Home > Examples > Tasks & Rubrics

= new example as of February 1, 2010

= off-site example

Biology

• Honors Biology Course - developed by Cory Osterberg
  • Light stick lab (introduction to scientific method)
  • Ecological issues paper
  • Biomes poster and presentation
  • Cell analogy poster and presentation
  • Rubber eggs lab
  • Enzyme penny lab
  • Photosynthesis and respiration factory analogy poster
  • Anaerobic respiration lab
  • Reproduction pamphlet
  • Genetic disorders presentation
  • Bacteria wanted poster
  • Immunity storybook

   

• Viruses, Bacteria, Immunology Unit - developed by Amy Green
  • Standards Matrix
  • Bacteria wanted poster and Poster rubric / Oral presentation rubric
  • Lab: How common are bacteria...? and Rubric
  • Lab: How is bacterial growth affected by antibiotics? and Rubric
  • Venn diagram: Bacteria and viruses and Rubric
  • Biolab: AIDS and its effect on the immune response and Rubric
  • Immunity skits and Rubric

Ecology

• AP Environmental Science - Skills Development Unit - developed by Allister Scott
  • Introduction and Letter to students and parents
  • Sample knowledge statements
  • Sample unit plan
  • Developing and using knowledge statements
    • Task 1 - Knowledge statements
    • Task 2 - Pre-test review
    • Task 3 - Post-test review
    • Task 4 - Topic knowledge statements essay
    • Task 5 - Unit knowledge statements essay
  • Scientific skill development
    • Task 6 - Reading a scientific article
    • Task 7 - Producing a scientific report
  • Portfolio development
    • Task 8 - Portfolio: Scientific procedure
    • Task 9 - Portfolio: Reading scientific literature
    • Task 10 - Portfolio: Knowledge statement

• Ecology Unit - developed by Amy Green

  • Standards Matrix
  • Ecology video project and Rubric
  • Group food web and Rubric
  • Ecosystem observation and Rubric
  • Owl pellet lab and Rubric
    • also see Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
  • Eagle population lab and Rubric
  • Concept map and Rubric

     

  • Variety of Performance Tasks in the Life Sciences - Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS) collected from several sources by SRI International

     

  Rubrics Only

  • Research Report Rubric

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Copyright 2010, Jon Mueller. Professor of Psychology, North Central College, Naperville, IL. Comments, questions or suggestions about this website should be sent to the author, Jon Mueller, at jfmueller@noctrl.edu.