Curriculum Source
Curriculum Series: SEPUP / Issues, Evidence and You
(IEY)
Unit Title: Environmental Impact
Content Area of Unit: Physical Science/Earth Science
Developer: Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) at http://lhs.berkeley.edu/sepup
Publisher: Lab-Aids, Inc., at http://www.sepup.com
View a [pdf] profile of the SEPUP
/ IEY
curriculum.
View a brief [pdf] overview of the Environmental
Impact unit.
Purpose of this "Presentation/Demonstration"
To evaluate student achievement, following a series of environmental studies/chemistry investigations.
View the Assessment
Group Interaction Rubric
[pdf]
Communication Rubric [pdf]
Evidence and Tradeoffs Rubric
[pdf]
Student Materials [pdf]
Student Materials for Glue
Factory Project [pdf]
Teacher Background Materials
for Glue Factory Project [pdf]
Next Steps
Following the assessment, a teacher might:
- Encourage students to review and revise presentations that do not meet standards.
- Compare his/her own appraisal with students’ self-appraisals.
Excerpts from the SEPUP / IEY curriculum reprinted
with permission from SEPUP at the the Lawrence Hall of Science, University
of California at Berkeley. ©Regents of the University of California.
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