AP Environmental Science, Spring Final Project --

(Project Name)______

Group Names (Circle leader’s): ______

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PROJECT REQUIRMENTS: Create a Google Slideshow with the following info:

Introduction/Background [______/8]

Introduce topic and explain why it is important(2 pt)

Give at least four statistics/data points/facts about this topic, either locally, in the U.S., or globally (4pt)

Graph/table/figure related to the topic (1 pt)

Picture related to topic (1 pt)

Purpose [______/8]

What is the need/problem? What is/was the current state of the issue on campus? State stats (4pts)

What was the question guiding your project? (2 pts)

What was the goal for the project? What did your group hope to accomplish? Include a measurable goal (2 pts)

Methods [______/4]

What steps did you take to collect your data? Explain all sources you used in conducting research (4pts)

Data [______/6]

Control Data (Current state of the issue on campus), include table (3pts)

Data collected throughout campaign, include table (3 pts)

Analysis [______/6]

What does the data show? Explain what the data tells us (4 pts)

Include at least one graph (2 pts)

Discussion [______/8]

What parts of your project/investigation went well? Why did they go well? What challenges did you face in conducting your project? Why? (4 pts)

Are the results what you expected/hoped you would see? Why or why not? What are some issues that could have impacted the data? (4 pts)

Further Research [______/6 pts]

What would you do differently if you were to conduct this project again? State at least three things. (3pts)

As you conducted your investigations what was an additional idea you had about a strategy that could be researched or implemented on campus to make our school environmentally responsible? Explain. (1 pt for naming strategy, 2 pts for explaining)

Comments/Feedback:

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS:As you present, you will be graded on the following:

Aesthetics/Organization [______/6 pts]

Presentation is easy to see and follows a logical flow (2 pts)

Figures/graphs/tables are clearly labeled and easy to read (2pts)

Presentation looks professional and is well formatted (font type is consistent, pictures are appropriate, etc.) (2 pts)

Preparation [______/______]

Each presenter is confident with the material and can present their portion of the project without reading from the PPT slide, 3 points per presenter. (You can look at the slide for reference, but will lose a point each time you read the entire slide)

Presenter 1 (0 1 2 3 pts)

Presenter 2(0 1 2 3 pts)

Presenter 3(0 1 2 3 pts)

Presenter 4(0 1 2 3 pts)

Presenter 5 ((0 1 2 3 pts)

Presenter 6(0 1 2 3 pts)

Audience questions are understood and answered well (2 pts)

Elocution [______/______]

One point for each presenter for articulating well: speak clearly, avoid slang, peak at a good pace, pronounce all terms without stumbling

Presenter 1

Presenter 2

Presenter 3

Presenter 4

Presenter 5

Presenter 6