CALIPSO Teacher's Guide: Assessment Rubric

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RATING	ASSESSING THE SITUATION	ACTION PLAN	GATHERING EVIDENCE	ANALYSIS	PRESENTATION
4	Develop a clear and concise formulation of potential issues and identify all problem(s)	Present a clearly developed and logical procedure for investigating the situation	Demonstrate thorough and comprehensive research techniques when gathering evidence on both sides of all issues identified	Reveal a comprehensive understanding of each of the issues involved as well as the interrelationships among those issues	Conduct an accurate, fair, and impartial presentation of the issues at hand and an informed, logical explanation of all aspects of your investigation
3	Develop a clear and concise formulation of some of the potential issues and identify problem(s)	Present clear, yet incomplete ideas for investigating the situation that addresses most major issues	Demonstrate research techniques when gathering evidence on both sides of any issues identified	Reveal a comprehensive understanding of some of the issues involved as well as the interrelationships among those issues	Give a clear presentation that includes two of the following: identifying all of the issues, how you chose to investigate them, and what you decided to do about them.
2	Develop a clear and concise formulation of at least three potential issues but no formulation of a problem to be addressed	Present a general, but somewhat vague plan of action that includes at least three potential issues	Demonstrate research techniques when gathering evidence on at least three potential issues both sides of any issues identified	Reveal a reasonable understanding of some of at least three of the issues involved as well as some of the interrelationships among those issues	Give a clear presentation that includes some of the following: identifying all of the issues, how you chose to investigate them, and what you decided to do about them.
1	Recognizes some, but not all of the issues involved - no identification of a problem to be addressed	Present a plan of action that includes at least two potential issues	Demonstrate incomplete research techniques when gathering evidence	Reveal an incomplete understanding of some of the issues involved and/or an incomplete grasp of the interrelationships involved	Presentation is not clear.

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APPENDICES
Appendix A: Sample Student Activity Sheet
Appendix B: Assessment Rubric
Appendix C: National Science Education Standards

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Dianne Q. Robinson, Ph. D.
Outreach Director
dianne.robinson@hamptonu.edu

Barbara Maggi
Assistant Outreach Director
barbara.maggi@hamptonu.edu

Responsible NASA official: Melinda Cagle, Science Manager, CALIPSO


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CALIPSO is a collaboration between NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), the French space agency CNES, Hampton University, the Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL), and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. The primary roles and contributions of these partners can be found at http://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov. This mission is part of NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder (ESSP) Program, a series of missions designed to examine critical issues in Earth system science.