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Quest Description
Can we fight hunger with science? The Science of Growing Food and Beyond
What is the situation?
You are the leaders of the new millennium and as young scientists the world needs
your help. With a world population of more than seven billion people and a planet that
is experiencing a rise in extreme weather, it is becoming more difficult to grow crops
for food.
What is your mission?
Learn as much as you can about plants by taking note of your observations and
research
Learn about how to conduct a simple plant experiment through the use of the
scientific method to answer a specific question about how to make plants grow
better under certain conditions.
Write a lab report of your experiment and share what you learned in LEAD Public
Schools first Science Times publication.
How will you make a difference?
Help humanity and your community better understand how we can use science to
better grow crops for food.
Be on your way to changing the world through doing science by earning your I
am a Scientist. stamp on your Intergalactic Passport for successfully completing
your first scientific investigation and experiment.
Grow your own garden at home or at school and feed yourself and others.
4
Exemplar
3
Meets Expectations
Categories
2
Approaching
Expectations
1
Below Expectations
0
Incomplete/ No
Evidence
Research
Observations
Experiment Design
Testable Questions,
Hypothesis, Procedures
and Materials List are
written in proper
format:
a. Testable Questions
have been written
clearly.
b. All the correct
Materials have been
listed.
c. All procedures have
been listed in complete
sentences.
d. There are 1-2
spelling mistakes.
e. The hypothesis is
written in the I think
_________ will happen
because
__________________
format.
f. The experiment can
be repeated by looking
at these details.
Testable Questions,
Hypothesis,
Procedures and
Materials List are
written mostly in
proper format:
a. Testable Questions
have been written
clearly.
b. Most (except 1-2)
the correct Materials
have been listed.
c. Most procedures
(except 1-2) have
been listed in
complete sentences.
d. There are 1-2
spelling mistakes.
e. The hypothesis is
written in the I think
_________ will
happen because
__________________
format.
f. The experiment can
be repeated if 1-2
changes are made to
the design.
Testable Questions,
Hypothesis, Procedures
and Materials List are not
written in proper format:
a. Testable Questions are
not clear but have been
written.
b. Most (except 1-2) the
correct Materials have
been listed.
c. Most procedures
(except 1-2) have been
listed in complete
sentences.
d. There are 1-2 spelling
mistakes.
e. The hypothesis is
written in the I think
_________ will happen
because
__________________
format.
f. The experiment can be
repeated if 4-5 changes
are made to the design.
Testable Questions,
Hypothesis, Procedures
and Materials List are
incomplete and
unclear.
a. Testable Questions
are not complete or do
not completely make
sense.
b. Materials list is
incomplete (more than
3-4 materials missing).
c. At least one or more
procedures are missing
or incomplete.
d. There are more than
4 spelling mistakes.
e. The hypothesis is not
written in the I think
_________ will happen
because
__________________
format.
f. The experiment
cannot be repeated
because many parts of
the design are missing.
Data is clearly
organized and labeled
in graphical form with a
complete explanation
of the results.
Provides a complete
purpose, explanation of
results, their important,
possible mistakes, and
additional questions.
Provides a purpose,
explanation of results,
their important,
possible mistakes, and
additional questions
with a need for small
edits.
Provides a purpose,
explanation of results,
their important, possible
mistakes, and additional
questions with a need for
major edits.
Conclusion
Data
Collection &
Analysis
Testable Questions,
Hypothesis, Procedures
and Materials List are
written in concise and
proper format:
a. Testable Questions
have been written
clearly.
b. All the correct
Materials have been
listed.
c. All procedures have
been listed in complete
sentences.
d. There are 0-spelling
mistakes.
e. The hypothesis is
written in the I think
_________ will happen
because
__________________
format.
f. The experiment can
be easily repeated by
looking at these details.
Scholarly Contribution
LEAD Science Times Scholarly Article Contribution, Peer Review & Reflection
A thoughtful and
thoroughly explained
contribution that provides
the following:
A complete
contribution that
provides the audience the
following:
Provides further
questions that ask the
reader to respond with
scholarly feedback or
further investigation
A complete response to
a question posed by a
peers article provides
possible answers based
on their own experiment
and/or research
Thoughtfully answers
essential questions with
specific references to what
was learned in the unit
Answers essential
questions with strong
reference to what was
learned in the unit
A complete response
in need of minor
revision that responds
to a question posed by
a peers article provides
possible answers based
on their own
experiment and/or
research
Answers essential
questions with some
reference to what was
learned in the unit
Provides a convincing
argument, based on
research and results, for
how to best grow a
specific type of seed.
32 30 = Exemplar
Total
Reflection
A complete
contribution that is in
need of minor revision
that provides the
audience the following:
____ / 32
Notes:
28 29 = Meets Expectations
A complete
contribution that
is in need of
major revision
that provides the
audience the
following:
The contribution is in
a rough draft form and
is missing many
required elements;
incomplete or not easy
to understand
Explains the
purpose of the
investigation,
some explanation
of the results
A reasonable
claim for how to
best grow a
specific type of
seed
Provides at least
one further
question related
to the topic
A complete
response in need
of major revision
that responds to a
question posed by
a peers
contribution
provides possible
answers
Answers
essential
questions with
little reference to
what was learned
in the unit
26 27 = Approaching Expectations
The response is in a
rough draft form;
incomplete or not easy
to understand
Paragraph 2 Explain the results of your experiment. How are the results important to the realworld. What possible errors occurred in the experiment that may have influenced your results?
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Paragraph 3 Write a convincing argument, based on your research and results, for how to best
grow a specific type of seed.
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Provide further questions that provoke the reader to respond with scholarly feedback or
further investigation.
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Attach at least one photograph, observation sketch, or graph of the experiment results.