Designed for two 90-minute class periods. First students will imagine they are stranded on an island with no way to escape. It has all necessary resources to survive, and they have been tasked with creating their own system of government. Students will work in groups to create a government system, using slides or a poster to display their work.In the next class period, groups will take turns presentig their form of government to the class, and peers will ask them questions about their form of government and discuss if it would last several geerations. Includes Lesson Plan as well as Google Doc/PDF of student handouts and teacher/peer rubrics

Engineering analysis distinguishes true engineering design from "tinkering." In this activity, students are guided through an example engineering analysis scenario for a scooter. Then they perform a similar analysis on the design solutions they brainstormed in the previous activity in this unit. At activity conclusion, students should be able to defend one most-promising possible solution to their design challenge. (Note: Conduct this activity in the context of a design project that students are working on; this activity is Step 4 in a series of six that guide students through the engineering design loop.)

Students will create an informational poster, collage, slide show, cartoon, or video clip of a specific ecosystem in our watershed. Requirements are as follows:pick a specific tributary, estuary, or wetland. show at least 4 abiotic and 4 biotic factors plus the location that you choseinclude 4 or more pictures to help show the parts of the ecosystem.  cite the sources with the website, title of the site, author, and publishing dateA rubric is included

This resource provides a simple, focused grading tool to assess literature analysis. It can be applied to demonstrations of skill through writing or speaking.

This resource provides a simple, focused grading tool to assess poetry analysis. It can be applied to demonstrations of skill through writing or speaking.

This resource provides a rubric written for middle school students to self-assess their narrative writing. Teachers may also use it for assessment. In this remix, the parts of a narrative essay are outlined.

Remixed from Clarity Innovations' "Persuasive Writing Rubric--High School" available here: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/22756-persuasive-writing-rubric-high-school.

This resource provides a rubric written for high school students to self-assess their persuasive writing. Teachers may also use it for assessment. In this remix, the purpose of three different types of argument writing--arguments of fact, value, and policy--are described.

Remixed from Clarity Innovations' "Persuasive Writing Rubric--High School" available here: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/22756-persuasive-writing-rubric-high-school.

This resource provides a rubric written for middle school students to self-assess their expository writing. Teachers may also use it for assessment. In this remix, the parts of an expository essay are outlined.

Remixed from Clarity Innovations' "Persuasive Writing Rubric--High School" available here: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/22756-persuasive-writing-rubric-high-school.