HUMAN GROWTH PROJECT Science Project for the sixth six weeks

TODAY’S DATE: 4/12/17(A) & 4/13/17(B) DUE DATE: 5/17/17(A) & 5/18/17(B)

Dear Parents, As we end the unit on the human body, specifically the reproductive system, students will be doing a project on human growth and development. There will be two options for students in this project and they have about five weeks to complete it. Depending on which option they choose, they will need to interview you concerning their early life. This project will be done outside of class time. We realize the presence of a variety of family situations; we want to respect that and offer students whichever option they wish to do. Please understand that this is not intended to pry into a student’s background in an invasive manner. If a student chooses Option B, they may choose what they wish to report as far as their early life. Please look over the information in this packet and examine both options. There are some sample questions if students decide to use them; they are not required to use any of the questions we’ve provided. Again, the choice is theirs. We want to express our thanks ahead of time for providing the time and effort to speak to your 7th grader if they choose Option B. It may involve getting out photos and their baby books or journals. We are hoping that this will be a positive learning experience for all involved. Again, thanks for your support.

Sincerely,

Karen C. Green Marie Guerrero Cindy Moringy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 512.841.1415 voicemail 512.841.1417 voicemail 512.841.1411 voicemail Students may choose one of the following options to report human growth and development. There are directions and rubrics for both options.

*****Option A: Human Growth and Development***** Student will write a research report about the development of humans, including the following information. Each section should contain at LEAST one to two, seventh-grade level paragraphs. 1) Prenatal development conception to 12 weeks (first trimester). This includes a picture or drawing of this stage of development. 2) Prenatal development 12 weeks to 24 weeks (second trimester). This includes a picture or drawing of this stage of development. 3) Prenatal development 24 to 36 weeks (third trimester). This includes a picture or drawing of this stage of development. 4) Process of labor and delivery/birth of the baby 5) Development of newborn to 2 years old 6) Development 3 years to 11 years old 7) Development and changes during adolescence

REMINDERS ABOUT THE REPORT:  The report needs to be typed, size 12 or 14 font, using Arial or some standard print, double spaced.  If report is done by hand, it needs to be in blue or black ink and it needs to be LEGIBLE. No reports accepted in pencil.  No rough draft needs to be turned in. If a student wishes to do a rough draft that is fine but it is not required.  Done in essay format, with complete sentences, ideas set apart by paragraphs, and the information required answered thoroughly.  Bibliography of sources used, at least 3 sources which can be internet, book, encyclopedia. NO TEXTBOOKS may be used.  Project will count TWO times for the sixth grading period.  NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. These need to be graded and returned in a timely manner. If a student will miss the date the project is due, they need to turn it in on their returning date to campus. If a student KNOWS they’re going to miss the due date, they need to turn that in prior to the due date. ******************************************************************************************

*****OPTION B: MY LIFE FROM MY PARENTS’ PERSPECTIVE***** Students will write a narrative essay about their own growth and development, from prenatal development to their present age. The information and research can be from their parents, grandparents, family friends, relatives other than your parents, foster parents, guardians--- anyone who has had a part in your development and raising you may contribute to this report. There are directions, sample questions and a rubric for this option.

Baby books, journals, photos may be used. The finished product needs to be typed, Arial or some standard easy to read font, size 12 or 14 font. Each section should contain at LEAST one to two paragraphs. If hand-written, the report needs to be in blue or black ink and needs to be LEGIBLE. No reports accepted in pencil. Please be CREATIVE with your narrative. If you simply list the things that happened at each stage of your life, that will have a pretty monotonous tone to it. In other words, it won’t sound very creative. 1. What parents remember about your prenatal development conception to 12 weeks (first trimester) 2. What parents remember about your prenatal development 12 weeks to 24 weeks (second trimester) 3. What parents remember about your prenatal development 24 to 36 weeks (third trimester) 4. Labor and delivery/birth of the baby 5. Development of newborn to 2 years old 6. Development 3 years to 11 years old 7. Development and changes during adolescence

