Summit Public Schools Cognitive Skills Rubric

In this task students will perform an investigation to determine if sound or light is a mechanical wave.

To accomplish this, students will:

1. Determine the criteria for what makes something a mechanical wave.
2. Participate in an exploratory lab to collect evidence of the
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In this task students will design and analyze an object made of regular shapes of their choosing. They will specifically analyze how changing the object's dimensions based on a set of self-created equations affects the properties of that object. They will then produce a poster to display their...

Students will confront the realities of today's globalized world and investigate the costs and benefits of globalization. Students will practice the collaborative skills and frames of mind necessary for success in a globalized society.

Students will use their understanding of imperialism...

First, students will complete a written persuasive speech that utilizes specific rhetorical strategies. Then, students will present that speech orally to an audience of their peers and other community members. 

In this task, students will work in teams to make biodiesel fuel and analyze its properties to compare it to other fuels available. They will manage a budget to produce and advertise their fuel. Students will apply their understanding of chemical reactions and interactions to possibly modify the...

In this task, students will answer the following essential question: How do writers communicate ideas through literature?

Students will begin by reading an America novel and focusing on the elements of the text — characters, ideas, symbols, etc.— they find most interesting....

In this task, students investigate casino games and create their own game to pitch to Caesar's Palace Casino. 

Students write a myth that describes something specific about our world (e.g., a natural phenomenon like why it snows in winter, the creation of the earth, or a past event). Students create a visual representation of their myth and participate in a gallery walk.

This project will introduce students to their first time writing a statistical analysis paper and collecting their own data.

First, students will practice sampling using a random number generator to understand sampling methods and how to choose the best methods.

Second, students...