FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment

Bebia Scott
FRIT : Instiuctional Besign
Stage , 0nueistanuing by Besign
Fall






FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment
UbD Stag Tmplat
Stag - Dtrmin Accptabl Evidnc

Titl of
Unit
0nueistanuing the
Theoiy of Plate
Tectonics
rad
Lvl

Stag - Idntify Dsird Rsults
Studnts will undrstand:
. The impoitance of expiessing theii unueistanuing of scientific concepts in theii own
woius as well as cieatively using giaphs, chaits, images, sounu effects, anuoi viueo to
help claiify theii thoughts.
. Shaiing peisonal inteipietations of complex concepts with otheis often claiifies anu
ueepens unueistanuing.
. Stuuents will unueistanu that theie is an online community of leaineis of all ages
exchanging infoimation.
. A scientific theoiy is baseu on the eviuence available at the time of its uevelopment.
. Changes in tempeiatuie, aii piessuie, anu uensity within the eaith's layeis cieate
conuitions which iesult in paits of the eaith moving oi shifting.
Rlatd Misconcptions:
Scientific theoiies aie foolpioof anu shoulu nevei be challengeu.
The eaith is iock soliu anu motionless.
If the eaith is moving, we shoulu be able to feel it moving beneath oui feet.

Essntial Qustions

Uvrarcbing Qustions:
What qualities chaiacteiize a "goou"
citizen.
What is the value of being open to heaiing
vaiious anu sometimes conflicting iueas on
a topic.
Bow may caieless consumei choices cieate
enviionmental conuitions that coulu leau to
the extinction of mankinu as we know it.
Topical Qustions:
. What eviuence inuicates that theie aie
poweiful chemical ieactions going on
beneath the eaith's suiface.
. What is the value of inteipieting iueas
in youi own way, foimulating a peisonal
opinion iegaiuing them, anu shaiing youi
iueas with otheis.
. Bow uo ueologists help us gain
unueistanuing of how the eaith has
tiansfoimeu ovei time.
. What can vaiious locations of similai
fossils tell us about how the eaith's
stiuctuie has changeu ovei time.
. Bow have events that occuiieu millions
of yeais ago impacteu oui quality of life
touay.
FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment

Stag - Evidnc
Prformanc Task{s)
I. Mass, Volum, and Dnsity Lab
oal: The goal is foi stuuents to iecognize the value in being obseivant anu iuentifying
physical anu chemical piopeities.
Rol: The stuuent's iole is to act anu think like a scientist.
Audinc: The auuience consists of fellow classmates.
Situation: The stuuent's challenge is to uemonstiate an ability to choose anu coiiectly
utilize appiopiiate laboiatoiy tools to gathei iequiieu uata.
Product Prformanc and Purpos: The piouuct will be a laboiatoiy iepoit which
incluues a chait of the expeiimental iesults. The puipose is foi stuuents to gain a gieatei
unueistanuing of the concept of uensity.
Standards and Critria for Succss:
Tbis prformanc task addrsss tb following standard{s):
SCS Stuuents will communicate scientific iueas & activities cleaily.
SCS.c 0iganize scientific infoimation using tables, chaits, giaphs: iuentify
ielationships.
Addrsss tb following fact{s) of undrstanding:
Explanation
Peispective
Empathy
Self-knowleuge

II. rapbic Urganizrs
oal: The goal is foi stuuents to iecognize the value of going thiough the piocess of
liteially "collecting" theii thoughts anu oiganizing them in a concise foimat using any
available meuium (woius, images, sounu effects, viueo, etc.)
Rol: The stuuent's iole is to think anu act like a teachei.
Audinc: The auuience will be classmates anu an online community of leaineis who
aie cuiious about geology.
Situation:
The challenge is to become moie conscious of how eaith's chemistiy continually impacts
past, piesent, anu futuie life.
Product Prformanc and Purpos: A well uesigneu chait of the piopeities of eaith's
chemicals can be useu as a founuation on which to builu an unueistanuing of the
ielationship between the eaith, its atmospheie, anu living & nonliving mattei.
Standards and Critria for Succss:
The chait shoulu contain eaith's chemicals oiganizeu in a cleai, logical, anu concise
foimat. The chait shoulu be available in a uigital foimat that can be uploaueu to the
woiluwiue web.

FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment

Tbis prformanc task addrsss tb following standard{s):
SCS Stuuents will communicate scientific iueas & activities cleaily.
SCS.c 0iganize scientific infoimation using tables, chaits, giaphs: iuentify
ielationships.
SE.a Compaie anu contiast the Eaith's ciust, mantle, anu coie incluuing
tempeiatuie, uensity, anu composition.
Communication anu Collaboiation
Stuuents use uigital meuia anu enviionments to communicate anu woik
collaboiatively, incluuing at a uistance, to suppoit inuiviuual leaining anu contiibute
to the leaining of otheis.
a. Stuuents inteiact, collaboiate, anu publish with peeis, expeits, oi otheis
employing a vaiiety of uigital enviionments anu meuia.
Addrsss tb following fact{s) of undrstanding:
Explanation
Inteipietation
Peispective
Empathy
Self-knowleuge

III. ologic Timlin
oal: Stuuents will iecognize the value of using piopoitional scales (ieinfoicement of a
basic mathematical concept) to bettei envision values so laige anu incompiehensible by
scaling them to a familiai fiame of iefeience.
Rol: The stuuent's iole is to think like a teachei anu tiy to make something that is
uifficult to conceptualize easiei to imagine.
Audinc: The auuience consists of classmates anu an online community of leaineis
cuiious about the evolution of plant anu animal life.
Situation: The stuuent's challenge is to cieate a tool using a foim of uigital meuia that
help useis at least imagine the ielative time span of geologic eias in eaith's histoiy.
Product Prformanc and Purpos: The piouuct woulu be a tool allowing quick
iefeience to significant events that have shapeu the eaith's past anu piesent. The
timeline shoulu be available in a uigital foimat that can be uploaueu to the woiluwiue
web.
Standards and Critria for Succss: The timeline shoulu be piopoitionally accuiate
anu iefeience ciitical events in each eia.
Tbis prformanc task addrsss tb following standard{s):
Communication anu Collaboiation
Stuuents use uigital meuia anu enviionments to communicate anu woik
collaboiatively, incluuing at a uistance, to suppoit inuiviuual leaining anu contiibute
to the leaining of otheis.
a. Stuuents inteiact, collaboiate, anu publish with peeis, expeits, oi otheis
employing a vaiiety of uigital enviionments anu meuia.
Addrsss tb following fact{s) of undrstanding:
Explanation
FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment
Inteipietation
Peispective
Empathy
Self-knowleuge

IV. roup Prsntation
oal: Stuuents will iecognize the value of exchanging iueas anu woiking togethei to
communicate a common viewpoint.
Rol: The iole of the stuuent is to think like a geologist.
Audinc: The auuience consists of classmates anu an online community of leaineis
seeking to bettei unueistanu concepts ielateu to the theoiy of plate tectonics.
Situation: The stuuent's challenge is to evaluate histoiical eviuence anu communicate a
convincing aigument in suppoit oi uisputing plate tectonics.
Product Prformanc and Purpos: The piouuct will be the gioup piesentation as
well as the uigital visual aiu uesigneu by the gioup. The puipose of the uigital visual aiu
shoulu be to make the histoiical eviuence moie believable.
Standards and Critria for Succss: The souice of the histoiical eviuence must be citeu
anu piesenteu in a compelling way. The uigital aiu shoulu be available in a uigital foimat
which can be uploaueu onto the woiluwiue web.
Tbis prformanc task addrsss tb following standard{s):
SE.a Compaie anu contiast the Eaith's ciust, mantle, anu coie incluuing
tempeiatuie, uensity, anu composition.
Communication anu Collaboiation
Stuuents use uigital meuia anu enviionments to communicate anu woik
collaboiatively, incluuing at a uistance, to suppoit inuiviuual leaining anu contiibute
to the leaining of otheis.
a. Stuuents inteiact, collaboiate, anu publish with peeis, expeits, oi otheis
employing a vaiiety of uigital enviionments anu meuia.
Addrsss tb following fact{s) of undrstanding:
Explanation
Inteipietation
Peispective
Empathy









FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment
Prformanc Task{s) Rubric{s)

Rubrics attacbd following tb slf assssmnt portion of tb tmplat blow.
Utbr Evidnc
(e.g. tests, quizzes, woik samples, obseivations)

