State

of the River Project Day 1

Day One Must Have Complete any missing items for Homework!
See the class website as a starting point for answering these questions but you can use
alternative sources if need. I recommend keeping all work saved in your Google drive.

What are phosphates?
Chemical Structure (Ionic, Covalent, Polar, Non-polar or combination?)
Give explanation of How/why does it dissolve in water?
Where does phosphate come from in our environment?
What other factors that we tested for are correlated to high or low levels, (Example:
When temperature is high phosphate is usually) dont forget to look at weather too!
What are optimal levels for life in our rivers? Do we want any in our rivers?

What is dissolved oxygen and where does it come from?
Chemical Structure (Ionic, Covalent, Polar, Non-polar or combination?)
Give explanation of How/why does it dissolve in water?
Friday
Day 1

Where does dissolved oxygen come from in our environment?

What other factors that we tested for are correlated to high or low levels, (Example:
When temperature is high DO is usually)
What are optimal levels for life in our rivers? Do we want any in our rivers?

What is turbidity a measure of?
What other factors that we tested for are correlated to high or low levels, (Example:
When temperature is high turbidity is usually) dont forget to look at weather too!
What are optimal levels for life in our rivers? Do we want any in our rivers?

What is pH a measure of?
What are optimal levels for life in our rivers? Do we want any in our rivers?

NO WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE

Final Project due 11.25.14

State of the River Project Day 2

Day Two Must Have Complete any missing items for Homework!
See the class website as a starting point for answering these questions but you can use
alternative sources if need. I recommend keeping all work saved in your Google drive.

Gather your graphs, analyze them for any areas of concern or patterns you can see.
Were any graphs outside the optimal range?
If there were areas of concernwhat are some scientifically backed ideas that can be
done to help mitigate (manage) those areas of concern?
Tuesday
Day 2

What can be done to improve our overall river, even if the parameter is in the
optimal range?
What could be done to increase stream clarity?
What could be done to decrease phosphate levels?
What could be done to make sure pH stays in optimal range
What could be done to increase DO levels.

NO WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE

Final Project due 11.25.14

State of the River Project Day 3

Day three Must Have Complete any missing items for Homework!
See the class website as a starting point for answering these questions but you can use
alternative sources if need. I recommend keeping all work saved in your Google drive.

Begin work on final project
Begin work on final project
Choice 1 Detailed Digital poster

Choice 2 Radio Broadcast

11x17

Annotated graphs

or a interview with one person as

Descriptions of what DO,

interviewee and other as resident

Phosphate, pH, and Turbidity are.

expert.

Indication of which parameters are

outside optimal ranges refer to

Friday
Day 3

What scientists say will help solve

What scientists say will help solve

the problem.

the problem.

Indication of which parameters are

outside optimal ranges in our river

your graphs.

News Report: Could be a newcast

What we can be doing to make a

What we can be doing to make a

healthier river for Montpelier

healthier river for Montpelier.

include discussion on turbidity,

DO, and Phosphate.

Draft 1 due at the end of class

Script due at the end of class also

begin to play around with digital
recording software.

NO WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE

Final Project due 11.25.14

State of the River Project Day 4

Day four Must Have Due at the end of class
See the class website as a starting point for answering these questions but you can use
alternative sources if need. I recommend keeping all work saved in your Google drive.

Final Work Day Get feedback from Bromley and Put

finishing touches on your project.
Tuesday
Day 4

Project due electronically at the end of class on Tuesday!

Stay focused we are almost done.

NO WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED LATE

Final Project due

TODAY AT END OF CLASS

11.25.14

Rubric For this Project

Both project Choices

Target

2.4
Analysis

3.2 Poise

3.3
Presentation

3 (90)

2 (80)

1 (65)

- Evidence efficiently
and effectively
supports purpose.

- Evidence supports
the purpose, is
specific, and is
relevant.

- Evidence mostly
supports purpose, but
may be irrelevant,
inaccurate, or contain
gaps in clarity.
- Evidence may reveal
a partial understanding
of topic.

- Evidence is lacking
or appears to be
disconnected from
purpose.

- Analysis is logical
and clearly connects
the evidence to details
and purpose.

- Analysis is logical
and connects the
evidence and details to
the purpose.

Analysis connects
most details to
purpose, but fails to
provide clear or
convincing logic.

- Analysis is lacking or
disconnected from
purpose.

- Presentation is well
rehearsed and is easily
adapted to
accommodate
disruptions
- Demonstrates
excellent control of
volume, intonation,
articulation and
speaking rate

- Does not extensively

read from notes
- Presentation appears
rehearsed
- Controls volume,
intonation, articulation
and speaking rate to
promote understanding

- Presentation has
occasional pauses
- Presents some verbal
mannerisms that
occasionally distract
from delivery

- Presentation distracts
from the meaning of
the work

- Conveys an original
purpose that drives
delivery
- Organizational
structure is particularly
effective and moves
the audience through
the ideas
- Uses digital media in
original ways to
enhance understanding
of findings, reasoning,
and evidence and to
add interest

- Conveys a clear
purpose
- Presents information
in a logical progression
- Make strategic use of
digital media (e.g.,
textual, graphical,
audio, visual, and
interactive elements) to
enhance understanding
of findings, and
evidence.

- Conveys a purpose
- Presents information
in a way that may
occasionally seem
unclear or distracting
- Includes some
findings and
supporting evidence
- Uses digital media
(e.g., textual,
graphical, audio,
visual, and interactive
elements) that may add
interest but
occasionally detracts
from understanding of
findings, reasoning,
and evidence

- With prompting,
conveys a purpose
- Presents information
in a way that is unclear
or distracting
- Includes minimal
findings and
supporting evidence
- Uses digital media
(e.g., textual,
graphical, audio,
visual, and interactive
elements) that grabs
attention but ultimately
detracts from
understanding

2.3
Evidence

Radio Broadcast
Poster Presentation

4 (100)