Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Micronutrient Investigation Project Overview


 Unit 2 Project - Micronutrient Investigation

You and your partner are tasked with teaching the class more about an important micronutrient (either a mineral or a vitamin). You will research and take notes about your micronutrient in order to create an informative presentation to teach the rest of the class about…

-       - basic, important information about the micronutrient
-       - its role(s) in the body
-      -  good sources for the micronutrient
-      -  effects of a deficiency of the micronutrient
-       - effects of excess consumption of the micronutrient

You will also draft a handout that will be used to assist students learning about your micronutrient during your presentation. A printed copy of your informative handout is due by the end of the day on Friday, April 12 and presentations will take place on Monday, April 15 and Tuesday, April 16.

The choices for topics are as follows:

Thiamin                                                                                                       
Riboflavin                                                                          
Niacin                                                                                                   
Biotin                                                                                    
Vitamin B6
Folate  
Vitamin B12    
Vitamin D  
Vitamin E
Vitamin K   
Phosphorous  
Calcium                        
Copper       
Magnesium             
Potassium                        
Zinc  
Fluoride

You also need to submit a properly formatted bibliography (use APA or MLA formatting).

Micronutrient Investigation Rubric

Mastery – 4
Proficient – 3
Satisfactory – 2
Needs Revision – 1
Quality of information in visual aid (Content)
- All written/presented work contains correct, clear, and detailed information
- Work is written/presented in student friendly language and does not contain information directly lifted from sources
- It is apparent that students conducted a great deal of independent research
- Vocabulary terms from class and research are used very consistently and correctly
- Written/presented work contains consistently correct and detailed information
- Work is written/presented in student friendly language and does not contain information directly lifted from sources
- Vocabulary from class and research is used often and correctly
- Written/presented work is generally correct and detailed
- Work is written/presented in student friendly language usually but contains some information directly lifted from sources
- Vocabulary is used incorrectly or basic, common language is used unnecessarily
- Written work/presented shows a lack of command of the material
- Written/presented work contains glaring errors
- Written/presented work contains blatant examples of other writer’s ideas
- Few efforts are made to discuss vocabulary from class
Quality of presentation
(Work Habits)
- Written/presented work is easy to read, yet sophisticated, and consistently free of errors
- Oral presentation is competent, professional, engaging and hooks the audience’s attention
- Presenters appear very knowledgeable and comfortable discussing their object
- All group members speak, make, and maintain eye contact during oral presentation
- Written/presented work is easy to read and consistently free of errors
- Oral presentation is competent, professional, and interesting
- Presenters appear knowledgeable about their object
- All group members speak and make eye contact (and try to maintain it) during oral presentation
- Written/presented work is unclear and/or contains several errors
- Oral presentation is lacking in content or unprofessional
- Presenters do not appear consistently knowledgeable about their object
- All group members speak and make eye contact during oral presentation
- Errors and/or the lack of clarity make comprehension difficult
- Oral presentation is unfocused and unprofessional
- Presenters are not adequately prepared to discuss their object
- Audience members are unprofessional towards speakers
- Group members neglect to plan and include the entire group

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