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Current Events Summation Project

After completing several weeks of current events reports, students are to use those reports to connect to the "Big Idea"- Humans In Their Environment: Needs and Tradeoffs and discuss through their "research", how humans are impacting the environment and our health.

Rubric Code: T25XA6

By sderoche

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Current Events Summation Project
	Meets the Standards (Level 4) 20 pts	Approaching Standards (Level 3) 15 pts	Below Standards (Level 2) 10 pts	Far Below Standards (Level 1) 5 pts
Summary	Meets the Standards Accurately summarized major concepts relating to topic. (Answered Who? What? When? and Where?) Pros and cons of issues were presented. 3 or more sources were used to gather information.	Approaching Standards Accurately summarized major concepts relating to topic. (Answered Who? What? When? and Where?) Pros and cons of issues were presented. 2-3 sources were used to gather information.	Below Standards Accurately summarized major concepts relating to topic. (Answered Who? What? When? and Where?) Pros and cons of issues were presented. Only 1 source was used to gather information.	Far Below Standards Summarized major concepts relating to topic. (Did not completely answer Who? What? When? and Where?) Pros and cons of issues were not presented.
Why is this important to me?	Meets the Standards Fully addressed the question and provided excellent explanation and support of ideas.	Approaching Standards Addressed the question. However did not offer a complete explanation and support of ideas.	Below Standards Answered the question. However did not provide any explanation or support of ideas.	Far Below Standards Failed to answer the question.
How will this impact my country?	Meets the Standards Fully addressed the question and provided excellent explanation and support of ideas.	Approaching Standards Addressed the question. However did not offer a complete explanation and support of ideas.	Below Standards Answered the question. However did not provide any explanation or support of ideas.	Far Below Standards Failed to answer the question.
How will this impact the world?	Meets the Standards Fully addressed the question and provided excellent explanation and support of ideas.	Approaching Standards Addressed the question. However did not offer a complete explanation and support of ideas.	Below Standards Answered the question. However did not provide any explanation or support of ideas.	Far Below Standards Failed to answer the question.