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Review due dates on the timeline Class of 2010
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The product requirement challenges students to create a tangible product related to the field of study and/or research topic selected by the student. It should be a logical extension of the research paper. According to the NCDPI Exit Standards Implementation Guide (2006), the product might be in the form of a service which benefits the school or community, and it should allow him or her to show applications of learning, and reflect that the student has spent substantial time completing it. The product may incorporate the experiential, performance, or experimental real world skills of patience, responsibility, enthusiasm, time management, problem solving, practice and independence. The state strongly recommends students spend a minimum of fifteen (15) hours producing a meaningful product.
The list of possible products is vast and various, and the gamut runs from tangible to intangible, short-term to long-term. In other words, the key to effective products is to allow for individual differences and creativity.
Many products are actual physical objects that students create such as displays, models, art objects, charts, board games, crafts, costumes, and booklets. Other products are performance-based such as fashion shows, musical and dance performances, athletic demonstrations, and culinary endeavors. Still others may be time logged in a particular activity such as job shadowing, internships and apprenticeships, and service learning. The latter category may result in a physical manifestation such as a scrapbook or journal of the experience that includes documentation of student's experience.