Scoring Guide: Energy Transformation and Static Electricity Centers Presentation

Scoring Guide: Energy Transformation and Static Electricity Centers Presentation

Objectives - Students will be able to:

·  explain the main things energy enables us to do;

·  differentiate between forms and sources of energy;

·  understand how energy is stored in the major energy sources;

·  describe the main forms of energy and give examples;

·  explain energy transformations; and

·  trace the energy flow of a system.

Students will be evaluated by their groups:

·  ability to work as a team to learn the material and prepare their experiment;

·  ability to teach students from other teams about their experiment;

·  ability to handle equipment properly and safely.

Points Possible / Your Score
Describe the Station – Going beyond the Teacher Provided Questions
·  What was the setup?
·  What was the procedure?
·  What did you observe?
·  Why did you get these results?
·  Discuss the answers to the guiding questions. Provide meaningful reflective responses.
·  Science concepts are correct and complete. / 5
Identify the energy transformation(s) or the Form of Energy
·  Track the energy transfers back to the Sun.
·  List the Forms of Energy / 5
Real World Application
·  Real world application of your station.
·  Think beyond the station setup. Where else can you see this type of energy transfer?
·  Is this device used somewhere else?
·  Why do we need to understand this concept? How does it relate to your audience? / 5
Provide a Visual
·  Make it educational – Teach your audience
·  Share with the class a short video (less than 5 min.), illustration, diagram, graph OR cartoon that illustrates the concept highlighted in the station.
·  Your visual should enhance the presentation.
·  Your visual must relate to the concept.
·  Explain how your visual relates to the concept. / 10
Total Points / 25

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