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Hein, Annamae J. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2011
The Plate Tectonics Project is a multiday, inquiry-based unit that facilitates students as self-motivated learners. Reliable Web sites are offered to assist with lessons, and a summative rubric is used to facilitate the holistic nature of the project. After each topic (parts of the Earth, continental drift, etc.) is covered, the students will…
Descriptors: Plate Tectonics, Summative Evaluation, Self Motivation, Literacy
Waters, Melia; Straits, William – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2008
This article presents an activity in which students pool their knowledge and creativity to make a song presenting what they have learned in a unit on the rock cycle. This highly motivating, integrated performance assessment incorporates multiple intelligences, reinforces learning, and is a student favorite in the elementary and middle grades.
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Singing, Performance Based Assessment, Earth Science
Rutherford, Sandra – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2007
Adding a strong conclusion can alter a cookbook lab into an inquiry lab by challenging the student to defend relevant data and clearly communicate his or her findings. A well-organized scoring guide makes it easier for students to understand what is involved in writing a strong conclusion. Examples of student writing that are accompanied with the…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Writing Evaluation, Writing (Composition), Models