TERM 3 Performance Task

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TERM 3 Performance Task

i&E 27 July-Entrepreneurship and Productivity

QuickTime Movie Presentation

Traits of Entrepreneurs/ Features of Entrepreneurship

I& E Class Activity 22 July 2010

Mission 1

Research on one of the following people based on your pair-allocation. Why are they considered Social Entrepreneurs?

* Make a 4-6 slide Keynote Presentation to share with your class in the 2nd hour:

http://www.ashoka.org/social_entrepreneur

• Jiale + Stacey: Vinoba Bhave (India): Founder and leader of the Land Gift Movement, he caused the redistribution of more than 7,000,000 acres of land to aid India's untouchables and landless.

• Niklaus + Seeto + Johanan : Dr. Maria Montessori (Italy): Developed the Montessori approach to early childhood education.

• Ben + Yuchong: Florence Nightingale (U.K.): Founder of modern nursing, she established the first school for nurses and fought to improve hospital conditions.

• Min Suk + Cherin: Margaret Sanger (U.S.): Founder of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she led the movement for family planning efforts around the world.

• Christopher + Hardy: John Muir (U.S.): Naturalist and conservationist, he established the National Park System and helped found The Sierra Club.

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Mission 2

Why are the following ventures considered “Social Entrepreneurship”? Make a printable poster (*2 to 3 A4 Pages) . Deposit your posters in the submit folder. Project them on the screen to share with your class in the 2nd hour.

Junhong + Jonan - http://www.worldtoilet.org/aboutus3.asp

Junwei + Naveena - http://give.sg/

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Mission 3: Poster Sharing

What is entrepreneurship and what kind of a person qualifies to be one? Extract the main ideas from Bill Green’s Video Sharing:

[A] Rayner + Tim; [B] Siyuan + Preston

http://www.kauffman.org/Details.aspx?id=6222

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Mission 4: * Make a 4-6 slide Keynote Presentation to share with your class in the 2nd hour:

Who are the following businessmen? Why are they also considered entrepreneurs? What do they attribute their success to?

Michelle + Victor

Interview on “Charles and Keith”:

http://www.soe.org.sg/files/22.htm

Gwen + Davina

Interview with Mr Harish Nim:

http://www.soe.org.sg/files/o_interview.php?sid=329&a=&c=&year=2004&n=87

Reflection on I&E Camp at Ngee Ann Poly

Dear all,

Please pen your reflections in the 'Comments' column by end of the lesson. It should be related to the learning, skills, activities or the competition.

Reminder- I&E Presentation and mindmap on Sources of Innovation

All groups are to prepare well for the presentation. Please note that there are 2 components in the presentation: Keynote and non-digital format.

Mindmap on 'Innovation' should include 'sources of innovation' which you are presenting on, definition and examples of innovation vs invention, traits of a innovative person, social/ product innovation etc.

Reflection on I&E Visit to Red-Dot Museum

1. Describe the most interesting/ innovative display you saw at the Red Dot Museum. Why is it outstanding compared to the rest?

2. Why do you think innovation is important to Singapore?