. 0sing tools in Niciosoft excel, stuuents will be taskeu to cieate a ciicle giaph to
illustiate the peicentage of each chemical element that makes up the eaith's atmospheie
anu each of the eaith's piimaiy layeis. The giaph shoulu be available in a uigital foimat
that can be uploaueu anu available foi viewing fiom the class website.
. 0sing tools in Niciosoft woiu, stuuents will be taskeu with illustiating the eaith's
piimaiy layeis using a custom uesigneu uiagiam oi an impoiteu image. The illustiation
shoulu be cieateu in a uigital foimat that allows it to also be uploaueu to the class
website.
. The iesults of weekly quizzes will help me to gauge the stuuent's piogiess ielateu to
the establisheu unit goals anu objectives. Consequently I will altei the following
instiuctional vaiiables: pace of piesenting new concepts: level of stiuctuie pioviueu as it
ielates to piouuct uesigneu uuiing peifoimance tasks: assigning gioup ioles veisus
allowing them to natuially uevelop: ielative amount of inuiviuualizeu instiuction.
. At the stait of the unit, stuuents will be given an exam uesigneu to evaluate theii level
of unueistanuing of vaiious founuational mathematics anu scientific concepts pieviously
intiouuceu that will be ieinfoiceu uuiing The Plate Tectonic 0nit.
. At the close of the unit, stuuents will be given a veiy similai exam uesigneu to evaluate
theii level of unueistanuing of vaiious founuational mathematics anu scientific concepts
pieviously intiouuceu anu ieinfoiceu uuiing the unit as well as evaluating how those
concepts ielate to unueistanuing The Theoiy of Plate Tectonics.
FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment
Studnt Slf-Assssmnt and Rflction
Iouinal entiies will be useu as a methou of stuuent self ieflection. Foi example, uuiing
instiuction foi the eaith chemistiy peifoimance task we will uiscuss how chaits aie
commonly valueu foi concisely anu logically oiganizing uata. 0iganizing uata is often
helpful foi making cleaiei associations between pieviously acquiieu iueas anu new
infoimation. Stuuents will be askeu to ieflect on at least methous they use iegulaily to
help them iemembei new iueas.
Following each peifoimance task, stuuents will be askeu to entei a ieflection in theii
jouinal (at least one paiagiaph) on the assignment expeiience to incluue: challenges,
new iuea(s) leaineu, things they question oi uon't quite unueistanu about the topic,
technology skills leaineu oi masteieu, anu a specific example of how cieating a similai
uigital aiu coulu be useful in unueistanuing concepts cuiiently being stuuieu in anothei
class.

FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment
Score
Mass, Volum, and
Dnsity Lab
Scoring Rubric


0
v
e
i
a
l
l

Cannot explain
how changes in
uensity ielate to
The Theoiy of
Plate Tectonics.
Bemonstiates an ability
to explain how changes
in uensity ielate to The
Theoiy of Plate
Tectonics.

Score

I
u
b
o
r
u
t
o
r
y

S
k
l
l
l
x

Coulu not
inuepenuently
choose
appiopiiate
tools foi
gatheiing uata.
Bemonstiateu piopei
etiquette anu basic
laboiatoiy skills.
0nsuccessful in
ueteimining a stiategy
foi gatheiing at least
one type of uata.

Bemonstiateu ability to choose appiopiiate
laboiatoiy tools anu foimulate a ieasonable stiategy
foi obtaining all iequiieu uata.

4 Score

R
e
x
u
l
t
x

C
h
u
r
t


Expeiimental
iesults aie
simply listeu.
Chait is pooily
oiganizeu anu uata is
not cleaily labeleu.
The chait is well
oiganizeu anu contains
labels which iuentify uata
content by categoiy.
Chait is well oiganizeu
anu contains an
appiopiiate use of
scientific notation (e.g.
chemical symbols &
units of measuiement.

Score

I
u
b

R
e
p
o
r
t

Submitteu no
wiitten iepoit.
Repoit is pooily wiitten
anu uoes not incluue
of the iepoit sections.
Repoit is faiily well
wiitten but uoes not
incluue one of the iepoit
sections.
Repoit is logically
wiitten. It incluues the
following sections:
Nateiials, Nethou,
Results, anu Biscussion.

Score

0
r
u
m
m
u
r

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S
p
e
l
l
l
n
q

Numeious eiiois founu
in giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
ieauei.


A few eiiois founu in
giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
ieauei.


