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SCI 100 Module Seven Activity Guidelines and Rubric Scientific Understanding

Prompt: Your third and final project in this course, which is due in the next module, is a presentation. In this assignment, you’ll practice putting together a slide that could be used in a presentation, using software such as Prezi or PowerPoint. For this activity, create at least one slide that answers the following questions:

1. How do you benefit from understanding the science behind your chosen topic? How might others benefit from also having this understanding?

2. Think back to the question you posed in Project 2. How might other people be affected if that question were answered?

You’re encouraged to include graphics to make the slide (or slides) more eye-catching.

Presentation Support: If you need help using presentation software, check out some or all of the following resources: PowerPoint for Windows Training: The Microsoft website has general tutorials for using PowerPoint. Training for Different Versions of PowerPoint: The Atomic Learning/Hoonuit website has tutorials for different versions of PowerPoint. Prezi Support Center: The Prezi Support Center explains how to use different Prezi tools. Prezi Training: The Atomic Learning/Hoonuit website has tutorials for Prezi.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Submit at least one slide created using presentation software like Prezi or PowerPoint. You’re encouraged to include graphics.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Understanding the Science

Explains how understanding the science behind the chosen topic benefits themselves and others

Explains how understanding the science behind the chosen topic benefits themselves and others, but lacks detail

Doesn’t explain how understanding the science behind the chosen topic benefits themselves and others

45

Affecting Others Explains how finding an answer to the chosen question might affect others

Explains how finding an answer to the chosen question might affect others, but lacks detail

Does not explain how finding an answer to the chosen question might affect others

45

Communicates Clearly Clearly communicates key ideas and thoughts

Response needs clarification in order to support understanding of key ideas and thoughts

Key ideas or thoughts are not understandable

10

Total 100%