Drift Briefing Sheet

BRIEFING SHEET - SYMPOSIUM ON CONTINENTAL DRIFT

Choose one person from your group to play the part of the leading scientist. Your group has the job of presenting a talk explaining the research the scientific team has completed..

Research your topic at the assigned Internet sites.
Complete the attached activity.
Make a list of the important things your group has done/discovered.
Decide what conclusion your group has come to.
Now help the person leading the group to decide what he/she is going to say.
You may use overhead projector transparencies to illustrate your presentation.

OVERVIEW

The instructions below will help you to prepare your project.

·        Choose one person from your group to play the part of the scientist. This person will have the job of presenting a talk (7-10 minutes) explaining what research the group has done. The others will play roles as research assistants, friends or relatives.

·        Read the information that is attached. Look at geology and earth science books your teacher provides, and read the web pages that are attached to your simulation guide to find out more about your topic.

·        Complete labs or simulations that are attached to this packet.

·        Prepare a presentation about the following:

The experiments your team performed (Show pictures of equipment you used; explain how you used it)

The importance of your experiments.(Do your experiments support the idea that continents move?) Prepare a transparency that explains the.results of your research.

GRADING RUBRIC

Points/ Category	20	15	10	5
Lab/Activity	Complete!
Presentation	All members contribute; effective use of audio-visual aids; all group members demonstrate depth of understanding.	Only half the group contributes or audio-visual aids ineffective or group demonstrates poor understanding of topic.	Only half the group contributes and/or audio-visual aids ineffective and/or group appears not to understand topic.	Only one member contributes; no audio-visual aids
Group dynamics during research and activities.	All members participate equally		Only half the group participates.	No cooperation between group members; refusal to participate or one person dominates the group.
Presentation Guide	Fully describes the contribution of each research team to the development of the theory.	Omits the contributions of 1-2 research teams to the development of the theory.	Omits the contributions of 3-4 research teams to the development of the theory.	Omits the contributions of 5-6 research teams to the development of the theory.

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