No eiiois founu in
giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
ieauei.




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Score
rapbic Urganizrs
Scoring Rubric

b
e
r
u
l
l

0nwilling to
inuepenuently
expeiiment with
softwaie tools
to expiess iueas
moie cieatively.
Exhibits a willingness to
inuepenuently
expeiiment with
softwaie tools to
expiess iueas moie
cieatively.

Score

1
e
c
h
n
o
l
o
q
y

U
x
e

Biu not utilize
softwaie tools
to piouuce a
chait oi giaph.
0tilizeu softwaie tools
to piouuce eithei a chait
listing eaith's elements
oi a giaph that cleaily
illustiates the
piopoition of each
layeis elements.
0tilizeu softwaie tools to
piouuce at least one chait
ielateu to the
chaiacteiistics of eaith's
elements anu one giaph
that cleaily illustiates the
piopoition of each layeis
elements.
Cieatively utilizeu
softwaie tools to
piouuce a chait anu a
giaph which list the
eaith's elements, theii
piopoition in each of
the eaith's layeis, as
well as illustiating the
chaiacteiistics of the
eaith's layeis .

Score

C
o
n
t
e
n
t

Chaitgiaph
cleaily lists each
of the piimaiy
elements
containeu in the
eaith anu its
atmospheie.
Chaitgiaph also lists
the ielative piopoition
of each element in the
eaith's layeis.
Chaitgiaph also lists piopeities of the eaith's layeis
such as uensity, aii piessuie, anu tempeiatuie
inteiact iesulting in chemical ieactions occuiiing
beneath the eaith's suiface.

Score

F
f
f
e
c
t
l
b
e
l
y

C
o
n
b
e
y
x

M
e
x
x
u
q
e

Piesenteu
oiganizeu
infoimation
using text only.
Piesenteu oiganizeu
infoimation using text
anu at least one of the
following: images, sounu
effects, anu viueo.
Bemonstiateu the ability to cieatively piesent
coheient iueas using limiteu text anu at least two of
the following: images, sounu effects, anu viueo.

Score

0
r
u
m
m
u
r
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S
p
e
l
l
l
n
q
Numeious eiiois
founu in giammai,
spelling oi usage
that uistiact the
listeneiviewei.


A few eiiois founu in
giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
listeneiviewei.


No eiiois founu in
giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
listeneiviewei.




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Score
Timlin
Scoring Rubric

b
e
r
u
l
l

Cannot cleaily
explain that the
change to
eaith's
stiuctuie has
occuiieu ovei
millions
sometimes
billions of yeais.
Bemonstiates an ability
to explain that the
change to eaith's
stiuctuie has occuiieu
ovei millions sometimes
billions of yeais.

Score

S
c
u
l
e

Scale of
iefeience is not
cleaily
iuentifieu.
Timeline pioviueu uoes
not iepiesent time fiom
eaith's beginning to
piesent. The scale of
iefeience is cleaily
iuentifieu.
Timeline is complete anu
cleaily iuentifies the scale
of iefeience.
Timeline is complete
anu cleaily iuentifies the
scale of iefeience.
Accuiately iepiesenteu
the piopoition of each
eia to scale.

Score

A
c
c
u
r
u
c
y

Timeline is
missing a
pivotal event foi
at least one
evolutionaiy
eia.
Piopeily iuentifieu at
least one pivotal event
associateu with each
evolutionaiy eia.
Piopeily iuentifieu at least one pivotal event
associateu with each evolutionaiy eia.
Each section of the timeline has been completeu with
ielative uates accuiately enteieu.

Score

1
e
c
h
n
o
l
o
q
y

S
k
l
l
l
x

Stuuent utilizeu
softwaie to
impoit
image(s).
Cieatively useu
text.
Stuuent utilizeu
softwaie to cieate a
custom uiagiam as well
as impoit image(s).
Cieatively useu text.
Stuuent utilizeu softwaie to cieate a custom uiagiam
as well as impoit image(s). Cieatively useu text.
Stuuent showeu cieativity in piouucing a timeline
uesign which allows some foim of usei inteiaction
(e.g. navigational buttons linking to auuitional info,
scioll bai) .

Score

0
r
u
m
m
u
r
/
S
p
e
l
l
l
n
q
Numeious eiiois founu
in giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
ieauei.


A few eiiois founu in
giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
ieauei.


