Rubric for webQuest project: dig
Task #1: Career
- Web sources have been thoroughly reviewed and evaluated
- Similarities and differences in occupations of archaeologists and paleontologists have been examined and evaluated
- Career for webquest has been chosen and explained
- Evaluation form of occupations has been submitted
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Student is reflecting emerging level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting mastery level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting the highest level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Task #2: Cast & mold
- Worked as a contributing team member
- Evaluated and utilized web resources provided
- Successfully completed production of a mold of a fossil
- Successfully completed production of the cast of a fossil
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Student is reflecting emerging level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting mastery level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting the highest level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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task #3: plan dig
- Thoroughly researched components and needs for a field excavation
- Collaborated with team members via Google document
- List items were accurate with reasonable explanations
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Student is reflecting emerging level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting mastery level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting the highest level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Task #4: Eureka!!!
- Used self-management techniques to utilize time wisely
- Exhibited note-taking ability
- Able to seek answers to questions using web resources
- Used scaffolding methods to improve ability
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Student is reflecting emerging level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting mastery level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting the highest level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Task #5: Publish
- Accessed web resources for news articles, writing techniques and newspaper article templates
- Designed front page of a newspaper that is creative, visually appealing, interesting
- Showed ability to download template, save template as file, and upload photo to newspaper
- Created written news article about the scientific discovery including: background info., discovery, research, prediction, and conclusion
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Student is reflecting emerging level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting mastery level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting the highest level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Task #6: assessment
- Showed an ability to thoughtfully reflect on personal strengths and weaknesses
- Completed and properly submitted form
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Student is reflecting emerging level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting mastery level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
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Student is reflecting the highest level of performance in the ability to complete the components of the task
