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The Poison Blog Assignment

This assignment will be part of your project grade for the spring semester. 

Objective:  To research, report, and evaluate several poisons to determine which is the least and most threatening to humans.

Research steps:

1) Select a poison to research with your partner. 

            Your choices are: 

Lead, carbon monoxide, petroleum, chlorine, ammonia, arsenic, strychnine.

2) Evaluate the quality of internet search results.  When looking at websites evaluate with these guiding questions.

Ø      Who wrote the page, and is contact information available?

Ø      What is the purpose of the document, and why was it produced?

Ø      Is it a government or education publication?

Ø      Is the page advertising something?

Ø      When was it updated?

Ø      Are most of the links active on the page?

3) Research the substance and include these research questions:

v     Chemical formula

v     Physical properties

v     Chemical properties

v     Common uses

v     Places the poison is naturally found

v     Why is it a poison?

v     How abundant is it?

v     How can you be exposed to the poison?

v     How would you be treated if exposed to the poison?

4) Conference with the teacher about your research

5) Create your blog documenting and explaining your research

6) Read your classmates blogs and respond

ü      Read at LEAST five blogs

ü      Ask at LEAST three questions

ü      Provide at LEAST five comments

7) Select the least and most dangerous poisons after evaluating your fellow students’ blogs.

Rubric for Poison Blog

Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar	One or fewer errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the blog.	Two or three errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the blog.	Four errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the blog.	More than 4 errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the blog.
Questioning	Students ask questions on at least three blogs with correct sentence structure.	Students ask questions on at least two blogs with correct sentence structure.	Students ask questions on at one blog with correct sentence structure.	Students do not ask questions on any blogs.
Commenting	Students comment on at least five blogs with correct sentence structure.	Students comment on at least four blogs with correct sentence structure.	Students comment on at least three blogs with correct sentence structure.	Students comment on one blog with correct sentence structure.
Web Research	Students use at least two websites for research and have credited them correctly. Students have evaluated the websites for data accuracy.	Students use at one website for research and have credited them correctly. Students have evaluated the website for data accuracy.	Students use at least two websites for research and have credited them one of them correctly. Students have evaluated the websites for data accuracy.	Students use one website, but have not credited them correctly. Students have evaluated the website for data accuracy.
Supporting Details	Students have addressed 9 of the 9 research questions in correct sentence structure.	Students have addressed 8 of the 9 research questions in correct sentence structure.	Students have addressed 7 of the 9 research questions in correct sentence structure.	Students have addressed 6 of the 9 research questions in correct sentence structure.

Date Created: Feb 01, 2012 05:22 am (UTC)

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