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  utcomes 

113-9; 113-13 : Students will be expected to propose a course of action that reduces the consumption of electrical energy

112-7:   Students will be expected to provide examples of how science and technology affect their lives and their community

113-6 : Students will be expected to evaluate the design of a technology and the way it functions on the basis of identified criteria suc

the impact on daily life and the environment

210-8 : Students will be expected to apply given criteria for evaluating evidence and sources of information211 -2: Students will be expected to communication questions, ideas, intentions, plans, and results, using lists, notes in point form, se

tables, graphs, drawings, oral language, and other means

308-18 : Student will be expected to relate electrical energy to domestic power consumption costs: Watt as a unit of power (1 W =

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Criteria 4 3 2

KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING

  Student is able to identify and describe theirchosen appliance, its characteristics andtechnical specifications

  Student accurately records appliance usageover a 24 hour period

  Student provides a detailed explanation of theenergy used by the appliance when it is notbeing actively operated

»  Description and specs are complete anddetailed, including extra information that hasbeen researched such as Energy Star ratings,consumer ratings, etc

» Description and specs are complete and detailed; noextra appliance information or research is provided

» Description and specs contain the basicinformation, but 1-3 important elements aremissing

» Descriptioninformationimportant more resea

»  Usage log is clear and detailed, including theexact time of day of each use, and the exactlength of each use (in minutes)

» Usage log is completed and clear, but some usagetimes are inexact

» Usage log includes either the time of day ofeach use, or the length of each use, but notboth  

» Usage log cdata, or is

»  Clear and detailed explanation of the energyused by the appliance when not in operation isprovided, showing extensive research andcalculation

» Explanation of the energy used by the appliance when not in operation is provided and showsresearch

» Explanation of the energy used by theappliance when not in operation ishypothesized, but no research is shown

» Explanationappliance wprovided

THINKING

  Student provides appropriate justifications fortheir responses and explanations, whereapplicable

  Student provides detailed and completeanalyses of appliance cost effectiveness

  Hypotheses and justifications of house-wide,and school-wide, energy consumption aredetailed and well thought out

»  Justifications show a clear and logical thoughtprocess, connecting student’s data to conceptslearned in class; student provides additionalresearch to emphasize their point

»  Justifications show a clear and logical thoughtprocess, connecting student’s data to conceptslearned in class

»  Justifications show a logical thought proces s,but further connections between data andclass concepts could be provided

»  Justificationprocess; fulogical andexplanation

» Cost-effectiveness analyses are complete anddetailed, showing deep understanding of energyconcepts (ie kWh) learned in class; extensivethought is shown regarding the efficiency  ofcurrent appliance usage

» Cost-effectiveness analyses are complete and detailed,showing satisfactory understanding of energyconcepts (ie kWh) learned in class; additionalattention could be directed towards whether currentappliance usage is efficient  

» Cost-effectiveness analyses are complete, butcould contain more details in order toillustrate complete understanding of energyconcepts (ie kWh) learned in class

» Cost-effectiadditional aunderstandlearned in

» Hypotheses and justifications show exceptionalattention to detail and clear thought processesthat account for many (4+) different variables;

additional research and resources are providedto justify hypotheses

» Hypotheses and justifications show attention to detailand clear thought processes that account for 2-4different variables; additional research and resources

could be provided to stress justifications

» Hypotheses and simple justifications areprovided, but with minimal attention todetail that only accounts for 1-2 variables;

additional consideration to variables, as wellas additional resources, are needed.

» Hypotheses justification

APPLICATION

  Student uses appropriate calculations forEnergy Consumption

» All formulas and calculations of EnergyConsumption are done correctly; all work isshown in an orderly fashion; all calculations andanswers use appropriate units

» Formulas and calculations of Energy Consumption aremostly done correctly; more work needs to be shown, orneeds to be organized more clearly; more attentionshould be paid to including appropriate units for allcalculations and answers

» More attention needs to be paid to usingappropriate calculations and formulas forEnergy Consumption; more attention toappropriate units is needed

