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Pick your Poison-True Crime article

Assignment: Prepare a ‘ True crime magazine’ article about a specific poison and a criminal case in which it is referenced. Each student will research a different poison and a case involving that poison. You will choose a case you consider most interesting or unusual. You should include the MSDS information as part of your source material

Rubric Code: LX4A5C8

By Nrobert

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Subject: Chemistry

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Pick Your Poison - 'True Crime'
	Poor 13 pts	Acceptable 16 pts	Good 17 pts	Really Good 18.5 pts	Amazing 20 pts
Poison & Case Type of poison; Case— Give the Who? Where? When? What happened? Why? and How were they caught?	Poor - missing 2 or more pieces of required information - information is sketchy - no examples	Acceptable - missing 1 piece of required information - information given is missing a couple of points - few examples	Good - all required information is present - information is thorough, with examples where possible	Really Good - all required information is present - information is very thorough (with examples) and well organized	Amazing - all required information is present - information is very thorough (with examples) and well organized - some extra information is given
Toxicology Level of toxicity LD50; How does it interfere with the body?; Effects or symptoms on the body—what does this chemical do to the body?	Poor - missing 2 or more pieces of required information - information is sketchy	Acceptable - missing 1 piece of required information - information given is missing a couple of points	Good - all required information is present - information is thorough, with examples where possible	Really Good - all required information is present - information is very thorough (with examples) and well organized	Amazing - all required information is present - information is very thorough (with examples) and well organized - some extra information is given
Chemical info “Chemistry” of the poison—element? compound? formula or symbol; state of matter; Poison’s other uses—other names?; sources of the poison in nature or commercially.	Poor - missing 2 or more pieces of required information - information is sketchy - no examples	Acceptable - missing 1 piece of required information - information given is missing a couple of points - few examples	Good - all required information is present - information is thorough, with examples where possible	Really Good - all required information is present - information is very thorough (with examples) and well organized	Amazing - all required information is present - information is very thorough (with examples) and well organized - some extra information is given
Detection and treatment Detection and treatment—how does science trace the chemical? How would a medical professional diagnosis the presence of this poison- what symptoms would he see? Lasting effects or possible treatments	Poor - missing 2 or more pieces of required information - information is sketchy - no examples	Acceptable - missing 1 piece of required information - information given is missing a couple of points - few examples	Good - all required information is present - information is thorough, with examples where possible	Really Good - all required information is present - information is very thorough (with examples) and well organized	Amazing - all required information is present - information is very thorough (with examples) and well organized - some extra information is given
Written Conventions	Poor - 4 errors in spelling, grammar or other writing conventions	Acceptable - 3 errors in spelling, grammar or other writing conventions	Good - 2 errors in spelling, grammar or other writing conventions	Really Good - 1 error in spelling, grammar or other writing conventions	Amazing - no errors in spelling, grammar or other writing conventions
Accuracy/ Sources Minimum of 3 MLA intext citations and sources.	Poor - 0 sources (references) given - 3 minor errors in your facts OR 2 major errors -MLA in-text citations not used and - bibliography incomplete	Acceptable - 1 sources (references) are given - 3 minor errors in your facts OR 1 major error -MLA in-text citations not used or - bibliography incomplete	Good - 2 source (references) are given - 2 minor errors in your facts -MLA in-text citations not used -complete bibliography included	Really Good - 2 sources (references) are given - 1 minor error in your facts -MLA in-text citations -complete bibliography included	Amazing - 3 or more sources (references) were given - information is correctly categorized according to ideas - no errors in your facts -MLA in-text citations -complete bibliography included

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