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Heat & Temperature Unit Task 
Fluids Unit Task
Students will use the knowledge learned in the heat and temperature unit to design a doghouse for a dog to live comfortably outside through Saskatchewan summers and winters.
Rubric Code: B75626
By whitbread
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Heat & Temperature Unit Task
 

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Doghouse Diagrams

1 interior and 1 exterior diagram; materials and features labelled
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No diagrams included
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Diagrams messy, no labels, no colour.
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Includes only 1 large, neat, well-labelled diagram OR diagrams are either poorly labeled, lack colour, or too small
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Large, well-labelled, and neatly coloured diagrams of both interior and exterior of doghouse
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3 or more large, labeled, artistically drawn and coloured diagrams of interior and exterior of doghouse; drawn to scale and includes measurements
Controlling Thermal Transfer

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No explanation of how thermal energy will be prevented included
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Names how doghouse will prevent thermal energy transfer, but does not explain
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Explains one way the doghouse will prevent thermal energy transfer; may be vague
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Explains two or three different ways the doghouse will prevent thermal energy transfer; easy to follow and understand
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Explains four or more ways the doghouse will prevent thermal energy transfer with great detail; very easy to follow and understand
Insulating Materials

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No list of supplies included
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Insulating materials are unrealistic for a doghouse
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Lists some of the materials necessary to prevent thermal energy transfer
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Lists the materials necessary to prevent thermal energy transfer
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lists insulating materials and explains how each of the materials will prevent thermal energy transfer
Electricity

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No information of how doghouse will be provided with electricity
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Uses conventional sources of electricity.
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Names the environmentally conscious source of electricity
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Names the environmentally conscious source of electricity; briefly explains how the electricity will be generated for the doghouse as part of the doghouse design
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Names the environmentally conscious source of electricity; explains how the electricity will be generated for the doghouse as part of the doghouse design in great detail
Use of Unit Vocabulary

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No unit vocabulary or terminology used
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Uses very little unit vocabulary and terminology, may have several inaccurate uses of key terms
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Uses some unit vocabulary and terminology, may have one or two inaccuracies
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Uses unit vocabulary and terminology with considerable accuracy
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Uses and explains important unit vocabulary and terminology
Name

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No name of doghouse or student included on the front of the poster
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Has doghouse name OR student name on front
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Doghouse and student name clearly included on front of poster
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n/a
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n/a
Presentation

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Illegible, incomplete
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Messy, poorly organized, lacks colour. Student may have run out of time to finish.
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Somewhat neat, may need better organization. Student may have rushed to finish.
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Neat, organized, colourful. It is obvious that student put in a good deal of effort to complete quality work.
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Neat, well-organized, colourful, creative. It is obvious that student put a lot of effort into getting everything "just right".



Keywords:
  • heat; temperature; thermal energy; insulation



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