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Project Rubric

Project Overview This project was designed and developed in the Wearable Electronics Laboratory of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering. The purpose is to apply in a real- world, state-of-the-art research problem, the concepts learned in an AP Statistics course: to verify if the fabrication process affects significantly an original circuit’s dimensions defined during the design process. A basic knowledge of GeoGebra geometry software and Microsoft® Excel® is required. GeoGebra is used to make measurement on nano-circuit images, and Excel is used for graphing and statistical results analysis.

Project Guidelines 1. Because of the project workload, it will be accomplished by teams of three students each. 2. Students work on two nano-circuit picture sets: circuit original masks (designs) and fabricated printed circuits.

Applying Statistics: Do the Dimensions of Nano-Circuits Change During the Fabrication Process? Activity—Project Rubric 1 Name: ______Date: ______Class: ______3. Students select samples from these pictures and open them with GeoGebra to perform measurements on the circuit elements using a special interface designed specifically for this. Students may work with paired samples or independent samples. 4. The collected measurements are exported to Excel®, and using its graphical and mathematical capabilities, the data is graphed, compared and statistically analyzed. 5. Students create a PowerPoint® slide show or a video (mp4, wma, mpeg) to present project results. 6. Teams present to the rest of the class their results, analyses and conclusions. 7. Help is available for the math and final presentation preparation, during afterschool tutorial time. 8. All the project activities are part of the final grade. If two or all three team members justifiably miss any of these activities, arrange with the instructor for a makeup session before the project deadline.

Applying Statistics: Do the Dimensions of Nano-Circuits Change During the Fabrication Process? Activity—Project Rubric 2 Name: ______Date: ______Class: ______

Project Checklist Activities, Results and Analysis Points  Evaluation 1. GeoGebra Basics Practice (optional) 10  2. Excel Practice (optional) 10  3. Pre-Activity Test 10  4. Project Results Report 60 a. Project title and student names (5)  b. Project description, including objective, procedures and resources used (5)  c. Collected data (5)  d. Graphs of paired data and differences (5)  e. Calculated data statistics (5)  f. Statistical analysis performed; hypothesis testing conclusions (10)  g. General graph for different circuits widths (shared team data) (5)  h. Log-log general graph for different circuits widths (shared team data) (5)  i. Linear correlation of graph in (h) (shared team data) (5)  j. Non-linear correlation for graph (g) (shared team data) (5)  k. Project conclusions (5) 

5. Excel file with obtained data, graphs and statistical analysis 10 

Total Points:

Results Presentation Points  Evaluation

6. Slide show containing information and results listed in points 4a-k 60 

7. In-class results presentation: 30 Presentation proficiency, proficient answers to audience questions 

8. Students’ professional look 10 

Total Points:

Note: Students creating slide presentations or videos (mp4, wma, mpeg) with recorded explanations are exempt from steps 7 and 8. Videos are worth 40 points for the results presentation.

Notes: 1. No project will be accepted after the due date: [Date here ______] 2. Estimated time to perform this project is 10 class sessions (plus afterschool work) and is your final test grade and 70% of your sixth six-week period grade.

Alternative Project Checklist (without GeoGebra Basics Practice and Excel Practice)

Activities, Results and Analysis Points  Evaluation

1. Pre-Activity Test 10  2. Project Results Report 80 a. Project title and student names (5)  b. Project description, including objective, procedures and resources used (5)  c. Collected data (5)  d. Graphs of paired data and differences (5)  e. Calculated data statistics (5)  f. Statistical analysis performed; hypothesis testing conclusions (10)  g. General graph for different circuits widths (shared team data) (5)  h. Log-log general graph for different circuits widths (shared team data) (5)  i. Linear correlation of graph in (h) (shared team data) (5)  j. Non-linear correlation for graph (g) (shared team data) (5)  k. Project conclusions (5) 

3. Excel file with obtained data, graphs and statistical analysis 10 

Total Points:

Results Presentation Point Evaluation s 

4. Slide show containing information and results listed in points 2a-k 60 

5. In-class results presentation: Presentation proficiency, proficient answers to audience questions 30 

6. Students’ professional look 10  Total Points:

Note: Students creating slide presentations or videos (mp4, wma, mpeg) with recorded explanations are exempt from steps 5 and 6. Videos are worth 40 points for the results presentation.

