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In order to make sure that your WebQuest stays aligned with your unit, you will need to copy and paste 3 things from your Stages 1 and 2 from Dr. Grace's wiki onto this page. (This will also help Dr. Theresa give you better feedback on your Intro, Task, and Conclusion.) Then you will write your first drafts of your Introduction and Conclusion.

=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 of your unit (Stage 2). Note that you don't need the Standards part, though you can include it if you want.)//

//Product:// Neatness and Attractiveness - 10%, Excel Formula - 25%, Sketch - 25%, SketchUp Knowledge and Ability 15%, Functions of Excel - 15%, Time Management/Work Ethic - 10% //Presentation:// Time Limit - 10%, Preparedness - 25%, Enthusiasm - 15%, Speaks Clearly - 10%, Comprehension - 20%, Stays on Topic - 20% = = =Understanding(s)= //(Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace in Stage 1 (the answers to the essential questions). What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest).)// • a function is a rule that assigns to each input exactly one output. • functions have properties that can be represented algebraically, graphically, or verbally. • the equation y=mx+b defines a linear function (straight line) and the constant of proportion (m) is the slope
 * Goal:** To create and use a linear equation to design and virtually build a balcony that Marriott hotels will use.
 * Role:** You are a team of architects who design luxurious decks and balconies for commercial companies and personal real estate.
 * Audience:** Members of The Board of Directors of Marriott International Inc.
 * Situation:** Marriott is remodeling balconies on their hotels and resorts across the country because current ones are unsafe. They desire a new standard balcony design that is safe and appropriate for their hotels and resorts.
 * Product/Presentation:** You will use Excel to create a linear equation and create multiple examples using different dimensions and creating a graph that models your balcony. You will put your information into Google SketchUp and virtually create a 3-D model of what your balcony would like.
 * Standards (Criteria from both rubrics - product and presentation):**

=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.)//

It's been shown in headlines all over the news this past week that a balcony on a Marriott Hotel located in Cocoa Beach, FL collapsed. The balcony was five stories high, and thankfully nobody was hurt. However, Marriott has taken a closer look at their balconies across the country and has come to the realization that their current standard design is not stable and is very unsafe. They are very outdated and the corporation is considering a new and updated balcony design for their hotels and resorts. What are qualities needed to make a safe, reliable balcony? How important are dimensions when creating this sort of design?

=Task= //(This story should match the Task Description/Summary from your unit in Stage 2 (Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?//)//. You can copy and paste from Dr. Grace's wiki.// //Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Situation, and Product & Performance. 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.)//

Marriott International Inc. is remodeling some of their hotels and resorts across the country and are looking for a new, creative and safe balcony design they can use. They want a team of architects to design a safe balcony using proper measurements and dimensions and want you to provide them with your calculations in Excel. They would also like a virtual design of what the prospective balcony would look like in Google SketchUp. They want you to use Excel to create a linear equation that would create the dimensions of your balcony. They want you to show how different slopes would affect the height of your balcony and how different slopes and angles affect the safety of the balcony. You must put your calculations into Google SketchUp to virtually create a 3-D model of your balcony design. The Marriott has put out an add with their expectations and are going to select a few teams of architects to present their design to members of The Board of Directors. If after submitting your design you are chosen to present, your team must create an 8-10 minute presentation showing your Excel calculations and graph and your virtual design in Google SketchUp. You will be flown to Marriott headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland to present to The Board of Directors. If you prove to them that your design is the safest, most appropriate balcony for their resorts you and your team of architects will be paid accordingly for your design and it will be sent to a company to start building balconies designed by you!

=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.)//

//Dear Valued Architects,//

//We want to send a sincere congratulations your way. Your design was a master piece and we thank you for your thoughtful design. We appreciate your hard work and dedication during this process. We value your work and thank you for keeping safety and reliability top on your priorities list. Our customers and their safety and comfortability are of most importance to us. Your <range type="comment" id="426179906_7">mathematic</range id="426179906_7"> skills and knowledge of balcony design is suburb and it definitely shows in the work you just completed. Give yourselves a pat on the back and thank you for working so well as a team. We wish you well as you continue your architectural journey and will be in contact if we need you in the future.//

//Sincerely,//

//<range type="comment" id="426179906_9">Marriot</range id="426179906_9"> Hotels Inc.//