mathematicians use to make their Friday nights more exciting. As you have learned throughout your time working, Quadratics are and can be used for endless possibilities. So Congratulations Officer, welcome to the CSI Ax2 unit. We can’t wait for you to bring a little light into this world.