In Science, your students have begun their research on their selected animal and we will start creating our posters this week. They are very excited! I am including the instructions and rubric here like I did in the e-mail so that you can be aware of the requirements even though this is an in-class project.
Next week we will start the ITBS which will run from 10/19-10/24. We will begin at 8 a.m. each morning so please make sure your child is here on time and has had a good night's sleep and a good breakfast with protein. We will not be assigning homework next week so that your child can gets lots of exercise in the afternoon and be ready to go to bed early and be well rested for each day of the ITBS. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. If you are able to send in a class snack, that would be wonderful! We have 21 students in our class. :)
Thanks for all of your support!
Jenny M-G
Animal Poster Project – Due 10/20
For our Animal poster
project, each student needs to pick an animal native to Georgia and design a poster
describing her animal’s habitat in Georgia, adaptations that help the animal
survive the particular habitat, and how
pollution is affecting his/her chosen animal.
In their facts on the
animal’s habitat students can discuss the type of habitat their animal
lives in (Mountain, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Wetlands, Atlantic Ocean), what the animals eats, where it makes its home, and what adaptations the animal has that help it survive in
that habitat. Students can also include any facts they find particularly
interesting about their animal (for example, how many offspring it generally
has, what it looks like at different stages of development, etc).
Students also need to research how land pollution, water pollution, and/or air pollution are
affecting the habitat and their animal’s survival.
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CATEGORY
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3
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2
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1
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Graphics -Clarity
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Graphics are all in
focus and the content easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away.
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Most graphics are in
focus and the content easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. away.
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Most graphics are in
focus and the content is easily viewed and identified from 4 ft. away.
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Many graphics are not
clear or are too small.
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Graphics - Relevance
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All graphics are
related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics
have a source citation.
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All graphics are
related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed
graphics have a source citation.
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All graphics relate to
the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation.
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Graphics do not relate
to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.
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Required Elements
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The poster includes at
least five facts about the animal\'s habitat in Georgia, three examples of
adaptations that help the animal survive, and two examples of the effects of
pollution on the animal as well as additional information.
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The poster includes at
least four facts about the animal\'s habitat in Georgia, three examples of
adaptations that help the animal survive, and two examples of the effects of
pollution on the animal as well as additional information.
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The poster includes at
least three facts about the animal\'s habitat in Georgia, two examples of
adaptations that help the animal survive, and one example of the effects of
pollution on the animal as well as additional information.
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The poster includes
less than three facts about the animal\'s habitat in Georgia, only one
example of adaptations, and one example of the effects of pollution on the
animal as well as additional information.
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Knowledge Gained
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Student can accurately
answer all questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to
create the poster.
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Student can accurately
answer 75% of the questions related to
facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.
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Student can accurately
answer most of questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to
create the poster.
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Student appears to
have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the poster.
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Attractiveness
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The poster is
exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.
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The poster is
attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness.
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The poster is
acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.
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The poster is
distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
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Title
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Title can be read from
6 ft. away and is quite creative.
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Title can be read from
6 ft. away and describes content well.
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Title can be read from
4 ft. away and describes the content well.
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The title is too small
and/or does not describe the content of the poster well.
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