Natural vs Synthetic Questions, Checklist, rubric.

I have made the original three questions into 6 to help to make sure you have the required
information. You should be able to answer each question with the information you have
gathered.

o What is the synthetic product?

o What is the importance to humans? (Why do humans use/make this synthetic product?)
o What natural resources are used to make the synthetic material?
o What are the atomic structures of the reactants and the synthetic product?
o How is the synthetic material made? What chemical process(es) are used to create the
synthetic product?)
o What are the negative and positive impacts/effects of making and using the synthetic
material, compared to making and/or using a more natural material with a similar
function?

Rubric checklist (meeting)

Go through the checklist to make sure have everything in your presentation

o Read, gather, and synthesize information from at least 3 reliable sources   

o Cite sources of information using MLA8   
o Clearly communicate scientific information in writing and/or through your chosen
presentations using scientific language   
o Support claims and findings by using qualitative/quantitative information, media, and
visual displays                                      

Rubric:
Approaching Meeting Mastering

Obtaining Read, gather, and synthesize
information from some
Informatio
n Partially and/or inconsistently cite
sources of information
Evaluating
Informatio Communicate scientific information
n in writing and/or through oral
presentations using some scientific
language
Partially support claims/findings by
inconsistently using qualitative and
quantitative information, media, and
visual displays
Read, gather, and synthesize Read gather, and synthesize information
information from at least 3 reliable from a variety of advanced scientific text
sources   
Communicate clearly and concisely in
writing
Cite sources of information using
MLA8   
Use scientific language accurately whenever
possible in communications
Clearly communicate scientific
information in writing and/or
Create complex multimedia to support
through your chosen presentations
communications
using scientific language   
Evaluate scientific and technical texts by
Support claims and findings by assessing credibility and possible bias
using qualitative/quantitative
information, media, and visual
displays