REMINDERS ABOUT THE REPORT:  The report needs to be typed, size 12 or 14 font, using Arial or some standard print, and double spacing.  If report is done by hand, it needs to be in blue or black ink and it needs to be LEGIBLE. No reports accepted in pencil.  Baby Pictures may be used or copies of pictures but NOT required. No points taken off if no pictures are used and no extra credit if they are used. Students need to be sure they have parents’ permission to use pictures.  No rough draft is required.  Done in essay format, with complete sentences, ideas set apart by paragraphs, and the information required answered thoroughly.  This can be written in the first or third person, using whichever you choose.  A Bibliography page needs to be included, listing all the resources you spoke to or personal baby books you used. This option doesn’t include having to use resources as the research paper in Option A, so most of the research will be with family and friends who know facts about your early life.  Project will count TWO times for the sixth grading period. NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. These need to be graded and returned in a timely manner. If a student will miss the date the project is due, they need to turn it in on their returning date to campus. If a student KNOWS they’re going to miss the due date, they need to turn that in prior to the due date.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR OPTION B: You are not required to use these questions. They’re merely sample questions to use. You may use this sheet as scratch paper but do not turn it in as your finished product or part of your project.

1. My birth: Was I on time, early, late? How did it go at the hospital while I was being born?

2. Can you remember what you said when you saw me for the first time?

3. How did you pick a name for me?

4. Were you OK with the fact that I was a girl/boy?

5. What was my birth weight, length, eye color, hair color, special features, etc?

6. Who was present at my arrival?

7. What do you remember about me during infancy? As a toddler? Preschool? Kindergarten? Elementary school? Middle school? 7th grade year?

8. What advice would you have for me about parenting that I can use if I decide MANY YEARS FROM NOW to be a parent? Please be specific.

9. What’s the most difficult part of parenting? What’s the easiest?

More sample questions: These may be questions that the student asks her/his adoptive parents, foster parents, guardians, etc. J 1. Describe your family situation however you wish to do so. For example: “I live with my grandparents.”

2. How old was I when I came to live with this new family?

3. How did you find me?

4. What was the first thing you said when you saw me?

5. How long did you wait to get me from an adoption agency?

6. Any information you have from your birth family can be included as well.

7. Who picked my name and how was it picked?

8. What do you know about my early years before I came to be a part of this family?

9. What kinds of things do you recall of my first year with you?

10. Memories from early childhood, preschool, elementary, etc? 6th and 7th grade?

11. Questions #8 and #9 from first set of questions can be asked here as well.

RUBRIC FOR OPTION A: Category Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Nearly Meets Standard Does Not Meet Standard

Material/ The writer provides facts and The writer provides facts and The writer provides facts and The writer provides a mixture of content quotations from a variety of quotations from several sources quotations from more than one opinions, facts, and statements and sources and each section. Facts and each section. Facts and source and not each section. some sections are missing. and ideas are either expressed in ideas are either expressed in the Facts and ideas are not always Facts and ideas are often not the writer’s words or else writer’s words or else documented or expressed in the expressed in the writer’s words or completely and correctly documented. The body of the writer’s words. The body of the else they lack documentation. documented. The body of the report supports and develops report lacks real unity and The body of the report lacks unity report supports and develops the the writer’s thesis, and it usually coherence, although most details and coherence, and may be difficult writer’s thesis, and it contains no exhibits unity and coherence. are somewhat related to the to understand. extraneous ideas. (20 pts) (15 pts) topic. (10 pts) (0-5 pts) Organization Writer demonstrates logical and Paragraph development present Logical organization; organization No evidence of structure or subtle sequencing of ideas but not perfected. (15 pts) of ideas not fully developed. (10 organization. (0-5 pts) through well-developed pts) paragraphs; transitions are used to enhance organization. (20 pts) Mechanics and There are few or no errors in There are minor errors in There are numerous errors in Numerous errors in mechanics, sentence mechanics, usage, grammar, or mechanics, usage, grammar, or mechanics, usage, grammar, or usage, grammar, or spelling may structure. spelling. Word choice is precise spelling. Word choice is usually spelling. Word choice is not hinder comprehension. Word and appropriate for the audience. appropriate for the audience. always appropriate for the choice shows little understanding (20 pts) (15 pts) audience. (10 pts) of the audience. (0-5 pts) Academic Contains precise and vivid Contains mostly precise and Contains some precise and vivid Does not contain precise and vivid Writing language (grade-level vocabulary vivid language (grade-level language (grade-level vocabulary language (grade-level vocabulary or or above) (e.g. use of appropriate vocabulary or above) (e.g. use of or above) (e.g. use of appropriate above) (e.g. use of appropriate synonyms for words, ex. “bring” appropriate synonyms for synonyms for words, ex. “bring” synonyms for words, ex. “bring” instead of “get.”) (10 pts) words, ex. “bring” instead of instead of “get.”) (6 pts) instead of “get.”) (0-4 pts) “get.”) (8 pts) Neatness The final draft of the report is The final draft of the report is The final draft of the report is The final report is not neat or readable, clean, neat and readable, neat and attractive, readable and some of the pages attractive. It looks like the student attractive. Report is typed or but lacks overall professionalism are attractive. Report is written just wanted to get it done and written in blue or black ink and of presentation. Report is in blue or black ink, and it looks didn't care what it looked like. All paper has professional quality. written in blue or black ink and like parts of it might have been or part of the report is written in (10 pts) has stains. (8 pts) done in a hurry. (6 pts) pencil. (0-4 pts)

