1.1+Introduction

=Sha Tin College Group 4 project.= =October 10th-14th 2011.= = The Group 4 project matters to everyone at Sha Tin College. = =Our values:= = = =The Group 4 project is coordinated by Mr. French and Mr. Dickson. Most of the answers to your questions can be found in this Wiki space. If you can' find the answer you are looking for, please send us an email.=
 * We want to provide you with a learning experience that is fun and different.
 * We want you to be able to show what you can do and discover skills that we might not know you have.
 * We want to support your applications for Higher Education and work by giving you an experience that will add value and interest to your portfolio.
 * We want you to use your Group 4 skills to solve real problems.
 * We want you to be able to make a contribution, to look back with pride and say "I did that".
 * We want you to enjoy your last CAS week together as a group and to celebrate your achievements together.

= __It is very important that you read every part of this Wiki space carefully. Everything you need to know is posted here and should be your first point of reference for information.__ =

During this week, you will be spending approximately half of your time working on your applications for Higher Education and the other half on the Group 4 Project. There will also be a celebration event on Friday afternoon.

==//"The group 4 project is a collaborative activity where students from different group 4 subjects work together on a scientific or technological topic, allowing for concepts and perceptions from across the disciplines to be shared".//==

In other words, it is an opportunity for you to combine your Group 4 subject skills and knowledge with students from other subjects culminating in a meaningful and useful investigation/project.


 * This year, as last year, the projects will all be conducted on site at the College.** There is a focused choice of questions/topics for you to choose from. All the questions are designed so that the outcome of your project should have some real, long term application to the college. We don't want you to do a project that gets forgotten about; the outcome should be some useful data, a report, a proposal, model or product that will actually move the College forward in some way. For example:
 * You may analyse and log the diversity of organisms in the roof garden. This data could then be used by a team next year to find out if changes have taken place over that year.
 * You might develop a model for a type of vertical garden. A team next year might build a prototype.
 * You might identify an area of the College where herbs could be grown. A team next year could evaluate how successful that has been.

We also want you to seriously consider the **ethical, environmental** and **economic impact** of your work. The College wants to work towards a **sustainable future** and your projects must consider this. For example:


 * Your projects should not use resources and raw materials without considering whether it is absolutely necessary. We would like to see teams reducing their use of materials, resources and energy in their production of the project.
 * We would like to see students adopting a 'repair, re-use and recycle' philosophy in their work.
 * You are welcome to use materials and resources to meet the needs of your project as long as you can justify it.

Project outcomes do not have to be complex. They do have to be meaningful, relevant and genuinely useful to the College in helping it to meet a sustainable future.

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