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End of Unit Assignment - Environment & Sustainability

Essay - How is a baby born?

How can we save our island's waterways?

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Subject: Science

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Grade Levels: 6-8

Environment & Sustainaibility End of Unit Assessment
	Beginning 1 pts	Developing 3 pts	Mastering 5 pts
The Problems What is polluting our island's waterways?	Beginning The group identified very few of the different sources of pollution, entering their island's waterways. 1. The coal plant 2. The farms 3. The Island Cleaners 4. The city	Developing The group correctly identified most ofl the different sources of pollution, entering their island's waterways. 1. The coal plant 2. The farms 3. The Island Cleaners 4. The city	Mastering The group correctly identified all the different sources of pollution, entering their island's waterways. 1. The coal plant 2. The farms 3. The Island Cleaners 4. The city
The Essay Answered the question: How do we save our island's waterways, using the PEA method.	Beginning The group's essay included some of the following: 1. An introduction 2. A body 3. A conclusion 4. Bibliography Also, using the PEA method they very rarely identified the problem, gave evidence, or recommended how to solve it. The essay's referencing and/or bibliography may have absent.	Developing The group's essay included the following: 1. An introduction 2. A body 3. A conclusion 4. Bibliography Also, using the PEA method they mostly identified the problem, gave evidence and recommended how to solve it. The essay included mostly proper referencing and a bibliography.	Mastering The group's essay included the following: 1. An introduction 2. A body 3. A conclusion 4. Bibliography Also, using the PEA method they identified the problem, gave evidence and recommended how to solve it. The essay included proper referencing and a bibliography.
The ICT Assignment Did the teacher get an e-postcard, from each group member? Each group member completed the Energy webquest.	Beginning Very few, to none of the members of the group successfully completed the ICT sustainability assignment. They sent an e-postcard to their teacher. Very few group members successfully completed the Energy Webquest.	Developing Most members of the group successfully completed the ICT sustainability assignment. They sent an e-postcard to their teacher. Most group members successfully completed the Energy Webquest.	Mastering Each member of the group successfully completed the ICT sustainability assignment. They sent an e-postcard to their teacher. Each group member successfully completed the Energy Webquest.
The Maths Assignment It's all about the numbers!	Beginning The group identified very little of the following: 1. how many fish a heron will eat in its lifetime. 2. How many plastic bottles are floating in the garbage island, after 3 months. 3. What the area of their island is, in centimeters.	Developing The group successfully identified most of the following: 1. how many fish a heron will eat in its lifetime. 2. How many plastic bottles are floating in the garbage island, after 3 months. 3. What the area of their island is, in centimeters.	Mastering The group successfully identified the following: 1. how many fish a heron will eat in its lifetime. 2. How many plastic bottles are floating in the garbage island, after 3 months. 3. What the area of their island is, in centimeters.
The Art Assignments Poster, Recycled Fish & Sewer Cover	Beginning THE FISH: The group handed in a recycled fish from very few, to none of the group members. Or THE SEWER COVER: The group did not hand in sewer cover with a relevant picture and the slogan-"All Rivers lead to the sea." Or THE POSTER: The group made a recycling poster with very little of the following: 1. It focused on 1 recyclable material. 2. Talked about all 4 R's -recycle, reduce, reuse & rethink. 3. Neat in appearance. 4. Contai	Developing THE FISH: The group successfully handed in a recycled fish from most group members. THE SEWER COVER: The group successfully handed in sewer cover with a relevant picture and the slogan-"All Rivers lead to the sea." THE POSTER: The group successfully made a recycling poster with most of the following: 1. It focused on 1 recyclable material. 2. Talked about all 4 R's -recycle, reduce, reuse & rethink. 3. Neat in appearance. 4. Contai	Mastering THE FISH: The group successfully handed in a recycled fish from each group member. THE SEWER COVER: The group successfully handed in a correctly sized sewer cover with a relevant picture and the slogan-"All Rivers lead to the sea." THE POSTER: The group successfully made a recycling poster with the following: 1. It focused on 1 recyclable material. 2. Talked about all 4 R's -recycle, reduce, reuse & rethink. 3. Neat in appearance.
To Dam, or Not to Dam? Who will win the dam debate?	Beginning The group successfully completed very little of the following: 1. Visited the Neeltje Jans Dam 2. Participated in the dam debate 3. Opening statements clearly defined their viewpoint 4. Each team listed 3-4 reasons for the dam, with evidence.	Developing The group successfully completed most of the following: 1. Visited the Neeltje Jans Dam 2. Participated in the dam debate 3. Opening statements clearly defined their viewpoint 4. Each team listed 3-4 reasons for the dam, with evidence.	Mastering The group successfully completed all the following: 1. Visited the Neeltje Jans Dam 2. Participated in the dam debate 3. Opening statements clearly defined their viewpoint 4. Each team listed 3-4 reasons for the dam, with evidence.
The Island Layout	Beginning The group used very little from the map. The group put in place very little of their recommendations for improving their island. Eg. recycling factory, fences, renewable energy, etc...	Developing The group made their island look mostly like the map from the assignment. The group put in place some of their recommendations for improving their island. Eg. recycling factory, fences, renewable energy, etc...	Mastering The group successfully adapted their island to look like the map from the assignment. The group successfully put in place their recommendations for improving their island. Eg. recycling factory, fences, renewable energy, etc...
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