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Criterion A- One World: Human ingenuity essay The human ingenuity was a project where we researched in the library & typed up a report. We also made and index card with a picture and narative of our invention. I chose Charles Goodyear and his invention of vulcanized rubber. In the 19th century the world was at a loss for rubber that could withstand the elements. This was the problem and Charles Goodyear solved it with vulcanized rubber. In order to obtain this information I researched using encyclopedias. Then I used a computer to type my essay.

Criterion B- Communication in Science: rock journal The rock journal was a project where we had to get into groups of three or four, choose four different rocks and write a journal entry on each of them. Then we built a diarama of the rock cycle and presented it in front of the class. This reflects Criterion B, because we had to type up the journal entries on a Word document, and present them orally in front of the class. We also had to complete a works cited of all of the databases we used for information. In order to complete this project we used a computer to type up entries, and different tools, chemicals and explosives to simulate the rock cycle.

Criterion C- Knowledge and Understanding of Science: lunar essay

For the lunar essay we had to collect all of our information about the moon and categorize it into different categories. Then we wrote down our facts in paragraphs in the library. We had to use scientific language for this project and know about the concepts of the moon and how it affects Earth. We used pencils and paper to document our knowledge of the moon.

Criterion D- Scientific Inquiry: Catalina PowerPoint As a prject for or field study to Catalina island we made a PowerPoint of certain things we saw there. It included three slides each for fauna, flora, natural phenomina, scientific attitudes and one summary slide. This represents Criterion D because we went into the field to investigate these aspects of Catalina, and for each lab where we learned about one of the slide subjects, we created a hypotheses. We used tools such as cameras, our notebooks, and computers to complete this project.

Criterion E- Processing Data: phoneme experiment For the phoneme experiment students paired up and the read a passage aloud five times, recorded the amount of words per minute, and then graphed thier results on a scatter plot. This reflects Citerion E because we had to record data and then graph it using a unit of measure (words per minute). In order to complete this process we had to use colored pencils and rulers to graph our results.

Criterion F- Attitudes in science: laboratory saftey We took a science test on laboratory safety and in order totake the test we had to study, and review in class. The test was on laboratory safety and how to work with a partner during experiments. We had to be shown and then we practiced laboratory safety, which tought us how to work together. For this test the only tools available were a pencil and our knowledge of scientific attitudes.