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Trash To Treasure

After completing Unit 9: Human impact on land, students will use their knowledge from the lessons to create a useful item from objects that would normally be thrown away. Students must be creative in transforming their pile of "trash" into something that is functional , "treasure". Along with their item students must include a 1-2 paragraph write up of their creation. In their paragraphs they must describe their object, it's function, and the objects relevance to environmental awareness. The write up MUST include at least 4 vocabulary terms (at least 1 from each lesson covered).

Rubric Code: C7XA38

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Subject: Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Trash to Treasure Essay Students will be graded according to given essay assignment and the following rubric.
	1 Did not meet expectations (N/A)	2 Meets expectations (N/A)	3 Exceeds expectations (N/A)
Use of recycled materials 3 pts	1 There is no recycled material	2 Half of the materials used are recycled	3 All materials used are recycled
Creativity of idea 3 pts	1 Idea has been done many times-- bottle vase, cracked mug becomes a pen holder	2 Some effort has been made to develop a new idea.	3 Definite effort obvious to develop a new idea.Unique idea/very original.
Ideas 3 pts The ideas are strong and the message is clear.	1 * Details are limited and there is no in-depth explanation * Only 1 or 2 vocabulary words are used * Vocabulary words are not related back to environmental awareness	2 Details are there but do not fully support claims Ideas are somewhat clear but are lacking in originality and strength. * Only 3 vocabulary words are used * Vocabulary words are somewhat related back to environmental awareness	3 * Appropriate details give the reader meaningful information that is not obvious. * Details are accurate and support the main idea. * The writer is knowledgeable about the subject and the ideas are new and original. All 4 vocabulary words are included Vocabulary words are related back to environmental awareness
Fluency 3 pts Use of sentence structure.	1 * The sentences show no creative thought and are incomplete. * The sentences do not flow together. * The sentences are all the same. * There are lots of fragments and run-on sentences.	2 * Sentences are routine but lack creativeness. * The majority of the sentences are written correctly. * Some sentence variety is attempted. * Not all the sentences are connected - the reader has to look for clues that connect them.	3 * Sentences are well written and help increase the meaning. * Dialogue is used correctly. * Sentence length varies. * Sentences relate and build upon the ones before it.
Essay components 3 pts number of paragraphs, topic sentence, 3 topics	1 * Has only a couple of sentences * No topic sentence * Only includes 1 of the 3 components of essay: ( description of the objects, it's function and it's relation to environmental awareness)	2 * Has only a couple of sentences * A general topic sentence * Only includes 2 of the 3 components of essay: ( description of the objects, it's function and it's relation to environmental awareness)	3 * Has the 1-2 paragraphs * A topic sentence that captures the readers attention *Only includes 2 of the 3 components of essay: ( description of the objects, it's function and it's relation to environmental awareness)

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5 Vocabulary terms, environmental awareness,1-2 paragraphs

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