Project

The final project incorporates the three basic elements required agriculture, problem-based learning and NASA imagery as a vital component of the definition of the problem or as an integral element of the solution.

The objectives of the project are based on local, state, or national educational standards that are listed in teacher materials.

The final project incorporates the three basic elements required agriculture, problem-based learning and NASA imagery.

The objectives of the project are based on local, state, or national educational standards that are listed in teacher materials.

The final project incorporates the three basic elements required agriculture, problem based-learning and NASA imagery.

Project Structure

The structure of the project is user friendly and functional. Student resources are accurate and current.

Links to outside resources are functional.

The structure provides for interaction with the student.

The structure of the project is user friendly and functional. Student resources are accurate and current.

Links to outside resources are functional.

The structure of the project is weak and lacks a logical organization.

Links to web resources are outdated or do not function.

Interaction with the project is limited.

Agriculture

The final project provides students with an opportunity to expand their awareness of agriculture beyond “cows, sows, and plows.”

Students are given an opportunity to understand the impact of remote sensing, GIS, and NASA on agriculture.

The final project provides students with an opportunity to expand their awareness of agriculture.

Students are given an opportunity to understand the impact of new technologies on agriculture.

The final project provides students with an opportunity to expand their awareness of agriculture

Problem-based Learning

The final project challenges learners to “ask the right question.”

The problem-based scenario does not have a single correct answer, but challenges learners to inquire, acquire new information, evaluate and synthesize information from a variety of informational resources. The structure of the project contributes to the student’s inquiry to find the “right question.”

The final project challenges learners to “ask the right question.”

The structure of the project guides the students through the process of discovering a solution.

The project develops a worksheet type activity for students to complete.

The project lacks a structure, which enhances the student’s ability to solve the problem.

NASA Imagery

The final project incorporates NASA imagery as an integral component of the project.

The image may appear in the definition of the problem and/or in possible solutions.

The images are significant in defining or solving the problem.

The final project incorporates NASA imagery as a component of the project.

The image may appear in the definition of the problem and/or in possible solutions.

The final project incorporates NASA imagery as a component of the project, but it does not significantly contribute to the definition of the problem or to the solution of the problem.

Supporting Information

A detailed rubric is used for assessment of the student projects.

The rubric accurately accesses the objectives of the project.

Teacher materials (which include educational standards) are provided.

A rubric is used for assessment of the student projects.

The rubric providea general guidelines for assessing the objectives of the project.

Teacher materials (which include educational standards) are provided.

A rubric that needs further development is provided for the assessment of the student projects.

Teacher materials are provided, but need further development and refinement.

Additional Requirements

The project is edited for grammar and spelling.

The project is submitted by the deadline.

The presentation plan is well organized, thorough, complete, and submitted on a timely basis.

The project is edited for grammar and spelling.

The project is submitted on a timely basis.

The presentation plan is submitted on a timely basis.

The project has grammar and spelling errors that need to be corrected.

The presentation plan is incomplete.

The project is submitted after the deadline.