Lesson Overview
Students will be able to: Show that they can think broadly and accurately about factors that influence the biological process of decomposition.
Day 7: A Jury's Dilemma- Written Assessment
Objectives
Students analyze a trial involving a dispute about a composting business, then outline how a Special Investigator could gather evidence to help settle the case.
Time:
1 hour
Setting:
Classroom
Materials
For each student:
- copy of "Challenge Sheet"
- copy of "Scoring Sheet"
Procedure
See Lesson Resources below for further details.
Lesson Resources
- A Jury's Dilemma-Written Assessment (pdf, 379 KB)
NYS Standards
MST 4- Physical setting, living environment and nature of science
ELA 3- Language for critical analysis and evaluation
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
5E Flow of Matter and Energy
7D Social Trade-offs
7E Political and Economic Systems
7F Social Conflict
8D Communication
9E Reasoning