Assessment
Students
will write a report of their inquiry experiment in which
they write their hypothesis
down, list the materials they used,
describe the experiments they conducted, record the
data and observations they collected and write a conclusion
describing whether their experiments supported their hypothesis
or not.
Scoring
Rubric (Out of 5 points):
In their report:
-
Write their hypothesis down: 1
point
- List
the materials they used: 1
point
- Describe
the experiments they conducted: 1
point
- Record
the data and observations they collected: 1
point
- Write
a conclusion describing whether their experiments supported
their hypothesis or not: 1
point
- Total:
5 points
Top
Cross-Curricular
Extensions
Math Extension
Students will calculate the rate of flow for a local
stream or river. Students will drop a natural, biodegradable
object in the water, such as a leaf or twig, at a designated
start point. The students will time how long the object
takes to travel five meters. This will be repeated five
times. Students will graph the data and calculate the
average time it took the object to travel five meters.
Students will use this to calculate rate of flow (meters/second)
and compare this with the amount of sediment (the murkiness)
they observe in the water.
Social
Studies Extension
Students will enact a state assembly debate in which
students take opposing views on whether a dam should be
re-licensed in South Carolina. The class as a whole will
vote at the end.
Language
Arts Extension
Students will create a travel brochure for a canoe
trip through one of the watersheds of South Carolina.
The brochure will describe the different rivers they can
travel down in South Carolina and what they can expect
on the trip.
