Cougar’s Interdisciplinary Unit

2013

• Learn more about Pittsburgh, PA

• Learn more about important people in history from Pittsburgh

• Learn how it transformed from a little fort into a major American city

• Experience and visit parts of the city

• Kick-off day today

• Powerpoint project

• Individual project

• Each team class will be involved with educating you about the city of Pittsburgh

• Field trip through the city of Pittsburgh

100 Points1. Detailed power point presentation with 5-10 slides providing information on your Pittsburgh Topic.

2. Eight to twelve sentence “ACED” paragraph about your Pittsburgh Topic.

3. A two to five minute presentation on your topic.

•NO EXCEPTIONS: the presentation must be between TWO to FIVE minutes!

Neighborhoods• Beltzhoover• Carrick• Highland Park• Mt. Washington• Polish Hill• Regent Square• Squirrel Hill

Landmarks• Frick Park• Duquesne Incline• Soldiers’ and Sailors• Block House• Three Rivers Stadium• Fort Pitt Museum• Forbes Field

People of Pittsburgh• Fred Rogers• George Westinghouse

• Andy Warhol

• Mary Cassatt

• Rachel Carson

• August Wilson

Entertainment• Pittsburgh Zoo• Heinz Hall• Pittsburgh Opera• Heinz Field • Mattress Factory• PNC Park• Kennywood Park• Mellon Arena

Other topics• Buildings• Education• Parks• Bridges & Tunnels• Pittsburgh Companies• Hospitals• Pittsburgh History

Your Individual Project!100 points

• This will be completed on your own time outside of school.

• You will pick something you enjoy doing and relate it to a topic about Pittsburgh.

• You will turn in your idea on April 19th.

• You will present your individual project on May 7th.

If you like to write!• Write a newspaper article about anything related w/ Pittsburgh.• Create an editorial about the new arena.• Create a visitors brochure.• Write a paper about the pros and cons about gambling in

Pittsburgh.

If you like music!

• Write a ‘jingle” for a Pittsburgh product.

• Research famous musicians/bands from Pittsburgh.

• You perform a song from a famous Pittsburgh musician.

If you like to paint/draw!• Sketch the sky line.• Draw/paint a specific

building in Pittsburgh.• Create a project of a

movie filmed in Pittsburgh.

• Draw/paint a portrait of a famous person from here.

• Design a project on the different inventions in Pittsburgh.

If you like to perform!

• Create a commercial for a Pittsburgh company.• Perform a re-enactment of a specific incident in

Pittsburgh history.• Design/perform a newscast of a memorable event from

Pittsburgh’s history.

If you like math/computers!

• Explain the structural design of a building in Pittsburgh.

• Make a graph & presentation of the ethnic backgrounds of Pittsburgh.

• Explain how math makes the inclines work and create your own.

Falling Water

If you like science!• Design a taste test for

Pittsburgh foods.• Research the Three

Rivers and make a presentation about their history and importance.

Individual Project: IdeasMiscellaneous

• Make a recipe book of Pittsburgh foods.• Make a photo album of the city of Pittsburgh.• Create a model of the city.• Make a news report of rush hour with a map of all the roads around

Pittsburgh.• If your idea is not listed, approach a team teacher about it.

Grades for the Projects

Final grades• Powerpoint project 100• Individual project 100

• This gives you a total of 200 points, which will become 40 points for each class.