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Science in the News Assignment
MYP Criteria D – Reflecting on the impacts of science
Due Date: __________________
Task: You are to find a recent science article. You may use the internet, newspapers, or magazines to create a structured summary of the science article. Structured summary format is as follows (Be sure to Number your summary!):
Requirements:
1) The article cannot predate the year 2013 (Lets stay current!) .
2) Your article summary MUST be typed to get full credit
3) Your article summary needs to be 1 page, Single Spaced.
4) You must attach the article, or a copy of the article you have used for this assignment
5) Heading Format:
Your name
The date
the title of the article
The Source: where you information (APA Format)
1. What is the general information presented in the article?
You know the drill by now…provide the basics, who, what where, when why?
2. What does this article mean for science? Is this brand new breaking news? Does it change the way we look at our old evidence?
3. How has the science presented in this article been used to address a specific problem or issue? Discuss the implications of the use of this science being used to solve a problem or issue in the world today.
4. Why is the information in the article important to the world, you, or the class? Maybe the article has some special meaning to our science class and something we are learning. Perhaps it means something special to you (your favorite science topic), or has global or local consequences to others in your community.
5. What did you find most interesting about the article?
What was interesting, unique, new and thought provoking about this article?
Criterion D: Reflecting on the impacts of science (MYP 4)
| |Level 1-2 |Level 3-4 |Level 5 - 6 |Level 7 - 8 |
|(i) Science |outline the ways in |summarize the ways in which |describe the ways in which |explain the ways in which |
|solves a |which science is |science is |science is |science |
|Problem |used to address a |applied and used to |applied and used to |is applied and used to |
| |specific problem or |address a specific |address a specific |address a specific |
| |issue |problem or issue |problem or issue |problem or issue |
| |outline the implications of |describe the |discuss the |discuss and evaluate |
|(ii) |using science |implications of using |implications of using |the implications of |
|Implications |to solve a specific |science and its application to|science and its application to|using science |
|of scientific |problem or issue, |solve a specific problem or |solve a specific problem or |and its application to solve a |
|solution and |interacting with a factor |issue, interacting with a |issue, interacting with a |specific problem or issue, |
|a societal | |factor |factor |interacting |
|factor | | | |with a factor |
|(iii) |apply scientific |sometimes apply |usually apply |consistently apply |
|Scientific |language to |scientific language to |scientific language to |scientific language to |
|language |communicate |communicate |communicate |communicate |
| |understanding but |understanding |understanding clearly and |understanding clearly |
| |does so with limited success | |precisely |and precisely |
|(iv) |document sources, |sometimes document sources |usually document |document sources |
|Document |with limited success. |correctly. |sources correctly. |completely. |
|sources | | | | |
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