Jane Goodall Homework
Name _________________________________________
MYP Criterion D: Reflecting on the Impacts of Science
Score ______ / 8
Assigned: 9/21/15
Due: 9/24/15
In class, we have read an article about Jane Goodall and then watched the video “Among
the Wild Chimpanzees”. For homework this week, you are asked to use the material
covered in class to write a short paper on Goodall’s work and how it impacted science.
(There is no need to research more about Jane’s work. You are asked to summarize the
material you have already learned.)
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If you need help beginning each of your paragraphs, you can use the
sentence starters if you like.
Introduction Paragraph
Jane Goodall is a famous scientist. She …
Paragraph 2
Jane Goodall spent years studying chimpanzees in the Gombe Forest. She
found ….
Paragraph 3
After Jane set up different experiments, she …
or
Through Jane’s observations, she found . . .
Conclusion
The work Jane has done during her lifetime …
Please staple this rubric on to your paper before turning in
your assignment.
Please staple this rubric on to your paper before turning in your assignment.
Use the following rubric to guide your final answers.
i. summarize the ways in which science is applied and used to address a specific problem or issue
ii. describe and summarize the various implications of using science and its application in solving a specific problem or
issue
iii. apply communication modes effectively
IB Level
Application
Implications
Communication
(Implications are consequences or
conclusion from an action that has
been done)
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
state the ways in which
science is used to address a
specific problem or issue
(Her issue was researching
the chimpanzees. Write 1
fact about how she
collected information about
the chimps.)
state the ways in which
science is used to address a
specific problem or issue
(Her issue was researching
the chimpanzees. Write 2
facts about how she
collected information about
the chimps.)
outline the ways in which
science is used to address a
specific problem or issue
(Her issue was
researching the
chimpanzees. Briefly
explain how she
collected information
about he chimps.)
summarize the ways Jane
Goodall used science to
address a specific problem
or issue. (Her issue was
researching the
chimpanzees. Be sure to
explain in detail at least 3
scientific ways Jane
collected information about
the chimps. )
state the implications using
science to solve a specific
problem or issue, interacting
with a factor (Write how Jane
Goodall used science in
researching the chimpanzees.)
apply scientific language
to communicate
understanding (Use little
ecosystem vocabulary
correctly to explain your
thoughts.)
state the implications of using
science to solve a specific
problem or issue, interacting
with a factor
(What happened in her research
that she felt worked and didn’t
work.)
sometimes apply
scientific language to
communicate
understanding (Use some
ecosystem vocabulary
correctly to explain your
thoughts.)
outline the implications of using
science to solve a specific
problem or issue, interacting
with a factor
usually apply scientific
language to communicate
understanding clearly
and precisely
(Explain what happened in
her research that
contributed to
understanding the chimps.
Also, write what she felt
didn’t work or caused
more of a problem than a
solution.
describe and summarize the
implications of using science and
its application to solve a specific
problem or issue, interacting
with a factor. (Explain in detail
what happened in her research
that contributed to
understanding the chimps. Also,
write what she felt didn’t work
or caused more of a problem
than a solution.)
(Use ecosystem
vocabulary correctly
to explain your
thoughts.)
consistently apply
scientific language to
communicate
understanding clearly
and precisely (Use
ecosystem vocabulary
correctly to explain your
thoughts.)