Notes: 1. No project will be accepted after the due date: [Date here ______] 2. Estimated time to perform this project is 10 class sessions (plus after-school-work), and is your final test grade and 70% of your sixth six-week period grade.

Project Results Report Rubric Below Standard Met Standard Above Standard - Student - names, Student names, project name, date displayed a. - Incomplete student names, project name and/or date project name, date - Attention-catching animation/graphics displayed - Correct description of the - problem to Brief , complete and correct description of the problem to solve, - Missing or incomplete problem description solve, clear outlining of clear outlining of main procedures, b. - Missing or incomplete outline procedures used main resources used and results obtained - Missing or incomplete outline of results obtained procedures, - Eye-catching animation/graphics resources - Figures to help understanding used and results obtained - Complete data or necessary portions - Relevant portions of the data included displayed to to support or clarify procedures - Incomplete or missing data displayed to support support explanations - Data formatted in readable font; c. explanations clearly labeled and separated - Data incorrectly formatted, labeled or separated - Data - Complete data sets organized in an - Data displayed in difficult-to-read font formatted in accessible way (custom shows) for a readable seamless presentation font; clearly labeled and separated - - d. - Incomplete or missing graphs All required All required graphs displayed graphs - Incomplete data in graphs - Graphs displaying complete data displayed - Incorrectly labeled graphs - Graphs correctly labeled: title, axes, - Graphs units, legends, scales

Applying Statistics: Do the Dimensions of Nano-Circuits Change During the Fabrication Process? Activity—Project Rubric 6 Name: ______Date: ______Class: ______displaying complete data - Appropriate graph size; readable text - Graphs correctly - Graphs formatted in a professional labeled: title, way axes, units, legends, scales - Displaying required equations to compute - statistics Displaying required equations to compute statistics - Displaying - - Calculator syntax instead mathematical equations values used Displaying values used in calculations - Missing equations to compute statistics in and equations e. - Missing values and calculations calculations - Displaying correct results; units boxed and and in correct units - Results with incorrect/missing units equations - Proficient use of equation editor - Displaying - Calculation process animation correct results; units boxed and in correct units

Project Results Report Rubric (continued)

Below Standard Met Standard Above Standard Statistical analysis includes: - Correct null and alternate hypothesis statement - Level of Statistical analysis includes: - Missing or incomplete correct null and alternate significance - Correct null and alternate hypothesis hypothesis statement () assumed statement - Level of significance () assumed missing - p-value - Level of significance () assumed associated - - p-value associated with the sample(s) Missing p-value associated with the sample(s) with the f. - Missing level of significance and p-value comparison sample(s) - Level of significance and p-value comparison - Missing, incomplete or incorrect hypothesis testing - Level of conclusion significance - Hypothesis testing conclusion - Missing or incorrect test conclusion in terms of the and p-value - Test conclusion in terms of the original original problem comparison problem - Hypothesis - Eye-catching analysis animation testing conclusion - Test conclusion in terms of the original problem - - - g. Incomplete or missing graph Graph Graph displayed - Graph displaying incomplete data displayed - Graph displaying complete data - Graph incompletely/incorrectly labeled - Graph - Graph correctly labeled: title, axes, displaying units, legends, scales complete - Table with data values data - Appropriate graph size; readable text - Graph

Applying Statistics: Do the Dimensions of Nano-Circuits Change During the Fabrication Process? Activity—Project Rubric 8 Name: ______Date: ______Class: ______correctly labeled: title, axes, units, - Graph formatted in a professional way legends, scales - Graph displayed - Graph - Graph displayed displaying - Graph displaying complete data complete - Incomplete or missing graph - data Graph correctly labeled: title, axes, h. - Graph displaying incomplete data units, legends, scales Table with data - Graph - Graph incompletely/incorrectly labeled values correctly - labeled: title, Appropriate graph size; readable text axes, units, - Graph formatted in a professional way legends, scales

