RAFTs for Science
RAFT Science Examples
ROLE
Voltage
Electron
Static Electric Charge
Scientist
Shrimp
Atmosphere
Nucleotide
Parent Cell
Galapagos Finches
Atom
Weather Man
Oil Drop
AUDIENCE
Self
Other electrons
Person
The Community
General Public
General Public
& Automotive
Companies
Other Nucleotides
Daughter Cells
Island
911 Operator
Local Population
Water
FORMAT
Diary
Travelog
Greeting Card
Speech
Song
TV/Internet
Commercial
TOPIC/STRONG VERB
Justify why you don't change when your friends Current and Resistance do
Describe your journeys through a simple light bulb circuit
Announce your arrival
Urge community to stop polluting the environment
Persuade fisherman to use more sustainable business practices
Encourage the use of more environmentally friendly efficient form of
transportation
Classified Ad
Recipe
Poem
Emergency Call
News Broadcast
Break-up Letter
Seeking the perfect partner
Construct a delicious protein
Thanking for resources
Report a stolen electron
Warn against impending natural disaster
Justify why this relationship can't word .8th grade school 0 the same time as well
as other people are not the same thing as well as the first time in my mind
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Fruit
Plant
Invasive Species
Flower
Sugar Molecules
CEO of ecosystem
Advice column
Advertisement
Resume
Ecosystem
police/conservationist
Native Species
The Community
Wanted Poster
The Community
Testimony
Killer Whales
(Defendant)
Alcohol (In
thermometers)
Solid
Energy Transfer
Seals (Plaintiff)
Closing Statement in
Judge Judy's court
News story
Thermometers
Liquid
Molecules
Reflect on the changes that are going to happen after pollination
Convince sugar molecules to move from the leaves to the roots
Convince about your invasive abilities and your potential impact on the
ecosystem corporation
Incriminate the invasive species to inform the community about the negative
impact of the invasive species
Argue/plead for the removal of the invasive species based on their negative
impact on the community
Defend why you play an important role in the marine egosystem
Construct a news story that explains the importance of alcohol to thermometers
and why mercury isn't used anymore.
Anti-drug Advertisment Warn of the dangers of melting
Amusement loudArgue to change phase
Solid
Eurasian Water Milfoil
Gas
Other members of a lake or
pond
A Mayfly
Midwest Industry
One of Darwin's finches Another one of Darwin's
finches of the opposite sex
Baseball Bat
Jury
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
speaker announcement
NPR Announcement Criticize the Energy level of Gas
Thank you note
Show appreciation for the unoccupied niche and overall lack of competition
A wanted poster
Love letter
Windmills
Pendulum
Ozone Layer
John Q. Public
Lost Energy
Carbon dioxide
Defense Statement
Country Song (a
lament)
Slogans (3)
Eulogy
Complaint Letter
Algae
Ocean
Mouse
Nitrogen
Sewage Plant
Owl
Classified Ad
Petition
Final Plea
Any part of a food chain A new, foreign plant or animal Persuasive Letter
that is threatening your
environment
Omnivore
Yourself
Diary entry
Snake
The rest of your environment
Wanted poster
Screw
Lever
Wheel
Earth
Pluto
All the planets
Earth
Carbon Atom
Ion
Inert Gas
Apple Growers
Architect
All other simple machines
Axle
Moon
Self
Sun
Saturn
Hydrogen Bond
Ionic Bond
Covalent Bond
Markets
Love letter
Eulogy
Complaint letter
Love letter
Diary
Thank-you note
Complaint
Personal Ad
Thank you card
Petition
Proposal
Apple Tree
Self
Diary
Parts of the Apple Flower Other parts of the apple flower editorial
Convince them that their pollution is contributing to acidification of waterways
Persuade the other finches that your beak style is superior to the others on the
island
Defend your position that the fight was mutual, not just you hit the ball
Describe how we don't go together; as I am on the rise, you are on the fall
Create an ad campaign for wind power
Explain where energy went, how it was lost, and how it changed you
Warn about the consequences of increased carbon dioxide emissions on the
Earth
Clarify the role Nitrogen plays in eutrophication
Justify why the sewage plant should not dump waste into the oceans
Make your final life plea to the owl, who is looking forward to dining on you for
his next meal. Tell him why you deserve to life. Suggest something else for him
to eat instead.
Persuade the foreign plant or animal, who has newly invaded your environment,
why they should and must leave.
Write a diary entry about your daily meal choices. How do you decide what to eat
for which meals of the day.
Create a wanted poster to help you capture the overly hungry snake in your
environment, who is eating more than his fair share of mice and moles. If he is
not captured, how and where will you find food for yourself?
Peruse a relationship
Reflect on your feelings of loss due to the death of your fulcrum
Reprimand the axle for not doing its job properly
Explain relationship
Ponder why it is no longer a planet
Reflect on the Sun's importance
Scrutinize their position and characteristics
Charm to find True Love
Share feelings of gratitude for providing a place to stay
Membership to the "What's Mine is Yours" (WMIY) Club
Inform the markets on how they can meet the needs and wants of the
consumers based on what type of apples the consumer wants or needs
Describe your feelings and events as you are waiting to bear fruit
defend and justify why they are an essential part of the apple flower
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
Experienced
Water Drop
New Water Drops
Travel Guide
Journey through
the Water Cycle
Lungs
Brain
Persuasive
Speech
Why Quit Smoking
Seed
Self
Diary
Changes As I
Germinate
Cell
New Cells
Owner’s Manual
My Parts and How
They Function
Safety Goggles
Family
Letter
Safety in the Lab
White Blood Cell
Red Blood Cell
Romantic Letter
I Will Keep You
Safe