Grading rubric for Science Experience Field report
Score
Content Included
0-5
Includes the following requirements: Name and location of the venue, URL, general description, photos from the venue including a selfie at the venue
0-10
Identification of interesting aspect, examples, and explained why the aspect is interesting
0-15
Applied two tools and gave visit examples with proper citation
0-5
Has correctly done in-body citations and a works cited page (not included in the word count) based on the teacher’s required format
0-10
Reflected on the relevance of the experience and how it relates to life and to the course
0-5
Met word count. Was grammatically and structurally correct without spelling errors. Incl
Science Experience Field Report
For this assignment, you will visit a scientific venue (Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC), talk with someone at the venue, and write a short 500 word report about your visit.
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to the process of engaging with the scientific venues and communities in your locality. This will inform you personally of science in your area and groups that support it.
Skills
This assignment will help you practice the following skills that will be useful to you in your professional and personal life beyond school.
Identify local scientific venues and inform you with deeper knowledge about the science area chosen.
Organize reflections about engaging with a scientific experience and community
Use concepts and skills learned in class to describe and interpret scientifc experiences and communities
Use appropriate and proper grammar, organization, and academic-style formatting in order to communicate
Knowledge
This assignment will help you become familiar with the following important content knowledge in the Sciences.
Available local scientific venues and communities
Methods of activity within the sciences
Instructions
Write a report after your attendance at the event or visit to a site.
Your report should include the following information. Include photos (especially a selfie at the venue to prove attendance) or links that help convey the information. As always, be sure to document all sources you consult in preparing your work. This includes brochures from the site or websites that informed you about the venue you visited.
Name and location of the museum, site, or event. If there is on-line information about the site or performance, be sure to include a link to it within the text of your essay in an appropriate place.
Type of museum, site or event. Be specific about what you attended, when, and where.
Name and/or general description of the person you spoke with at the venue, and their answer to this specific question, “How did you become involved with this place/event/organization etc.?”
Describe at least one aspect of the experience that you found especially interesting. For example, you might write about an exhibit, video, lecture, etc. Explain what impressed or affected you, and why. Your reaction can be positive or negative, as long as you offer an explanation.
Identify and use at least two tools that you have learned about in this class to talk about your visit (ex.evidence of ethnocentricity, inquiry such as induction or deduction, etc.). Make sure you are explicit in identifying the tools you are using and the learning resources your tools come from. Make sure to inform the reader about the tool through a quote or paraphrase from the learning resource (ex. textbook). Then, make sure to tell the reader how you interpret some elements of your visit with the tools.
Be sure to cite the learning resources you have used in the format given to you by your instructor.
Reflect on the relevance–if any–of your experience to your everyday life. How did the experience engage your feelings or emotions, if at all? What does this tell you about science, culture, and/or about yourself?
STOP: Before you hand in your assignment, ask yourself the following questions:
Have I provided the name and location of the museum, site, or performance event and URL, if available, identified the type of museum, site or event, and provided a general description of the setting?
Have I identified and explained an especially interesting aspect of the experience and used examples to illustrate reflections and to explain why this aspect was interesting?
Have I identified the person I spoke with and provided their answer to the required question?
Have I identified and applied two tools of interpretation from learning resources to two different examples from visit?
Have I provided a list of resources and do all of my citations conform to instructor’s guidelines
Have I proofread this assignment for grammatical, structural, and spelling errors?
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