Name___________________________
Grade Level____________
Date of Snow Day_____________
Score______
Standards:
Language Arts: I can conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when
appropriate. I can gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources legally and ethically; assess the credibility of each source ; and
quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
Science:
Religion:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ANALYZE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE MADE IN SCIENCE THROUGHOUT
HISTORY.
6th Grade- Georgius Agricola
7th Grade- Gregor Mendell
8th Grade- Antoinne Lavoisier
Guide for Web Page Citation:
author last name, author first name. title of the article in quotation marks. title of the web page. date the web page was posted or revised.
date you found the information. URL.
Example of Web Page Citation:
Cordell, Tim. “Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).” Johann Sebastian Bach Web Page. 17 November 1977. 12 March 2001.
http://www.edinboro.edu/cwis/music/cordell/comp-bach.html
Research Questions:
Conduct research online to answer the following questions. Write a complete citation for each web page you use as a source.
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What are 5 concrete details (facts) about the childhood, upbringing, and family of the Scientist you are researching?
What are 5 concrete details (facts) about the early education and college level education of the Scientist you are researching?
What are 5 concrete details (facts) about the spiritual life and faith of the Scientist you are researching?
What was their most important contribution to Science?
What other contributions to Science are they known for?
How has their most important contribution to Science impacted the world today?
Was there any significant accomplishment outside of Science?
Research Graphic Organizer:
(4 Credible Sources Needed: scholarly articles, scientific journals, news websites, biography websites, history websites)
Students may not use Wikipedia for this assignment!
Web Page #1 Citation
Information from Web Page #1
Web Page #2 Citation
Information from Web Page #2
Web Page #3 Citation
Information from Web Page #3
Web Page #4 Citation
Information from Web Page #4
Extension Activity (Snow Day #2)
If we are out of school for two days you will need to create a digital presentation for your research on the second snow day. You must do
a digital presentation to display your research using Prezi, Google Slides, or Powerpoint.
Rubric for Digital Presentation-
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A=4
B/C=3
C/D= 2
2
D/F=1
3
4
Digital presentation contains no
images or art related to the
research. No effort made.
Digital presentation contains
images, art, and symbols that
are unrelated and do not reflect
the life, faith, and scientific
contributions of the scientist
being researched.
Digital presentation contains 12 images, art, symbols that
reflect the life, faith, and
scientific contributions of the
scientist being researched.
Each picture has a URL citation
underneath.
Digital presentation contains 3-4 images,
art, and symbols that reflect the life, faith,
and scientific contributions of the scientist
being researched. Each picture has a
URL citation underneath.
Digital presentation contains
very few concrete facts and that
are inaccurate information about
the life, education, and faith of
the scientist being researched.
No effort made.
Digital presentation contains
some concrete facts and but the
information is not completely
accurate about the life,
education, and faith of the
scientist being researched.
Digital presentation contains 58 concrete facts and accurate
information about the life,
education, and faith of the
scientist being researched.
Digital presentation contains 8-10
concrete facts and accurate information
about the life, education, and faith of the
scientist being researched.
No effort was made to correct
grammar, spelling,
capitalization, and punctuation
errors.
Quotation marks were not used
around information that was
paraphrased or taken directly
from research.
Student has poorly edited
presentation for grammar,
spelling, capitalization, and
punctuation errors. There are a
significant number of corrections
needed. Quotation marks are
not used around all information
that is paraphrased or directly
quoted from research.
Student has attempted to edit
presentation for grammar,
spelling, capitalization, and
punctuation errors. There are a
few minor corrections needed.
Quotation are sometimes used
around all information that is
paraphrased or directly quoted
from research.
Student has proficiently edited
presentation for grammar, spelling,
capitalization, and punctuation errors.
Quotation are used around all information
that is paraphrased or directly quoted
from research.
No effort was made in the
research of the Scientist, no
credible sources were cited.
Student did not identify the
major contribution of the
Scientist they are researching,
and did not cite credible
sources.
Student correctly identified the
major contribution of the
Scientist they are researching,
but did not cite credible
sources.
Student correctly identified the major
contribution of the Scientist and provided
accurate information and citations from
credible sources.