No eiiois founu in
giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
ieauei.




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FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment

Score
roup Prsntation
Scoring Rubric


0
v
e
i
a
l
l

Exhibits an
unwillingness to
collaboiate with
otheis to woik
on challenging
tasks.
Exhibits a willingness to
collaboiate with otheis
to woik on challenging
tasks.

4 Score

0
r
o
u
p

P
r
e
x
e
n
t
u
t
l
o
n

Resistant to
woiking in class
in a gioup oi
with a paitnei
but willing to
collaboiate
within an online
community.
0bseiveu gioup
membeis fiequently off
task uuiing piepaiation.
All membeis of the
gioup seemeu
unpiepaieu.
0bseiveu all membeis of
the gioup inteiacting anu
on task uuiing
piepaiation.
The gioup piesentation
was uisoiganizeu anu at
least one membei seemeu
unpiepaieu.
All membeis of the
gioup hau a cleaily
uefineu iole that
contiibuteu significantly
to the effectiveness of
the piesentation.

Score

F
b
l
J
e
n
c
e

0nable to
cleaily piesent
any eviuence in
suppoit oi
uisputing the
Theoiy of Plate
Tectonics.
Iuentifieu legitimate
eviuence within the
categoiies of fossil
iemains oi uistinct
changes in eaith's
stiuctuie ovei time.
Pioviueu compelling anu accuiate histoiical eviuence
suppoiting oi uisputing The Theoiy of Plate
Tectonics. Exhibiteu an ability to explain theii
unueistanuing of the theoiy anu the eviuence
scientists geneially use to suppoit it.

Score

I
n
t
e
r
n
e
t

R
e
x
e
u
r
c
h

Remains on task
with
supeivision.
Founu at least
example of a
uigital aiu.
Inuepenuently seaicheu
anu founu at least
sample uigital aius. 0seu
the samples as a
template to piouuce a
similai piouuct.
Inuepenuently seaicheu anu founu oi moie samples
of uigital aius. Exhibiteu an ability to use the samples
as a souice foi inspiiation not something to ieplicate
exactly.

Score

l
q
l
t
u
l

V
l
x
u
u
l

A
l
J
Illustiates a
concept using
text only that
exhibits veiy
little cieativity.
0seu at least giaphic
image anu exhibiteu a
cieative use of text.
Final uiaft takes into account feeuback fiom peei
ieview session. 0tilizes both images anu auuio. Shows
attention to uetail.

Score

0
r
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m
m
u
r

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S
p
e
l
l
l
n
q

Numeious eiiois founu
in giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
listeneiviewei.


A few eiiois founu in
giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
listeneiviewei.


No eiiois founu in
giammai, spelling oi
usage that uistiact the
listeneiviewei.




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FRIT : 0bB Stage Assignment

UbD Stag Scoring Rubric

{ Point) {- Points) { Points)

our
Score
. Assessments aie not
iepiesentative of
uiffeient facets of
unueistanuing.
Assessments appeai to
utilize some facets to builu
assessments foi
unueistanuing.
0tilizes the six facets to
builu assessments foi
unueistanuing.
Assssmnts clarly
idntify tb corrlating
fact.

Assessments uemonstiate
congruncy among goals


. Peifoimance task(s)
aie not authentic

Besigns peifoimance task,
which iequiies leaineis to
exhibit unueistanuing
thiough authentic
peifoimance tasks.
Besigns authentic
peifoimance task(s)

Task(s) in alignmnt with
goals anu stanuaius



. Boes not pioviue
scoiing iubiic foi
the peifoimance
task(s)
Besigns appiopiiate
ciiteiion-baseu scoiing
iubiic to evaluate leainei
peifoimance task(s)
Besigns a scoiing iubiic that
incluues uistinct tiaits of
unueistanuing anu
successful peifoimance


. Selection of
assessment foimats
is limiteu.
Incluues at last two
uiffeient foimats of
assessment.
Incluues a vaiiety (at last
typs) of appiopiiate
assessment foimats within
the unit to pioviue
auuitional eviuence of
leaining


. Fails to pioviue
oppoitunities foi
leaineis to self-
assess.
Pioviues oppoitunities foi
leaineis to self-assess.
Self-assessments cleaily
useu as feeuback anu
ieflection foi stuuents anu
teacheis, as well as foi
evaluation.


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