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GENERAL PAPER TOPIC | PROJECT/FIELDWORK |
Social work | Volunteered working with foster children at a day care center |
Broadcasting | Volunteered at news station and created a video of school activities |
Computers in education | Designed lesson plans and taught 3rd graders how to use computers to write stories |
Interior design | Redecorated girls bathroom on campus |
AIDS and adolescents | Arranged for display of four AIDS quilt panels and presentation |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Created brochure, translated information into Spanish and presented to pregnant women; conducted class in clinic on FAS |
Folk Art | Made a quilt by hand |
Art forms not totally accepted by society | Bonded a bike frame in low rider style and then entered bike frame in competition |
Positive impact Hip Hop has made on American culture | Wrote, created and produced two Hip Hop shows @ community center. Screened participants, led rehearsals, advertised to promote show. |
Special needs of preschool children | Volunteered at day care center (special needs); led arts and crafts, p.e., served on yard duty, assisted brother in daily activities, taught brother musical instrument |
Sword represents the soul of the Japanese Samurai | Constructed own sword |
Public schools not meeting needs for students of special education | Learned American Sign Language, taught fifth graders |
Kickboxing as form of self-defense | Enrolled in kickboxing class, entered a tournament |
Chinese Art | Produced large patterned vase done in the Ming tradition |
Music | Produced an original music video |
Dogs | Raised and trained a service dog |
Speech Aphasia | Worked with a stroke victim |
Physical conditioning | Developed and implemented training program |
Olympic swimming | Coached at the city swim club |
Art | Painted a portrait, landscape, etc. in a particular artists style |
Dolphins | Volunteered at |
The following subject areas present difficult challenges in finding either adequate research material or crafting suitable and challenging fieldwork that relates to the research paper.
· Animal Shelters
· Body Art
ü Piercing
ü Tattooing
· Capital Punishment
· Coaching (sports, arts, etc.) Note: Coaching must be done at grade levels lower than high school--No
· Computer Animation
· Entrepreneur
· Firefighting
· Hip Hop (dance, music, art, etc.)
· Law Enforcement
· Medical Fields
ü Coroner
ü EMT
ü Hospital Work
ü Mental Health
ü Physical Therapy
· Restaurant Work
· Satanism
· Social Work
ü Adoption
ü AIDS Project
ü Chemical Dependency
ü Foster Care
ü Teen Pregnancy
Frequently, these various fields present the following barriers to completing fieldwork:
