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Desolation STEM

Students are miners trapped on a base located at the South Pole on the moon. Due to a global war there is no way a resupply ship will make it to the base any time soon and several key life support systems are malfunctioning. Student must think outside the box to repair or re-purpose these systems or else face the possibility of death.

Rubric Code: HXW2W58

By kalyanamitras

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Subject: Chemistry

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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	Poor/ Scenario unsurvivable 1 pts	Fair/ 1 week life extension 2 pts	Good/ partial success 1 month repri 3 pts	Excellent/ problem solved (N/A)
Team work	Poor/ Scenario unsurvivable The team failed to function as a cohesive unit. Communication was minimal or non- existent exacerbating the problem.	Fair/ 1 week life extension The team failed to communicate, however two or three members worked cohesively enough to function. Part of the problem were solved.	Good/ partial success 1 month repri The team worked well together and accomplished most of what was needed with minimal distractions. At least 80% of the project was completed extending their survival time.	Excellent/ problem solved The team functioned as a cohesive unit and creative tension was present but not detrimental to the design process. Teams accomplished 95-100% of the project goals and insured their survival.
Creativity and constraint	Poor/ Scenario unsurvivable Teams did not exhibit creativity and instead sought out what other groups were doing utilizing their time to copy instead of designing. Students strayed outside the project constraints. (Attempted to use more resources or fudged their data to make the project work.	Fair/ 1 week life extension Students proposed a partially creative design and strayed outside the constraints infrequently	Good/ partial success 1 month repri Students did not stray from the constraints of the project. Partial success using a combination of creativity and teacher suggestions	Excellent/ problem solved Students produced a creative solution showing that as a team they could work outside the box while staying within the constraints provided.
Module successful	Poor/ Scenario unsurvivable Students did not complete the module and could not get their systems back online resulting in a moon base shutdown. Death	Fair/ 1 week life extension Students were somewhat successful in completing the module. At least one system was brought online giving them a one week reprieve to solve the remaining problems.	Good/ partial success 1 month repri Students managed to creatively bring at least three modules online granting them a one month extension in order to survive.	Excellent/ problem solved Students successfully repaired all 4 critical systems and averted a base wide crisis. BONUS: The radio now works.

Keywords:

Moon base, Desolation STEM, Hands on labs

Subjects:

Chemistry

Types:

Project

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