be heard in back of room the room 80-89% of 90% or more of the time. the time. Comprehension and Student answered EPA Student answered Student failed to member’s question EPA member’s answer the question Accuracy correctly providing at question correctly correctly or could 2 accurate scientific facts. providing at least 1 not provide a accurate scientific scientific fact. fact. Quality of Individual Student’s solution aligns Student’s solution Student’s solution to all conditions in the aligns to all but one to align with 2 Solution Explanation group’s Problem of the conditions in or more conditions Statement. the Problem in the group’s Statement. Problem Statement. Quality of Individual Student’s reason for Student’s reason for Student fails to advocating the group’s advocating the advocate the Justification best solution is based on group’s best solution group’s best Explanation 2 accurate scientific facts is based on at least solution with an and is financially feasible. 1 accurate scientific accurate scientific fact and is financially fact, OR the reason feasible. may not be financially feasible. Scoring Guide: 20 Superior 19-15 Adequate 14-10 Poor Two Alternative Solutions and Justifications for Solution “Best” Solution One: The biologists and agriculturists do NOT recommend total eradication of Colony Collapse Disorder. They provide accurate data on the number of colonies that are currently at risk to collapse and the projected number for the future due to the use of pesticides. They provide information on the possible causes of the collapse and suggest modifications that would ameliorate these causes. They recommend that pesticides with Neonictinoids not be used, along with the labels on the pesticides be changed to inform the consumer on the proper usage.
be heard in back of room 90% or more of the time. the room 80-89% of the time. Comprehension and Accuracy Student answered EPA member’s question correctly providing at 2 accurate scientific facts. Student answered EPA member’s question correctly providing at least 1 accurate scientific fact. Student failed to answer the question correctly or could not provide a scientific fact. Quality of Individual Solution Explanation Student’s solution aligns to all conditions in the group’s Problem Statement. Student’s solution aligns to all but one of the conditions in the Problem Statement. Student’s solution to align with 2 or more conditions in the group’s Problem Statement. Quality of Individual Justification Explanation Student’s reason for advocating the group’s best solution is based on 2 accurate scientific facts and is financially feasible. Student’s reason for advocating the group’s best solution is based on at least 1 accurate scientific fact and is financially feasible. Student fails to advocate the group’s best solution with an accurate scientific fact, OR the reason may not be financially feasible. Scoring Guide: 20 Superior 19-15 Adequate 14-10 Poor Two Alternative Solutions and Justifications for “Best” Solution Solution One: The biologists and agriculturists do NOT recommend total eradication of Colony Collapse Disorder. They provide accurate data on the number of colonies that are currently at risk to collapse and the projected number for the future due to the use of pesticides. They provide information on the possible causes of the collapse and suggest modifications that would ameliorate these causes. They recommend that pesticides with Neonictinoids not be used, along with the labels on the pesticides be changed to inform the consumer on the proper usage.