Introduction
You work for an old fashioned ice cream factory. The new supervisor for your team has decided that old fashioned ice cream might not be the best marketing strategy. Your task is to determine whether your company should make ice cream the old fashioned way, or should your factory reconsider its method of making ice cream? Perhaps there is a more efficient method or popular type of ice cream (soft serve, dippin dots, etc)...
Task
Presentation Task:
1) Your team will present to the Board of Directors of your company your recommended approach to ice cream making.
2) You will create a PowerPoint/Prezi presentation that identifies the method of ice cream making that you propose the company should maintain/adopt. Will you keep making old fashioned ice cream? Or will you research and proposed a different way of making ice cream?
3) Your presentation must include the science behind ice cream making including how Kinetic Theory and states of matter have helped you determine the most effective ice cream making method.
4) Each person in your group is required to speak during the presentation and answer questions at the end of the presentation. You will be evaluated based on your individual contribution as well as the overall presentation by the group. Please refer to the rubric on the back of this sheet for requirements of the group and individuals.
5) Presentations should be 3-5 minutes in length.
6) Helpful hints for getting the best presentation grade possible:
- Do not read off of your slides. Make notecards to help you remember what to say. We (the audience) are capable of reading the slides on our own. You should be sharing additional examples or further explanation of what we can read on the screen.
- Slides should not contain font size smaller than 20.
- More slides with less text per slide is better than less slides with more text.
- Use pictures to help your audience “see” what you are talking about.
- Always cite your sources (information AND images) – citations can be on the slide or at the end in a bibliography. A simple list of the websites and the date you accessed them is fine. Otherwise, its plagiarism and/or copyright infringement. Which is illegal.
- No Wikipedia for this project. Ask if you are unsure if a source is reliable.
7) The suggested format: slide 1) company name/logo, 2) company background info, 3) science of how to make ice cream (kinetic theory applied to ice cream), 4) what method do you choose – old fashioned or other? 5) if other method - explain new method and how it works 6) why you chose your method - adv/disadv of your ice cream making method 7) CITATIONS/SOURCES
Process
Choose one of the following methods of making ice cream: old-fashioned, soft-serve, or flash-frozen. Next, on your handout from class, research the questions for only the type you chose.
Here is some hard-core science for those who want it! The Physics of Ice Cream
Old-Fashioned Ice Cream:
Method: History of Ice Cream
5 Methods to make Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Maker
How Ben and Jerry's makes ice cream (follow the timeline)
Science behind the method:
A procedure and explanation of the science (near the bottom)
Advantages/Disadvantages:
National Ice Cream Retailers Association info about starting a business
Think about the cost that goes into doing your choice of ice cream - does it employ many workers? Can you sell it in a store? Is it environmentally safe? Will the cost be high or low? What flavors can you do? Are you limited with what you can put in it?
Soft-Serve Ice Cream:
Method: History of soft serve
Science behind the method:
Method of Soft Serve (this also has some advantages/disadvantages)
Advantages/Disadvantages:
National Ice Cream Retailers Association info about starting a business
Think about the cost that goes into doing your choice of ice cream - does it employ many workers? Can you sell it in a store? Is it environmentally safe? Will the cost be high or low? What flavors can you do? Are you limited with what you can put in it?
Flash-Freeze (Dippin' Dots style) Ice Cream:
Method: Frequently Asked Questions about Dippin Dots (this can give you some marketing info as well)
Science behind the method:
Video of making Dippin Dots - this link might not work at school
Procedure for making Dippin Dots
Advantages/Disadvantages:
National Ice Cream Retailers Association info about starting a business
Think about the cost that goes into doing your choice of ice cream - does it employ many workers? Can you sell it in a store? Is it environmentally safe? Will the cost be high or low? What flavors can you do? Are you limited with what you can put in it?
Evaluation
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Knowledge of Content
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Student demonstrates a lack of knowledge of the kinetic theory and related concepts. Student cannot answer simple questions posed by the audience.
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Student demonstrates some knowledge of the kinetic theory and related concepts, but may not be able to answer all of the questions posed by the audience.
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Student demonstrates knowledge of kinetic theory and related concepts and can adequately answer questions posed by the audience.
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Student demonstrates deep content knowledge and understanding, and can easily and completely answer questions posed by the audience.
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Oral Presentation
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Student uses non-standard English (slang/text talk), or does not speak loudly or clearly enough to be understood by the audience.
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Student makes some mistakes in English or does not speak loudly or clearly, or does not maintain eye contact with audience.
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Student uses standard English, speaks loudly and clearly, maintains eye contact with the audience, and uses appropriate gestures.
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Student uses standard English, speaks loudly, clearly and commands audience attention. Student demonstrates superior skills. |
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Organization and Structure
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The organization of the presentation is poor. There is no evidence of group planning or involvement.
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The organization of the presentation is not always logical, or there is little evidence of group involvement in the planning and development.
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The organization of the presentation flows in a logical sequence. It is well-planned and shows evidence of group involvement in planning and development.
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Presentation is extremely well- organized and shows extra effort and planning on the part of all group members.
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Technical Aspects
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Technical features of the presentation distract audience from the content & purpose of presentation. Technical features do not demonstrate care in creation, including editing, proofreading, finishing.
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Technical features of the presentation do not distract audience from the content & purpose of the presentation. Technical features demonstrate care in creation, including few editing, proofreading, or finishing errors.
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Technical features of the presentation enhance the content & purpose of the presentation. Technical features demonstrate care in creation, with no editing, proofreading, or finishing errors.
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Technical features of the presentation greatly enhance the content & purpose of the presentation. Technical features demonstrate creativity, thorough research, and careful planning.
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