eCYBERMISSION

eCYBERMISSION 3rd Term Research Project www.ecybermission.com  Libguide (includes resources and rubrics): [|**http://libguides.berkeleyprep.org/ecybermission**] Peer Evaluation form: click HERE 7th Grade Science Spring 2014

Project Goals:
 * 1) Identify a particular problem that can be addressed using current and/or future technology.
 * 2) Gather research and/or experimental evidence for at least one possible solution to the problem.
 * 3) Design and test a product that responds to your identified problem, taking into account effectiveness, cost, and trade-offs.
 * 4) Write up your experiment and results in a lab report.
 * 5) Analyze your solution (product) in a scientific paper.

Due Dates:
 * Group Project Plan: Thursday, January 16 – Turned in via Wiki
 * [[file:Research Project Proposal.docx]]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Individual Research: Monday, January 27 – Turned in via NoodleBib
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prelab completed through procedures: Thursday, January 30 – Lab Notebook
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Final Product/Lab Write Up: Friday, February 21 – Lab Notebook
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">[[file:lab report rubric copy.docx]]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mission Folder Complete: Wednesday, February 26 – eCYBERMISSION website
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paper First Draft: Wednesday, March 5 – GoogleDocs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Link: http://abacus.bates.edu/~ganderso/biology/resources/writing/HTWtoc.html
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paper Final Draft: Friday, March 7 – GoogleDocs
 * ** UPDATE: Final Paper due Monday, March 10 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">[[file:Get Real Science Paper.docx]]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Project Plan (10 points-group grade)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Appropriate Problem identified
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Possible solution/product listed
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">How solution/product will be tested
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">What research is needed
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Who will complete which research topics

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Individual Research (15 points- individual grade)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">At least 3 quality sources- 5 points each
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cited correctly in Noodlbib
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Annotation includes credibility check and key information from source

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prelab (10 points- individual grade)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experimental title
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Background research summarized in 5-8 sentences (paraphrased- not copied!)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hypothesis in correct format
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Materials including amounts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Procedures in step by step format for entire experiment

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Finished Product (10 points- group grade) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lab Write Up (15 points- individual grade)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Product will be determined by project and can be a video, a prototype, a robotic device…etc. depending on the solution to your problem
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Updated prelab based on changes that occurred throughout experiment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Results section, including necessary data, tables, graphs, and/or calculations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conclusion, including 2 sentence summary followed by in depth analysis of data

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paper First Draft (Group grade, to be determined as part of final draft)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">To be peer edited in class based on

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paper Final Draft (Group grade: 30 points Science)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Scientific processes followed and explained throughout
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Introduction that defines the problem and reasoning for the experiment, explains relevant information to the experiment, contains a thesis and reasons to support thesis
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hypothesis and procedures for carrying out test of product
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Results and data are clearly recorded and are organized so it is easy for the reader to see trends. All appropriate labels are included.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conclusion that summarizes problem, hypothesis, and procedures briefly, summarizes data, analyzes data including real world implications, conclusions follow data (not wild guesses or leaps of logic)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence