Introduction

Task

You will be evaluated several ways:

Evaluation of Data Collection and Use

Activities in the Before you start section will be scored

Recording sheets for Background information will be collected and scored

The information you have gathered, read, and used in your role to make decisions will be collected and scored

A Quiz and a Test

You will have a 20 point quiz half way through the project

You will have a 25 point unit test at the end of the project

When you are completely done, you must answer the following questions:

If you were going to tell a 5th grader about this project, what would be the key ideas you would tell them? What facts? What about group work? What about experiences you had doing this project? What about the use of the internet?

What do you want to remember from this project? (maybe some facts, maybe something about creating a Power Point, maybe some of the experience you had doing the project, maybe something about your group, or maybe something about using the internet)

Evaluation of Power Point Presentation

Here is a rubric that will be used to assess your Power Point

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Content: Introduction and Facts about the Chosen Location	Presentation has no introduction. Few facts. No data to support facts.	Presentation has an introduction, but it needs to be more clear. Facts are included but some do not make sense or are inaccurate.	Presentation includes an introduction. Problem is stated. Facts are included and make sense, but proof is needed by backing facts up with data.	Presentation includes an introduction that tells the problem and introduces the group's solution. Facts are accurate and data is included to reinforce the statement of facts. The source of the facts is included.
Content: Reasons for your Group's Choice	Presentation needs reasons that make sense. Needs data to back up ideas.	Presentation needs some reasons from perspectives of each role. Reasons sound possible, but need data to back up the reasons.	Presentation includes reasons for the choice from the perspective of each role. Reasons sound interesting and possible, but need data to back them up.	Presentation includes reasons for the choice that represent ideas from the perspective of each role. Reasons are logical and backed up by data including sources.
Content: Description of Adaptations and Summary	Presentation includes descriptions of adaptations, but they need to make sense. A summary is needed.	Presentation includes descriptions of adaptations that are not very reasonable. Ideas need to be backed up by data. A summary is included, but needs to pull ideas together or make a convincing statement.	Presentation includes descriptions of adaptations that seem possible, but do not always address the location. They may be possible, but seem a little far fetched. Ideas are backed up by data. A summary pulls some of the ideas in the presentation together, but the statement to convince needs to be stronger.	Presentation includes descriptions of adaptations that would be appropriate for this specific location. They are reasonable, possible, and are backed up by data including sources. A summary pulls all of the ideas in the presentation together and makes a convincing statement about the quality of the choice.
Quality of Presentation: Lettering Graphics Editing Overall Appearance	The lettering style and size make the presentation very difficult to read. Needs graphics. The presentation has 15 or more mistakes. Needs editing. The overall appearance choppy. The slides are not well designed. Needs consistency and editing.	The lettering style and size make the presentation difficult to read. Little use of graphics. The presentation has 8-14 mistakes. Needs editing. The overall appearance is choppy. The audience can tell that different members of the group made different slides. Needs consistency.	The lettering style and size are readable. The graphics are chosen good and are sized well and placed well. The presentation has 0-7 mistakes. Needs editing. The overall appearance is consistent. But it is apparent that different people made different slides. Needs consistency.	The lettering style and size make the presentation easy to read. The graphics are chosen well and are sized well and placed well. The presentation has no mistakes. The overall appearance matches all the way through the presentation. The audience cannot tell that different members of the group made different slides.
Quality of Presentation: Layout Color Balance Logical sequence Transitions	The layout needs to be readable. The color balance makes the letters and graphics difficult to see and read. Needs editing The sequence of the slides does not make sense. Transitions are needed.	The layout is creative needs to be more readable. The color balance makes the letters and graphics difficult to see and read. Needs editing The sequence of the slides does not make sense. Transitions take away from the presentation. They need to be simple, less busy, and take less time.	The layout is creative and makes the presentation is readable. The color balance makes the letters and graphics both readable. The sequence of the slides sometimes does not make sense. Transitions take away from the presentation. They need to be smooth and take less time.	The layout is creative and makes the presentation easy to read. The color balance makes the letters and graphics both stand out and easy to read. The sequence of the slides make sense. Transitions do not take away from the presentation. They are smooth and take little time.

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Solar System Colonization Project 2000