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=**Alberta Oil Sands Project** =

The Alberta government has ask for your help in determining if the benefits of the oil sands out weigh the costs. You will need to look at the history of the oil sand and the impact they are having on Alberta economically, geographically, socially, and environmentally. You will also need to research the effects they have on Canada and the global community. As well as presenting your research, you will need to look in to alternative ways of collecting energy and compare those. Also, make an informed prediction about Alberta’s future; does our future lie in oil?


 * Collect a variety of information regarding the oil sands, the environment, alternative forms of energy, etc
 * Ask around- how do other people feel about the oil sands? The Aboriginal people of Alberta? Politicians? Teachers? Environmentalists? Business men?
 * DO THE MATH! What are the costs? How much revenue does the province generate from the oil sands? What percentage of our province is effected?
 * Look at the issue from a number of perspectives: politicians, Alberta citizens, oil companies, the global community
 * Take a stand- make and informed decision
 * Tell someone who cares. Tell someone with power. Decide who you are trying to appeal to in your project.
 * Share your decision with the world! You will need to create a larger project in the form of an investigative report, news broadcast, documentary style movie or interview.
 * Create visuals illustrating the water usage in the oil sands versus the water consumption of Albertans. Use illustrative and descriptive graphs to assist you in describing the issues surrounding the oil sands.
 *  create a model of the technology used
 * illustrate what the oil sands, tailing ponds, machines used look like.

 In your groups you will need to elect each of the following:
 * Project Manager: this person is the ‘teacher’. They need to gather every one's ideas and set a course of action. They are responsible for all their group members; they need to make sure everyone has the appropriate resources, knows what they are doing and that they are on task.(not a grade 9 student)
 * Marketing Manager: This person is in charge of the finished product. They must make sure it is perfect before it is presented. They must make sure it is attractive, edited and presentable.
 * Research Manager: This person is responsible for dividing the research amongst the group. This person must also compile every one’s resources and create a bibliography. The bibliography must be cited using MLA format.
 * Human Resources Manager: This person is responsible for reporting the daily happenings of the group at the end of each day. They must thoroughly report what every member of the group has accomplished that day. They must also be able to prove that each member has achieved what they say they have achieved. They must also report where the group spent their time and account for what school resources the school used.

=Presenting your final project:=
 * =All final projects must be presented in the form of a video. All work must be presented in this video, this is what we will be looking at for marking.=
 * =The video must be complete and ready to watch on JUNE 23rd, 2011. No late videos will be accepted.=
 * =The video should be a minimum of 5 minutes but there is no maximum.=
 * =The role of each group member should be mentioned in the video. The bibliography should be your credits at the end of the video.=
 * =You may choose to have your group members act in the video or you may voice-over other video clips and pictures.=
 * =The video is worth 75% of your overall mark. (The remaining 25% will come for your discussion updates and effective use of class time)=

Note: You each have a page that you can use to gather your resources or you can share Google Documents with each other.This is where you need to define your roles. Note: The Human Resources Manager must make their daily report in the discussion section of this page under their team name. Note: Your finished project must be presented in a DIGITAL FORMAT. Nothing will be accepted in hard copy.