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    Performance Task Blueprint - Earth Science End Term

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    This document provides instructions for a performance task that requires students to create a living mini biosphere in a terrarium. Students will test the effects of environmental challenges on the terrarium ecosystem by observing changes over a week and recording data. They will then produce a report on the observed effects of the challenges. The document outlines the goal, roles, audience, situation, required products, procedures for setting up the terrarium, a rubric for evaluation, and deadline.

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    This document provides instructions for a performance task that requires students to create a living mini biosphere in a terrarium. Students will test the effects of environmental challenges on the terrarium ecosystem by observing changes over a week and recording data. They will then produce a report on the observed effects of the challenges. The document outlines the goal, roles, audience, situation, required products, procedures for setting up the terrarium, a rubric for evaluation, and deadline.

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    Terrarium creation - adapted form NASA

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    Senior High School

    Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics


    Earth Science
    Performance Task Blueprint

    Biosphere 0.5

    I. Goal: To create a mini biosphere that would be able to stand environmental challenges.
    II. Role: You are part of a scientific project to test how challenges would affect the environment.
    III. Audience: You will be presenting this to the scientific community.

    IV. Situation:

    A terrarium is like an aquarium, but for plants instead of fish. It is made in just about any glass
    container. It is planted to look like a miniature garden or forest enclosed in its own little world
    (NASA, n.d). Using a terrarium, the challenge is to test the effect of different environmental
    challenges to the environment.

    Product: For this performance task, you are expected to produce the following:

    i Living mini biosphere


    ii Report on the effects of the environmental challenges

    VI. Procedure

    1. First task: Terrarium


    a. Materials
    i. Clear glass container:
    fishbowl, aquarium,
    cookie jar, clear vase
    with broad bottom,
    shallow dish with glass
    bowl turned upside down
    over it
    1. Make sure your
    glass container
    is clean and
    clear. Figure 1. Terrarium sample
    ii. Rocks (pebbles, marble size
    or depending on the size of the containers
    iii. Activated charcoal to filter the water and help prevent growth of fungi
    iv. Potting soil
    v. Small plants of different colors, shapes and textures.
    Optional: moss, decorative rocks
    b. Procedure:
    i. Start with a layer of rocks this will serve as a drainage system.
    ii. Add a ½ inch thick layer of charcoal.
    iii. Fill the container up to half full of potting soil.
    iv. Plant your plants. Be careful with the plants and avoid damaging their
    roots. Arrange them to look nice and leave spaces for them to be able to
    breath and grow. Pat gown soil so they don’t get uprooted easily.
    v. Add decorative people, and other materials to make your terrarium look
    like a little garden.
    vi. Water the plants but not much.
    vii. Place in indirect light and cover.
    viii. The terrarium will be observed for a week and changes would be
    recorded accordingly.
    ix. Data will be put in the table provided in Appendix A.
    Senior High School
    Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
    Earth Science
    Performance Task Blueprint

    VII. Rubric/s

    Terrarium making creation.

    5 3 1
    Criteria
    Exemplary Proficient Developing
    Worked efficiently.
    Used time wisely, followed
    all instructions.
    (x2)
    Biotic features of ecosystem
    Biotic = living at least 4/5
    plans
    -plant life is striving based on
    the environment: watered,
    light, in the container, like
    plants together
    (x3)
    Ecosystem has at least 4/5
    -Rock
    -Soil
    -Sand
    -Charcoal
    -Clear Container
    (x2)
    Care of Terrarium is
    evident.
    (x3)
    Terrarium Design
    plan was well thought out and
    drawn with a supply list.
    (x2)

    Total Score (60)

    Reference:

    iRubric: Creating a Terrarium rubric - KX79A95. (n.d.).


    https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?sp=yes&code=KX79A95&
    Make a Terrarium Mini-Garden. (n.d.). NASA Climate Kids. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/mini-
    garden/

    VIII. Deadline/s

    First Task:

    Start: May 18.

    Prepared by:

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