Project Results Report Rubric (continued) Below Standard Met Standard Above Standard - Graph displayed - Graph displaying complete - Graph displayed data - Graph displaying complete data - Incomplete or missing graph - Graph - Graph correctly labeled: title, axes, - Graph displaying incomplete data correctly units, legends, scales i. - Graph incorrectly labeled labeled: title, - Correlation equation and coefficient of - Incomplete or missing correlation equation and axes, units, determination on graph coefficient of determination legends, - Table with data values scales - Appropriate graph size; readable text - Correlation - Graph formatted in a professional way equation and coefficient of determinatio n on graph - Graph displayed - Graph displaying complete - Graph displayed data - Graph displaying complete data - Graph - Graph correctly labeled: title, axes, - Incomplete or missing graph correctly units, legends, scales - Graph displaying incomplete data labeled: title, - Non-linear correlation equation and j. - Graph incorrectly labeled axes, units, coefficient of determination on graph - Non-linear correlation equation missing legends, - Brief procedure to obtain equation scales - Appropriate graph size, readable text - Non-linear - Graph formatted in a professional way correlation equation and coefficient of determinatio n on graph

Applying Statistics: Do the Dimensions of Nano-Circuits Change During the Fabrication Process? Activity—Project Rubric 10 Name: ______Date: ______Class: ______- Conclusion includes relevant hypothesis, - Conclusion includes relevant procedures hypothesis, procedures and results and results - Well-stated description and correct - Missing or incomplete project conclusion - Well-stated use of statistical terminology - Conclusion not supported with the correct statistical description - Conclusion complete and in problem k. terminology and correct context - Missing or poor conclusion within problem context use of - Eye catching animation/graphics statistical - terminology Illustration, graphs and/or figures to help understanding - Conclusion complete and in problem context - Slides formatted using professional - Slides formatted with topic-related PowerPoint background and graphics of students’ template - Unformatted slides own design designs - Font choices are difficult to read - All text in readable font, size (> 24) - Most of the and color text in - Eye-catching slide transitions readable font, size (> 24 pt) and color

Project Results Report Presentation

Non-Professional Quite professional Professional - Read some notes or slides - Read notes or slides - Little or no reading of - Some audience eye - No audience eye contact slides or notes contact - Lacks confidence during - Eye contact with audience - Some distracting the entire presentation - Natural gestures and no Body Language movement and gestures - Unnatural and distracting distracting movements - Some confidence and movements or gestures - Appears confident during poise, but still appearing (fidgeting or nervous) the entire presentation somewhat nervous - Speaks clearly during the - Speaks clearly most of the entire presentation time - Speaks too softly to be - Speaks at uniform volume, - Sometimes speaks too understood and normal pace, not too quickly or slowly - Speaks too quickly or quickly or slowly - Speaks loudly enough for slowly - Speaks loudly enough for most of the audience - Frequently use of words or everyone to hear - Occasionally uses words or Voice sounds such as: Okay, so…, - Rarely or does not use sounds such as: Okay, so…, you know…, uh, umm, I words or sounds such as: you know…, uh, umm, I mean… Okay, so…, you know…, uh, mean… - Not using correct technical umm, I mean… - Uses correct technical language and formal - Uses correct technical language and formal English language and formal English during most of the English during the entire presentation presentation - Main idea present, but not - Main idea presented in a - No main idea present; proficiently explained clear and effective way wrong or incomplete - Ideas presented in the - Ideas presented in the - Ideas presented in the correct order but lack correct order, emphasizing incorrect sequence connections or missing main points and in context - Missing important steps in important points - Effective introduction and the development - Introduction and conclusion Overall - Missing, incorrect or conclusion, present, but - Presentation done in the Presentation incomplete introduction not effective allotted time, and time and/or conclusion - Presentation done in the proficiently distributed on - Poor presentation time allotted time, but time topics or ideas management poorly distributed among - Answers audience - Did not correctly answer topics or ideas questions correctly and in audience question(s) - Answers most questions context, with relevant correctly and in context information and examples

Applying Statistics to Nano-Circuit Dimensions in Fabrication Activity—Project Rubric 12 Name: ______Date: ______Class: ______- Wearing clothes - Wearing clothes - Wearing semi-formal appropriate for the Students’ Visual inappropriate for the clothes occasion (professional job Impression (Look) occasion interview)

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