Your work will be evaluated using the following rubric:

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Content The letters provide The letters clearly The letter fails to The letters do not
a clearly stated address most of the address some of the address any of the
summary of nuclear concepts, but there concepts in the concepts in the
radiation and are some errors in assignment, and assignment,
describe, in detail, the students there are significant including nuclear
alpha and beta understanding. errors in the radiation, alpha and
decay. students beta decay, and
understanding of the which isotopes of
The letters provides concepts that are elements undergo
at least 3 examples addressed. alpha decay.
of isotopes that
undergo alpha
decay.

History/Scientific The letter explains The letter explains There are The letter does not
Reasoning the research that led Becquerels significant elements address how
Becquerel to discovery but there of Becquerels Becquerels
conclude that some are some elements experiment left out experiment led to
isotopes of elements in his work that are or not clearly his discovery of
emit nuclear not clearly stated or explained, making it radiation.
radiation. are incorrect. difficult for the
reader to understand
the connection
between experiment
and discovery.
Mechanics The letter is well There are some The letters are not The letter is very
organized so that problems with well organized, and poorly organized,
the ideas flow well organization that the organization demonstrating little
and the letter is affect the flow and negatively impact thought into how
coherent. coherence of the the readability of the ideas in the
letters, but the the letter in a explanation should
Errors in grammar letters are still significant way. be lain out. The
and spelling dont readable and clear. letters and ideas
affect the readers within not
ability to There are some There are understandable.
understand the errors that affect the significant errors in
letter. understandability of grammar that affect Errors in grammar
the letter, but most the meaning of the and sentence
of the ideas and letter. structures
concepts are still significantly alter
clear. the meaning of the
explanations.