Carbon+Cycle


 * Students will be able to:**
 * 1) develop greater fluency with computations concepts (parallelism, events) and practices (i.e. interactive and incremental development, testing and debugging, abstracting and modularizing) by working on a self-directed project.


 * Stage 1: Investigate**
 * Carbon Cycle Assignment Overview**
 * 1) Create a slideshow with animation to demonstrate understanding of the carbon cycle.
 * 2) See science rubric for science concepts to include. (see below)
 * 3) View sample carbon cycle


 * Stage 2: Design**
 * 1) Create a slideshow with at least 2 backgrounds.
 * 2) Use speech bubbles to explain how to do something.
 * 3) Must have animation/motion.
 * 4) All sprites must be in the correct position on the correct stage (background) on Green Flag
 * 5) Spelling and grammar must be correct.


 * Stage 3: Plan**
 * 1) background
 * 2) images you will import.
 * 3) what sprites you will use.


 * Stage 4: Create**
 * 1) Create the program.
 * 2) If you get stuck, ask a friend in a seat near you.
 * 3) When you are done, ask 3 students to view your program.
 * 4) Ask Mrs. Carrier to approve the program, then transfer the program to the MIT website. She will transfer it to the ICS Kids 15_16 CarbonCycle studio.


 * Stage 5: Evaluate**
 * Answer the following questions**
 * 1) **Remembering**: What did you do in the project? What was your inspiration?
 * 2) **Understanding**: What was important about it? What did you learn?
 * 3) **Applying**: Where could I use this again?
 * 4) **Analyzing**: Do I see any patterns in what I did? What did you get stuck on? How did you get unstuck? Who in the class viewed your story? Who helped you with useful tips and suggestion?
 * 5) **Evaluating**: How well did I do? D id you include everything in your design? If something was not included, explain why. What are you most proud of? Why?
 * 6) **Creating**: What should I do next? What do you want to learn next?

Science Help: [|Carbon Cycle Review]

attempt, complete or turn in ||
 * Rubrics**
 * Science**
 * **Science Concepts** || **4 = Exemplary** || **3 = Proficient** || **2 = Near-Proficient** || **1 = Learning** || **0 = No Evidence** ||
 * || Programs a scratch program that illustrates the movement of carbon in at least 3 systems and explains the process || Programs a scratch program that illustrates the movement of carbon in 2 systems and explains the process || Programs a scratch program that illustrates the movement of carbon for 2 systems, offers no explanation of the process, shows correct process though || Attempts to program scratch program that illustrates the movement of carbon, offers no explanation and is not the correct process || Did not



Paczynski, Joshua H. Carbon Cycle Notes. 13 Jan. 2016. Class notes. Incarnation Catholic School, Tampa, FL.
 * Works Cited**


 * ICT**
 * || ** Advanced **

**= 4 points (100%)** || ** Proficient **

**= 3 points (85%)** || ** Developing **

**= 2 points (75%)** || ** Beginning **

**= 1 point (65%)** || 2-3 backgrounds use. || Good use of images to enhance the product. Correct background on Green Flag. 2 backgrounds used. || Appears a little messy or Backgrounds present but don’t add to the product. Correct background on Green Flag. 2 backgrounds used. || Looks hastily thrown together. Background distract from the product. Incorrect background on Green flag. 1 background used. || Animation does not help to tell the story. || Only basic scripts with no control events. Or, animation distracts from the story. || Works cited items are includes in the Notes and Credits section on the MIT website in correct MLA format. || Completed project is Notes and works cited included but works cited incomplete or incorrectly formatted. || Either no notes or no works cited. || No instructions. No Works cited. ||
 * ** Craftsmanship Backgrounds ** || Excellent use of images to enhance the product. Correct background on Green Flag.
 * ** Craftsmanship Sprites ** || Excellent use of sprites to enhance the product and tell the story. Sprites in correct location on Green Flag. || Good use of sprites to enhance the product and tell the story. Sprites in correct location on Green Flag. || Appears a little messy or sprites do not add to the product. Sprite not in correct location on Green Flag. || Sprites distract from the product. ||
 * ** Craftsmanship Scripts ** || Scripts are extremely well done and complex with excellent animation and control events to support the story. || Scripts well done with good animation and control events to support the story. || Basic scripts with little animation or control events.
 * ** Craftsmanship Timing and Flow ** || User friendly with excellent timing and control to present the information. || User friendly with good timing and control to present the information. || Product is not user friendly. Difficult to control timing or to read information. || Not user friendly. Difficult to read and to control. ||
 * ** Conventions ** || No errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation. || 1-2 errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation. || 3-6 errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation. || Many errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation. ||
 * **Upload** || Notes and Credits section on the website includes instructions for the use of the program.
 * **Upload** || Notes and Credits section on the website includes instructions for the use of the program.