»  Work and cConsumptiobetter evalumade; moreneeded

  Student uses appropriate calculations for Costand Cost-Effectiveness

» All formulas and calculations of Cost and Cost-Effectiveness are done correctly; all work isshown in an orderly fashion; all calculations andanswers use appropriate units

» Formulas and calculations of Cost and Cost-Effectiveness are mostly done correctly; more workneeds to be shown, or needs to be organized moreclearly; more attention should be paid to including

appropriate units for all calculations and answers

» More attention needs to be paid to usingappropriate calculations and formulas forCost and Cost-Effectiveness; more attentionto appropriate units is needed

»  Work and cEffectivenesbetter evalumade; more

needed

Criteria  4 3 2

Student proposes appropriate method(s) to » 3 or more different methods for cost-effectiveness improvement are suggested, and

» 2 different methods for cost-effectiveness improvementare suggested, and both methods are practical and

» 1 method for cost-effectiveness improvementis suggested, and this method is reasonably

» 1 method fois suggested

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improve cost effectiveness of appliance use  all methods are practical and realistic; researchand deep thought is shown through detailedexplanations

realistic; extended thought is shown through clearexplanations; further research could be done to deepenunderstanding and inspire further creativity

practical and realistic; more thought and/orresearch could be put into developingunderstanding and inspiring creativity

be put into more thougdeepening ucreativity

MAKING CONNECTIONS

  Student provides detailed hypothesispredicting the total energy use of their entirehome over a 24 hour period

  Student provides a detailed hypothesispredicting the total energy use of their entireschool over a 24 hour period

» Hypothesis is detailed, and provides in-depthrationalization of the predicted energyconsumption for entire home over a 24 hourperiod; additional research is used to support,and elaborate upon, the hypothesis

» Hypothesis is detailed, and provides rationalization ofthe predicted energy consumption for entire homeover a 24 hour period; additional research could beused to support the hypothesis

» Hypothesis of the energy consumption ofentire home over 24 hours requiresadditional details and reflection; additionalresearch should be considered to deepenand refine prediction

» Hypothesisentire homand requirreflection; considered

» Hypothesis is detailed, and provides in-depthrationalization of the predicted energyconsumption for the entire school over a 24hour period; additional research is used tosupport, and elaborate upon, the hypothesis

» Hypothesis is detailed, and provides rationalization ofthe predicted energy consumption for entire schoolover a 24 hour period; additional research could beused to support the hypothesis

» Hypothesis of the energy consumption ofentire school over 24 hours requiresadditional details and reflection; additionalresearch should be considered to deepenand refine prediction

» Hypothesisentire schoand requirreflection; considered

COMMUNICATION

  Student organizes research and findings in alogical and clear manner

  Student uses appropriate terminology

  Student uses appropriate English languageconventions, ie grammar, spelling, etc.

  Any resources used are listed in aBibliography at the end of the project

» Project is organized very effectively andproceeds from one subject to another in alogical manner; headings and formattingtechniques (bolding, italics, etc) are usedappropriately to guide the reader through theproject

» Project is well organized and proceeds from onesubject to another in a logical manner; headings andformatting techniques (bolding, italics, etc) could beused to better guide the reader through the project

» Project is organized, although moreattention to the ordering of subjects isrequired; headings and formattingtechniques (bolding, italics, etc) could beused to better guide the reader through theproject

» Project neesections m

» Terminology is consistently used appropriately;student uses expanded technical vocabularybeyond terms that were discussed in class

» Most terminology is used correctly; occasionally aterm is used in the wrong context; further researchcould be done to expand technical vocabulary beyondterms discussed in class

» Some terminology is used correctly; 1-2terms require review as they are consistentlyused incorrectly

» Minimal teattention tterminolog

» English language conventions are consistentlyused correctly; 1-2 minor errors may be present

» English language conventions are usually usedcorrectly; 1-2 major errors may be present

» Project could benefit from additional editingto refine English language conventions; 3-5major errors may be present

» Project reqgrammar aconvention

 were prese

» Bibliography includes more than 5 resources;use of all resources is evident throughoutproject

» Bibliography includes 4 or 5 resources; use of mostresources is evident throughout project

» Bibliography includes 3 resources; use ofmost resources is evident throughoutproject

» Bibliographof all resouproject