Rigorous Assignment
Examples
• Using a round pie pan, create a model of
an animal cell.
Based upon our study of the layers of the ocean,
choose a layer that interests you and create a
new animal that would live within that layer.
Address how the animal gains energy, protects
itself and its young, reproduces, and
relationships with other animals or plants within
that layer. After you have created a model of
your new animal, write an article for the National
Geographic that describes all of the attributes
listed above.
• Build a replica of the Great Wall of China.
• Create a graph of the population changes
of two native American tribes during the
past 200 years. Explain why these
changes have occurred. Support your
responses with historical facts.
• When the birthday cake was about to be
served, you were told you could have 0.6,
60%, 3/5, 6%. Which 3 will give you the
same size portion?
• A number increased by 106 is 354. Find
the number.
• Using the information found on Pillsbury
Moist Supreme cake mix and Egg Beaters
Original, calculate the recipe needed to
make a single cupcake. Calculate carefully
because you will have to make and tastetest your cupcake. Be sure to give your
recipe in millimeters.
Name ________________
Grade 10
Period ___________
Science
10 point Essay Question
Select one of the habitats we have
studied. Be specific in describing the
characteristics of that habitat and
the plants and animals that live there.
Revision of the assignment after examining
the standard:
If global warming were to significantly
affect the climate of the Alaskan tundra,
analyze the impact that this would have on
the interdependence and ultimate survival
of living things within this environment.
Give specific examples to support your
analysis.
• Draw a map of the Caribbean, labeling
major cities and geological features.
• How does Mercator’s 1633 map of the
New World differ from Kircher’s 1678
map? If you were going to sail alone from
Europe to the New World, which map
would you choose and why?
Rigor is…
•
a curriculum goal that must be
addressed constantly and not in isolated
pockets of instruction.