Science

April 1, 2008

Project Title:

EXPO 2008 – Science – Latitude of a country and its affect on its people

Enduring Understandings:

Change – Students will understand that change includes environmental, political, social, religious and economic transformations

Interdependence – Students will understand that decisions or actions can have an impact on other people or nations

Identity – Students will understand how people define themselves and their place in the world as well as how they are defined by others

Essential Questions:

How does what happens up there affect what happens down here?

Assessment Rubric:

Please post your assignment to the Blog as a post.

atitude	S- Below Expectations	S Meets Expectations	S+ Exceeds Expectations
Design	Does not use appropriate methods to display scientific content	Makes limited use of graphs and charts to display scientific content	Uses colorful graphs and charts to display information
Content	No evidence of any content relating to the latitude of the country and its effect on the country’s people	Posts content relating to the latitude of the country but does not relate this to its people	Posts content relating to the latitude of the country and relates this to the people of the country
Communication	Does not use scientific language and vocabulary or uses scientific language and vocabulary incorrectly.	Uses scientific vocabulary accurately and appropriately	Uses scientific vocabulary accurately and appropriately and defines or explains new and vocabulary.