5-4 Project Part One: Planning Document Second Draft

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SCI 200 Project Part One First Draft Rubric Activity: 4-3 Project Part One: Planning Document First Draft

Course: SCI-200-R6528 Applied Natural Sciences 22EW6

Name: Jennifer Moore

Criteria Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Criterion Score

Introduction:

Issue

5 / 5

Criterion Feedback

You did a great job describing your selected issue in the natural sciences and explaining its

significance. Your one-to-two-paragraph response demonstrates that you understand the

background of the issue and why the issue is significant. To prepare for Project Part One in

Module Six, as you learn more about your topic through your research, aim to provide rich

details that help to establish the significance of your topic. For example, an exemplary response

in Project Part One will offer a contextualized description to carefully identify why the issue is

important to you personally or professionally, or how it is significant to society as a whole. You

have time to work on this more in your second draft in Module Five so keep thinking on these

ideas.

5 points

Describes

selected issue in

natural sciences

and its

significance

3.75 points

Describes

selected issue in

natural sciences

and its

significance but

with gaps in detail

or clarity

0 points

Does not describe

selected issue in

natural sciences

and its

significance

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Introduction:

Science

Resources

11.25 / 15

Criterion Feedback

You have described at least three science resources that could be used to investigate your

selected issue, but your response has gaps in appropriateness, relevance, or detail, or may be

missing one or more sources.

In-text citations must be included for each resource in APA style format as shown in the

templates. Also, describe why each resource is credible and reliable.

To improve your work and prepare for Project Part One in Module Six, continue developing

your ideas to include similarities and differences in the content of the sources, clear evidence

for why they are appropriate and relevant for investigating your issue, your thought process

when you are searching for the sources, and how you made your choices in selecting your

sources. Remember to focus on empirical evidence found in your sources since you will use

that information in your Project Part Two in Modules Seven and Eight. Sections 3.1 and 3.2 in

Soomo provide guidance for you here, both in reading and analyzing your sources and in

finding and evaluating sources for credibility. You have time to work on this element in your

Second Draft in Module Five. If I can answer any questions or offer guidance as you work to

further develop your ideas, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

15 points

Describes at least

three relevant and

appropriate

science resources

that could be

used to

investigate

selected issue

11.25 points

Describes at least

three science

resources that

could be used to

investigate

selected issue but

with gaps in

appropriateness,

relevance, or

detail or is

missing one or

more sources

0 points

Does not describe

science resources

that could be

used to

investigate

selected issue

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Introduction:

Specific

Question

5 / 5

Criterion Feedback

You did a great job formulating a research question that is based on your review of the science

resources. Your research question is clear, focused, arguable, and can be scientifically

investigated by gathering data or conducting experiments. This could be elevated to exemplary

in Project Part One in Module Six by demonstrating insight into the connection between your

research and your question. In Section 5.1 in Soomo, you will begin to review what makes a

good scientific question and scientific experiment. As you read through that section, consider

how you can potentially revise your question here. This will also help you to formulate a

hypothesis to address your question and design a method of experimentation or data-gathering

to test the hypothesis in your second draft and Project Part One due in Module Six.

Body: Audience 15 / 15

5 points

Develops specific

question related

to selected issue

based on review

of science

resources

3.75 points

Develops specific

question related

to selected issue,

but question is

not based on

review of science

resources

0 points

Does not develop

specific question

related to

selected issue

15 points

Identifies an

audience that

would be

interested in

issue and

question, citing

source(s)

11.25 points

Identifies an

audience, but

audience is not

appropriate for

issue and

question, or there

are gaps in

citation

0 points

Does not identify

an audience

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Criterion Feedback

Good work identifying a specific audience who would be interested or would benefit from your

issue and research question. You have implemented your research and cited at least one of

your scholarly sources to support your discussion. As you learned in section 4.1 in Soomo, a

writer adjusts their work for a specific audience to make their message more accessible to that

group. Identifying your audience now in your drafts is useful preparation for Project Part Two,

where you will be developing your presentation for that audience. Remember, your Project Part

One planning document in Module Six is the groundwork to build your presentation in Modules

Seven and Eight. To elevate your discussion of the audience to exemplary in Project Part One,

consider how you can demonstrate insights into your issue and your research question. For

example, you could provide details that support who would benefit most from hearing your

message, based on what you learned about your issue in your research, or who you could best

help in addressing your issue, based on your research.

