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Lifespan Course Presentation – Stages of Child Development

Picture This: You land a great job in a fabulous hospital that has just built a state-of-the-art maternity ward.  You are given the task to develop a PowerPoint presentation to educate new parents about childhood development.  This presentation will focus on the main themes surrounding physical, cognitive, and social development, as well as skills and risks that occur throughout various stages of childhood.   The presentation is due Wednesday of Week 4.  This deadline is firm due to the amount of grading time required. Please review the Presentation Directions and Examples linked above.Here is what your final presentation should include:

  • Part 1 –  The First Two Years:  At least 5 slides made up of the followin

    1. Highlight Physical Development
    2. Highlight Cognitive Development
    3. Highlight Social Development
    4. Highlight Skills the Child will Develop
    5. Highlight Major Risks
  • Part 2 –  Early Childhood, Ages 2 to 6: At least 5 slides made up of the following

    1. Highlight Physical Development
    2. Highlight Cognitive Development
    3. Highlight Social Development
    4. Highlight Skills the Child will Develop
    5. Highlight Major Risks 
  • Part 3 –  Middle Childhood, Ages 7 to 12: At least 5 slides made up of the following

    1. Highlight Physical Development
    2. Highlight Cognitive Development
    3. Highlight Social Development
    4. Highlight Skills the Child will Develop
    5. Highlight Major Risks
  • Part 4 –  Adolescence, Ages 13 to 18: At least 5 slides made up of the following

    1. Highlight Physical Development
    2. Highlight Cognitive Development
    3. Highlight Social Development
    4. Highlight Skills the Child will Develop
    5. Highlight Major Risks
This presentation is worth 20% of your grade. 

Here are the steps to upload your PowerPoint.  Follow these steps: click on Course Presentation to submit your final PowerPoint presentation on Stages of Child Development, which was created using PowerPoint and saved to your computer as “Lifespan Course Presentation”.  This document will then be uploaded by clicking on “Browse my Computer”.Grading Grid  

 

Item Description
Percent

Part 1 – The first two years  15%

Part 2 – Early childhood, ages 2 to 6  15%

Part 3 – Middle childhood, ages 7 to 12  15%

Part 4 – Adolescence, ages 13 to 18  15%

Following the order of presentation – please follow the above order  10%Creativity and graphics  10%Written content  10%APA Format, including 1-3 cited sources, correct spelling and grammar  10%Total100%