STEAM!
Phenomenon
Students include a claim that answers the question (What phenomenon
[something—such as an interesting fact or event—that can be observed and studied
and that typically is unusual or difficult to understand or explain fully]
can I now explain? How does it work?)
Caution: do not write about a process, write about a phenomenon.
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What phenomenon can you explain as a result of a lab, an experiment, or something
science related?
Explain how the phenomenon works…
Students state what they created for evidence, and describe what they have
uploaded. Is it a photo, a link, a video, a poster, an electronic document, etc.?
My evidence is –
Students explain how the learning was different. Give an example of what you knew
before about the phenomenon and explain how your new learning is different.
How was this different than what you’ve done before? How is using ____________
different than previous assignments?
What could you do before or know before?
What can you now do or what do you now know as a result of this assignment/project?
Students explain how the learning was more complex (complicated/in-depth). Give
specific details of the factors that make your understanding of the phenomenon
more complex (complicated/in-depth) than what you have done in previous
semesters. List a minimum of 3 specific details about the phenomenon.
This was more complex because –
1.
2.
3.
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Students explain how the evidence supports or connects to their claim. Be sure to
give examples.
teacher
Your
turn!
Example: My evidence supports my claim because it shows the lab I completed to learn
about the phenomenon of phase change. My evidence demonstrates each thing I had to
complete in order to understand the phenomenon.
Your turn:
Students take the readers step-by-step through what they did to understand the
phenomenon that is present in their evidence. An explanation of the phenomenon
accompanies each step. (three sentence minimum)
To create my evidence, I_____________
1.
2.
3.
Students use reasoning to tell how their knowledge about this phenomenon can be
used in their lives now.
I can use this skill now to…
Students use reasoning to tell how their knowledge about how this phenomenon
works might be used in a future career.
I can use this skill in a future career if I –
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Every sentence begins with a capital letter and uses standard punctuation. All
proper nouns are capitalized. The personal pronoun I is always capitalized.
There are no more than three basic errors in the paragraph. The paper is written in
complete sentences that use correct spelling, punctuation, grammar usage, and
capitalization.
Paragraph document is uploaded and typed in 11 or 12 point Calibri, Arial, or Times
New Roman.
First and last name is in the upper left hand corner.
Project is uploaded and serves as evidence of the claim.
If this is an electronic document, please upload that actual document to your STEAM
folder in Google Drive. You do not need a picture of you in it if it is this type of
evidence. If you created a project or poster, you DO need a picture of the project with
you in the picture.
To name your evidence file, include: semester (S1 or S2) year (15-16) Physical
Science Evidence
Upload your evidence NOW. Put it into your main STEAM folder on Google Drive.
Your STEAM folder should be shared with [email protected]
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After you have filled in each blank above, please hand to your teacher so they can check to see if
you have met the requirements for each item and add their initials where indicated. Teachers
initial in the teacher boxes on the right side of each page.
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If an item is not initialed, you need to make corrections and hand your paper in again.
When your teacher hands your paper back with all teacher boxes initialed, combine the
information you have written for each of the areas in the rubric above into a paragraph on a
Google Document and share it with [email protected] To name your file, include: semester
(S1 or S2) year (15-16) Physical Science Paragraph
Then, review each box above making sure that you have included all required information in your
paragraph.
Finally, be sure that you have reviewed the capitalization, punctuation, and paper setup. If
complete, check the small boxes
on the left of the page.
When finished, this paper must be turned in to your teacher.
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