Body: Message 15 / 1515 points

Describes how

and why message

can be tailored to

audience,

providing specific

examples and

citing source(s)

11.25 points

Describes how

and why message

can be tailored to

audience but with

gaps in examples

or citation

0 points

Does not describe

how and why

message can be

tailored to

audience

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Criterion Feedback

Nice job describing how and why you can tailor your message to your audience so that it will

be understandable, providing specific examples based on research, like terminology and

principles used by scientists, or how you will effectively communicate with your audience. You

have also cited your sources to show that your response reflects research. Discussing how you

will approach this tailoring shows empathy, as well as careful consideration of how the

audience will receive the message most effectively. In Project Part One, an exemplary response

will show a sophisticated understanding of ways to effectively communicate with your

identified audience. For example, as shown on pages 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 in Soomo, aim to make

your message more relatable by explaining concepts with your audience’s needs or beliefs in

mind. You have time to work on this more in your second draft in Module Five so continue

developing your ideas.

Body: Identify

Principle(s)

11.25 / 15

Criterion Feedback

You have a good start to your identification of natural science principles that could apply to

your issue and question, but your response has gaps in accuracy or citation. For this critical

element, you are required to include a citation to show that your response reflects your

research. In Modules Three and Four, you practiced evaluating scientific sources and describing

how they relate to your topic. To improve your work, consider what you learned in your

sources about how your topic and research question reflect natural science principles.

Remember that these natural science principles are guiding ideas based on accepted scientific

evidence, such as a fact, concept, or theory. For example, if your issue is about global warming,

one related scientific principle is: “Carbon dioxide causes heat to be trapped in the atmosphere

because of the greenhouse effect.” If you need any assistance making connections between

your issue and natural science principles, please reach out and I will be happy to help.

15 points

Identifies natural

science

principle(s) that

apply to issue and

question, citing

source(s)

11.25 points

Identifies natural

science

principle(s) that

apply to issue

and question but

with gaps in

accuracy or

citation

0 points

Does not identify

natural science

principle(s) that

apply to issue and

question

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Body: Explain

Principle(s)

0 / 15

Criterion Feedback

Your draft does not include an explanation for how your identified principles apply to your

issue and question. Specific examples discussing additives (or lack thereof) in GMO-based food

products should be discussed here. Empirical evidence, with data, should be included in this

section with citations.

If you have run into any challenges completing this section, please get in touch with me so I

can assist you. I am just an email away. This critical element provides a chance for you to

explore how natural science principles are relevant to your issue and question. In Modules

Three and Four, you practiced evaluating scientific sources and describing how they relate to

your topic. To improve your work and prepare for Project Part One, consider what you learned

in your sources about how your topic and research question reflect natural science principles.

Then, offer detail from your research to explain how principles are relevant to your issue and

question. If you need any assistance as you develop your explanation for how natural science

principles are relevant to your issue and question, please reach out and I will be happy to help.

15 points

Explains how

identified

principle(s) apply

to issue and

question, citing

source(s)

11.25 points

Explains how

identified

principle(s) apply

to issue and

question but with

gaps in detail,

clarity, or citation

0 points

Does not explain

how identified

principle(s) apply

to issue and

question

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Reference List 10 / 10

Criterion Feedback

You have provided a reference list that includes all of the science resources you used to

investigate your issue and question, and each entry in your list is formatted in the current APA

guidelines, including hanging indents and alphabetical order. Well done. I appreciate your

attention to detail. As you learned in Module Three in Soomo, using credible evidence to

support the claims you make is critical to academic writing and shows you can substantiate

your assertions. Using a shared language (APA) reveals that you are part of the academic

conversation. It is like data-driven decision making, where people make strategic decisions in

the workplace based on relevant information they have gathered. Kudos to you for showing

your ability to make choices in your paper based on careful research and then citing your data

sources. Continue this terrific work in your Project Part One in Module Six and Your Project

Part Two in Modules Seven and Eight.

10 points

Provides

reference list that

includes all

science resources

used to

investigate issue

and question, and

list is formatted

according to

current APA

guidelines

7.5 points

Provides

reference list that

includes all

science resources

used to

investigate issue

and question, but

list has gaps in

adherence to

current APA

formatting

guidelines

0 points

Does not provide

reference list that

includes all

science resources

used to

investigate issue

and question

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Total 76.25 / 100

Overall Score

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Articulation of

Response

3.75 / 5

Criterion Feedback

Include section headings for each rubric component as shown in the templates in the class

announcements.

5 points

Submission has

no major errors

related to

citations,

grammar, spelling,

syntax, or

organization

3.75 points

Submission has

major errors

related to

citations,

grammar,

spelling, syntax,

or organization

that negatively

impact readability

and articulation

of main ideas

0 points

Submission has

critical errors

related to

citations,

grammar, spelling,

syntax, or

organization that

prevent

understanding of

ideas

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