Rubric |
Suggested Steps:
Step 1
Attribute |
15-20 points |
10-14 points |
5-9 points |
0-4 points |
Points Earned |
1. Project |
Students gather sufficient information to articulately describe the risk factors associated with their chosen project in scientifically defensible terms. Students critically analyze information for bias/perspectives. | Students gather sufficient information to describe the risk factors associated with their chosen project. Students critically analyze most of the information for bias/perspectives. | Students gather information and use it to describe some risk factors associated with their chosen topics. Do not critically analyze gathered information for bias/perspective. |
Information was not gathered and/or insufficient sources were sought to acquire necessary information.
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/20 |
Step 2
Attribute |
15-20 points |
10-14 points |
5-9 points |
0-4 points |
Points Earned |
2. Use of Internet |
Students demonstrate the ability to conduct Internet-based research without assistance using several searching tools. | Students are able to conduct Internet-based research without assistance. | Students are able to research topics with some assistance. | Students did not attempt or were not successful at conducting Internet-based research. |
/20 |
Attribute |
15-20 points |
10-14 points |
5-9 points |
0-4 points |
Points Earned |
3. Expert |
Students have coherent, high-level questions to submit for discussion with experts. Students continue the dialogue with experts as appropriate until adequate understanding is reached. Students incorporate information from experts into their project and site references as appropriate. | Students have high-level questions to submit for discussion with experts. Students engage in dialogue with experts and incorporate information into their project siting references as appropriate. | Students submit questions to experts and incorporate some of the information into their project. | Students do not interact with experts. |
/20 |
Attribute |
15-20 points |
10-14 points |
5-9 points |
0-4 points |
Points Earned |
4. External Sources |
Students make contactwith several outside sources to acquire further information. Requests are clear and state the purpose and timeline of the information needed. | Students make contact with a few sources to acquire further information. Information requests supply adequate details. | Students make minimal contacts with outside sources to acquire further information. Requests lack necessary information to facilitate useful responses. | Students do not make contact with external sources. | /20 |
Attribute |
15-20 points |
10-14 points |
5-9 points |
0-4 points |
Points Earned |
5. Collaboration with distant students |
Students regularly collaborate with students/teams from other classrooms (via email and video-conferencing) to share ideas, information, and resources. | Students occasionally collaborate with students/teams from other classrooms (via email and video-conferencing) to share ideas, information, and resources. | Students collaborate with students/teams from other classrooms (via email and video-conferencing) but are ineffective in communicating/sharing ideas/resources. | Students do not collaborate with other students. |
/20 |
Attribute |
15-20 points |
10-14 points |
5-9 points |
0-4 points |
Points Earned |
6. Originality/ |
Student teams creatively synthesize information gathered using an original format. | Student teams synthesize information gathered. Some creativity is evident. | Student teams present information without interpretation. Creativity is weak. | Words and information are copied from source(s). No creativity. |
/20 |
Attribute |
15-20 points |
10-14 points |
5-9 points |
0-4 points |
Points Earned |
7. Team |
Student teams design and post creative web pages that organize their findings and clearly delineate the risks associated with their chosen topic. The web page includes a coherent narrative explanation of their findings, supporting statistics, and references. | Student teams design and post web pages that organize their findings and delineate the risks associated with their chosen topic. The web page includes a narrative explanation of their findings, supporting statistics, and references. | Student teams post web pages that give some information about their project. The information, however, is weak and fails to give the reader a complete picture of the topic and findings. References are not appropriately cited. | Student teams do not post a web page and/or post one with insufficient information to describe their project and/or findings. |
/20 |
Attribute |
15-20 points |
10-14 points |
5-9 points |
0-4 points |
Points Earned |
8. Team |
All team members have a role in sharing information live to their classmates and via video conferencing to other schools. Speakers come prepared with an extensive understanding of their project and are able to field process and concept questions from the audience. Speakers use good eye contact, speak fluently using appropriate articulation and volume. | All team members have a role in sharing information live to their classmates and via video conferencing to other schools. Speakers come prepared with an adequate understanding of their project and are able to field most questions. Speakers use good eye contact and speak clearly. | Most of the team members participate in sharing information about their project to classmates and via video conferencing to other schools. The team is not sufficiently prepared to answer most questions from the audience and have weak presentation skills. | Teams are not prepared to share information with students in class and/or via video conferencing. Information is poorly organized. Speakers are not able to field questions and/or articulate the project and its findings. |
/20 |
TOTAL POINTS EARNED |
/160 |
Created by the Sandia/CA Team: Bill Britton (Mohr Elementary School, Pleasanton) , Diana Fong-Wedgwood (Edison Elementary School), Tim Perrotta (Cesar Chavez Middle School), Steven Smith (Edison Elementary School), Nancy Wilson (Sandia National Laboratories/CA)