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SCI 100 Module Seven Short Answer Guidelines and Rubric Scientific Developments

Prompt: In this course, you’ve learned about the major scientific discoveries of many important scientists. The readings for this module discuss major scientific breakthroughs that changed the way humans live. In this assignment, you’ll think about why your chosen topic is important, and how it could impact humanity. For this assignment, think about the question you chose to focus on in Project 2, then answer the following:

1. How is this question important to you personally?

2. How is this question important to humanity as a whole? This assignment will directly support your work on Project 3.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Submit your responses in a Microsoft Word document. The length of your responses to each question may vary. A good response will be about 1–2 paragraphs in total.

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

Personal Importance Explains how the question is important to them personally

Explains how the question is important to them personally, but explanation lacks detail

Doesn’t explain how the question is important to them personally

45

Importance to Society Explains how their chosen topic and question are important to humanity

Explains how their chosen topic and question are important to humanity, but explanation lacks detail

Doesn’t explain how their chosen topic and question are important to humanity

45

Communicates Clearly Clearly communicates key ideas and thoughts in a short-answer response

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

Key ideas or thoughts are not understandable

10

Total 100%