The Incredible Journey Project
Due Date:______________________
Objective: create a fictional narrative of a journey through the water cycle through the viewpoint of
a water molecule
Project Options:
Comic Strip
Poem/Story
Song or Rap
Google Slide
Guidelines for ALL projects:
1.
Must include five unique stages of your journey that describes what’s happening to you (the
water molecule)
a. Ex. 1: I was in the ocean and the sun’s radiation changed me into a gas. I’ve been
evaporated!!
b. Ex. 2: I felt squeezed through the leaves of the mighty oak tree as she transpired me back
to the atmosphere as water vapor.
2.
Must include five vocabulary words learned in class in the proper context: evaporation,
condensation, precipitation, runoff, and transpiration.
Comic Strips: Can use hardcopy comic strip or an online option like Storyboardthat.com
1.
Must be illustrated in color.
2. Words can be handwritten but must be legible.
3. Must be 6 boxes in length.
Poems:
1.
Don’t have to rhyme.
2. Must be typed.
Songs and Raps:
1. Must be performed in class to your peers or on FlipGrid.
2. Lyrics must be school-appropriate, typed, and turned in before performing.
Multi-media presentation: (Google Slides etc.)
1.
Must be presented in class to your peers.
2. Must be 6 slides.
Name: ___________________________________________________
Project Option: ____________________________________________
Incredible Journey Rubric
Criteria
4
3
2
Project includes 5
specific sections
of a water
molecule’s
journey using
descriptive and
scientific details
Project includes 5
specific sections
of a water
molecule’s
journey but lacks
detail and/or
accuracy
Project includes less
than 5 specific
sections of a water
molecule’s journey
with minimal details
Vocabulary
Project used at
least four water
cycle vocabulary
terms correctly in
the proper
context of the
journey
Project used
three to four
water cycle
vocabulary terms
correctly in the
proper context of
the journey
Project used less
than four water
cycle vocabulary
terms and some
may have been
used improperly
Creativity
Project shows
original thinking,
creativity, and a
great deal of
effort
Project shows
some original
thinking, and a
fair amount of
effort
Project shows lack
of effort and
attention to detail
Water Cycle
Stages
(times 2 points)
and
Effort
Meeting
Deadlines
Student turned in
the project on
time
Student turned
project in one day
late
----------------------------(no points will be
earned for projects
turned in more than
one day late)
Total: ________/20 pts.
Total
Name ____________________________________________
My Incredible Journey Plan
Project Options: Circle your choice
Comic Strip
Poem/Story
Song or Rap
Google Slides
Plan: Plan out your story! Your project must have 6 parts. Draft out the 6 parts of your story! Be sure to
include the correct vocabulary.
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