Step 2: Craft the Driving Question: Select and refine the central question the essential question or problem statement for the project. The statement should encompass all project content and outcomes, and provide a central focus for student inquiry. can we build a Water Bottle Rocket that will stay in the air for at least 5 seconds?” “How Step 3: Plan the Assessment: Define assessment and outcome criteria Align Product with outcomes Students will produce a written lab report to demonstrate their understandings of working through the scientific inquiry process. Within their report, they will include the calculated average time their rocket spent in the air to demonstrate their understanding of calculating averages. Students will produce a completed Water Bottle Rocket to demonstrate their understandings of how to build a water bottle rocket based on their research. Know what to assess Written Lab Report, including their calculations for average time spent in air Water Bottle Rocket, including the resource for their research Create Rubrics for each item that needs to be assessed *See Water Bottle Rubrics Step 4: Map the Project: Decide how to structure the project End Product(s): Well constructed rocket- complete with a cone and fins and written lab report ______________________________________________________________________________ Organize Tasks and Activities Task 1: Watch movie: October Sky Task 2: Present challenge Task 3: Launch a few examples of older WBR/discuss observations Task 4: Get into groups and form hypothesis Task 5: Research designs for Task 6: Display and explain product to class Task 7: Launch rockets/collect data Task 8: Graph averages of data Task 9: Analyze data and write conclusion
Step 2: Craft the Driving Question: Select and refine the central question the essential question or problem statement for the project. The statement should encompass all project content and outcomes, and provide a central focus for student inquiry. “How can we build a Water Bottle Rocket that will stay in the air for at least 5 seconds?” Step 3: Plan the Assessment: Define assessment and outcome criteria Align Product with outcomes Students will produce a written lab report to demonstrate their understandings of working through the scientific inquiry process. Within their report, they will include the calculated average time their rocket spent in the air to demonstrate their understanding of calculating averages. Students will produce a completed Water Bottle Rocket to demonstrate their understandings of how to build a water bottle rocket based on their research. Know what to assess Written Lab Report, including their calculations for average time spent in air Water Bottle Rocket, including the resource for their research Create Rubrics for each item that needs to be assessed *See Water Bottle Rubrics Step 4: Map the Project: Decide how to structure the project End Product(s): Well constructed rocket- complete with a cone and fins and written lab report ______________________________________________________________________________ Organize Tasks and Activities Task 1: Watch movie: October Sky Task 2: Present challenge Task 3: Launch a few examples of older WBR/discuss observations Task 4: Get into groups and form hypothesis Task 5: Research designs for Task 6: Display and explain product to class Task 7: Launch rockets/collect data Task 8: Graph averages of data Task 9: Analyze data and write conclusion