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Objective
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Criteria
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Points
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Student groups will:
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1
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2
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3
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4
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research simple machines.
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Student group wrote about previous
knowledge.
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Student group used books to find
information
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Student group used books and
software.
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Student group used books, software and
the Internet.
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design a poster following the
guidelines (including picture, definition
and examples) and present research to the
class in an organized, understandable
way.
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Student group did not follow
guidelines.
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Student group followed guidelines but
the presentation was disorganized. The
student group could answer some questions
but not all.
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The poster was good but the oral
presentation lacked organization.
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The poster was complete and used as a
visual aid in the presentation. The
presentation was clear. The students were
able to answer all questions posed by
classmates.
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design a toy that includes at least
two simple machines and is fun for
children. A mock up of the design will be
done on the computer and an actual
prototype will be constructed using the
science kit.
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Students could not design a toy.
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Students designed a toy but it only
included one simple machine or the toy
could not be constructed from the
materials given.
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Students designed a toy on the computer
and with the kit but it was not extremely
interesting to other students.
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The toy was designed and popular with
other classmates.
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present their toy at the expo using
the prototype and a display board.
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The prototype did not work and the
display board was sloppy. Customers were
not interested in the toy.
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The prototype worked and the display
board was satisfactory but the oral
presentation was boring to customers.
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The toy was great, but the display
board lacked interest. There was a medium
response from customers.
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The prototype was demonstrated and a
display board attracted lots of
customers.
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Members of the group will
participate in all activities and work out
differences together.
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One person in the group did all of the
work.
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Several members of the group
participated in decision making but only a
few helped with the tasks.
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Most members of the group helped make
decisions and complete tasks but one
person was left out.
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All members of the group took turns
making decisions and completing the
tasks.
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Total---->
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