WHY? Projects give students a way to use their creativity, to extend what they have learned and to share and communicate what they have learned to others. Projects also give students a way to use their science thinking processes such as observing, classifying, sequencing, inferring, predicting, measuring, interpreting, controlling variables, hypothesizing, defining, and formulating models. It also encourages critical thinking processes such as concept formation, comprehending, decision making, research, inquiry and problem solving. ASSESSMENT: Can the student communicate what they observed?

Student is able to communicate a concept, generalization, comparison, and/or prediction about a myth through a detailed presentation of the project. Student is able to communicate a concept, generalization or comparison and/or prediction about a myth through a general presentation of the project. Student is able to communicate a concept or generalization about a myth through a general presentation of the project. Student is only able to communicate a generalization about a myth through a presentation of the project.

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