Bibliography The report includes a complete The report includes an in- The report includes an The report may not include a and correct bibliography or Complete but correct incomplete or incorrect bibliography or source list, or this source list. bibliography or source list. (15 bibliography or source list. (10 may be incomplete or incorrect. (20 pts) pts) pts) (0-5 pts)

RUBRIC FOR OPTION B: Category Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Nearly Meets Standard Does Not Meet Standard

Material/ The writer provides facts The writer provides facts and The writer provides facts The writer provides a mixture content and quotations from quotations from interviews and quotations from more of opinions, facts, and interviews and other and other sources and each than one interview and statements without sources and each section. section. Facts and ideas are other sources and not each interviewing anyone, and Facts and ideas are either either expressed in the section. Facts and ideas are some sections are missing. expressed in the writer’s writer’s words or else not always documented or Facts and ideas are often not words or else completely documented. The body of the expressed in the writer’s expressed in the writer’s and correctly report supports and develops words. The body of the words or else they lack documented. The body of the writer’s thesis, and it report lacks real unity and documentation. the report supports and usually exhibits unity and coherence, although most The body of the report lacks develops the writer’s coherence. details are somewhat unity and coherence, and may thesis, and it contains no (15 pts) related to the topic. (10 pts) be difficult to understand. extraneous ideas. (20 pts) (0-5 pts) Organization Writer demonstrates Paragraph development Logical organization; No evidence of structure or logical and subtle present but not perfected. organization of ideas not organization. (0-5 pts) sequencing of ideas (15 pts) fully developed. (10 pts) through well-developed paragraphs; transitions are used to enhance organization. (20 pts) Mechanics and There are few or no errors There are minor errors in There are numerous errors Numerous errors in sentence in mechanics, usage, mechanics, usage, grammar, in mechanics, usage, mechanics, usage, grammar, structure. grammar, or spelling. or spelling. Word choice is grammar, or spelling. Word or spelling may hinder Word choice is precise usually appropriate for the choice is not always comprehension. Word choice and appropriate for the audience. (15 pts) appropriate for the shows little understanding of audience. (20 pts) audience. (10 pts) the audience. (0-5 pts) Academic Contains precise and vivid Contains mostly precise and Contains some precise and Does not contain precise and Writing language (grade-level vivid language (grade-level vivid language (grade-level vivid language (grade-level vocabulary or above) (e.g. vocabulary or above) (e.g. use vocabulary or above) (e.g. vocabulary or above) (e.g. use use of appropriate of appropriate synonyms for use of appropriate of appropriate synonyms for synonyms for words, ex. words, ex. “bring” instead of synonyms for words, ex. words, ex. “bring” instead of “bring” instead of “get.”) “get.”) (8 pts) “bring” instead of “get.”) “get.”) (0-4 pts) (10 pts) (6 pts) Neatness The final draft of the The final draft of the report is The final draft of the report The final report is not neat or report is readable, clean, readable, neat and attractive, is readable and some of the attractive. It looks like the neat and attractive. but lacks overall pages are attractive. Report student just wanted to get it Report is typed or written professionalism of is written in blue or black done and didn't care what it in blue or black ink and presentation. Report is ink, and it looks like parts of looked like. All or part of the paper has professional written in blue or black ink it might have been done in a report is written in pencil. quality. (10 pts) and has stains. (8 pts) hurry. (6 pts) (0-4 pts)

Bibliography The report includes a The report includes an in- The report includes an The report may not include a complete and correct Complete but correct incomplete or incorrect bibliography or source list, or bibliography or source list. bibliography or source list. bibliography or source list. this may be incomplete or (20 pts) (15 pts) (10 pts) incorrect. (0-5 pts)