Predicting and Preventing a "Dry Date" in South Central Texas

MATH UNIT ASSESSMENT

 

Overall unit grade (Math):

Participation/Attendance:	10%
Quizzes:	10%
Assignments:	20%
Journal:	15%
Test:	20%
Draft Letter to Community	5%
Letter to Community:	20%

 

See Unit Calendar for Assessments that will be counted as quizzes.

Assignments will be worksheets that check for understanding on main mathematical concepts that students should gain through class activities related to the project.  (These worksheets will be homework and done outside of class)

Student Journals will be kept in the classroom and maintained by the students during class time.  The journals will include: research/data that students collect and the sources from which the data is collected, their quiz activities, and any notes taken during class.  Journals will be checked and graded at the end of every week to check and maintain students progress.

Math – Letter to Community:

Your letter must consist of you prediction regarding the “dry date” and provide at least 3 sources per component which led you to your prediction.  These components will be discussed and investigated in great lengths during class.  You must describe what each of your sources say about the topic and how you used that information to arrive at a prediction.  Your letter will be sent to the general public so it must be written in language that the average person understands and must be grammatically correct.

Scoring: 0- No attempt; 1- Incomplete and Incorrect; 2- Complete but Incorrect with many errors; 3- Complete but Incorrect with few errors; 4-Complete and Correct

 

Topic	0	1	2	3	4	Score:
Population
Water Supply/ Rainfall
Consumption (total population & per person)
Dry Date Prediction
Conservation Plan
Sites reliable sources
Grammar

Total Grade:  Total Score (from above) ________/24=_______ x 100 = ___________