As a culmination of your online work as a High School Aerospace Scholar, you are required to submit a final project. Your final project is due May 31, 2009.
After you have completed Lessons 1-10 (sent in your assignments and taken your Quick Quizzes), you may begin your final project. Final projects will be posted in the Student Gallery by week and team. To ensure privacy, your first name only will appear with your final project on the HAS web site.
You should choose a space exploration topic that interests you. It can be an extension of one of the ten topics you have studied in the previous lessons or a separate subject that is related to space exploration. If you are choosing to study in depth a topic from one of the ten lessons, you can go to the "Extended Mission" section of the unit and review the links and activities for ideas on a final project.
Your project will have two parts.
The first part is a 1000 word written report over the topic. The report must include an introduction, the information you researched, your own opinions and ideas, and a conclusion. You need to cite at least 3 sources that you used. These sources can be Web sites, articles, and/or books. You must submit the essay via the Comm Link. You can type your essay in a Word document and then copy and paste it into the Comm Link Text Box.
The second part can be a model, poster, drawing, or a website that illustrates the topic of your essay. If you construct a model or poster, scan a photograph of you and your model or poster and save it as according to the criteria listed below. If you hand draw a design, scan the drawing that you designed and save it as according to the criteria listed below. If you create a website, write the link to your website at the end of your essay.
Attach your drawing separately using the Comm Link. The Comm Link will not accept your file if it does not meet the following requirements:
- It must be saved as a .jpg or a .gif.
- The maximum size limit is 300kb.
- There can not be any spaces in the title.
Read the rubric carefully to see how your assignment will be graded. You will have points deducted if you do not follow the rubric or if your assignment is late.
Your teacher reviewer will grade your assignment and send comments to you via e-mail within 1 week of the assignment due date. You may also go to your profile see your current grades.
Make your final project something you will be proud of and that will highlight you as a High School Aerospace Scholar!
Rubric Final Project
If your assignment is late, points will be deducted as follows:
- one day late, 5 points will be deducted.
- two or three days late, 10 points will be deducted.
- four or five days late, 15 points will be deducted.
- six or more days late, 20 points will be deducted.
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10 points
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9-8 points
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7-6 points
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5-4 points
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3-2 points
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1 or less points
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Essay
Content
- Introduction
- Research compiled
- Opinions and ideas stated
- Conclusion
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Meets
all content requirements of the essay. |
Did
not meet one of the content requirements of the essay.
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Did
not meet two of the content requirements of the essay.
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Did
not meet three of the content requirements of the
essay. |
Did
not meet more than three of the content requirements
of the essay. |
Did
not submit an essay. |
Essay
Quality
(Writing
Style, Grammar, Creativity, Length)
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Excellent
essay. Correct grammar always used. Excellent creativity of
assignment. |
Good
essay. Correct grammar used most of the time. Good creativity of assignment.
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Fair
essay. Correct grammar used sometimes. Some creativity of assignment.
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Weak
essay. Correct grammar not always used. Little creativity of assignment.
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Poor
essay. Correct grammar not used. No creativity of assignment. |
Did
not submit an essay. |
Technical Specifications
(Language, length, sources)
- Uses scientific terms
- 500 words minimum
- Cites sources
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Integration of multiple scientific terms. Meets 500 word length requirement and cites sources.
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Integration of several scientific terms. Meets 500 word length requirement and cites sources.
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Integration of several scientific terms. Meets 500 word length requirement but does not cite sources.
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Integration of some scientific terms. Does not meet 500 word length requirement and does not cite sources.
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No use of scientific terms. Does not meet 500 word length requirement and does not cite sources.
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Does not meet 500 word length requirement or cite sources.
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Graphic
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Graphic is very clear. Every item that needs to be identified has a label. It is clear which label goes with which item.
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Graphic is clear. Almost all items (90%) that need to be identified have labels. It is clear which label goes with which item.
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Graphic is somewhat unclear. Most items (70-80%) that need to be identified have labels, but it is not clear which label goes with which item.
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Graphic is unclear. Less than 70% of the items that need to be identified have labels OR it is not clear which label goes with which item.
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Graphic is unacceptable.
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Did not submit a graphic.
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Graphic Quality |
Very neat and excellent effort was made in the design. Excellent creativity of graphic. |
Neat and good effort was made in the design. Good creativity of graphic. |
Average and some effort was made in the design. Some creativity of graphic. |
Below average and little effort was made in the design. Little creativity of graphic. |
Poor and no effort was made in the design. No creativity of graphic. |
Did not submit a graphic.
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