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Gold Seal Lesson:
Exercise
Physiology/Scientific Method
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Copernicus
Education Gateway
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Subject:
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Science
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Grade:
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9-12
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ICLE Standards:
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Science as Inquiry: Apply the scientific method.
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives:
Understanding of of personal and community health.
Language Arts: Understand techniques of
researching information; use writing to communicate.
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Performance Task:
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For this task you are to pretend that you are a
member of the prestigious Sports Medicine Faculty at a large university center. The university publishes the journal, "Exercise and
Sports." The editor of the journal has asked you and some other members of the staff to submit a paper for
publication based on experimental research. You are to work together as a team to do the research and prepare
the paper for publication
Note to teacher: Groups of four or five students probably work best for
this task.
You are free to choose any topic related to sports medicine or exercise
physiology that interests you. Some sample topics are: Diet, pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure. Your
topic must be approved by the editor/teacher. Your paper must include a summary of the literature and a statement of your
research, including a hypothesis, materials used, experimental design, data, results, summary and
conclusion(s). Your research should not include body fluid experiments nor animal subjects. Any exercise
study must be reasonable and done with healthy subjects. The following criteria will be used for
evaluating your research:
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proper use of the scientific method:
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thoroughness of research;
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completeness of experiment;
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display of data through graphs, charts, photos, etc.;
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neatness and legibility.
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Knowledge / Skills:
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Know and apply the principles of scientific
inquiry. (s114)
Exhibit good data management skills by
collecting, organizing, and graphing data.
(s19)
Apply in writing the rules and conventions of
grammar, usage, punctuation, paragraphing and spelling. (ela1)
Gather information from a variety of sources,
including electronic sources, and summarize, analyze, and evaluate its use
for a report. (ela3)
Apply the information gathered from technical
texts in real-life situations.
(ela35)
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Rubric:
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4 Points =
The team of students independently completes task. They demonstrate
good understanding of the scientific method, their research is thorough,
the experimental design is of high quality, and their hypothesis is well stated. All aspects of the experiment are of high
quality. Data are collected and well displayed. Students are able to reach and concisely state their
conclusion(s). The written report is thorough and free of any major grammatical
errors.
3 Points = The team of students needs some
assistance to complete the task. They have a fairly good understanding of what scientific method is, but have some difficulty
implementing it. Their experiment design has some minor flaws in it, and their hypothesis is not
well stated. They collect good data, but the display is weak. The students are able to reach a
conclusion(s), but their writing demonstrates a weakness in communication.
2 Points = The team of students needs a lot of
assistance to complete the task. Their review of the literature is skimpy,
and they have difficulty developing an experiment with meaning. They
demonstrate a lack of understanding about the scientific method, their
experimental design is very weak, and they have difficulty stating a hypothesis. The data collected are sketchy,
making it difficult to reach any meaningful conclusion(s). The students' written work shows poor
communication skills. It is poorly structured and contains many grammatical errors.
1 Point = The team of students does not complete the task. It is
obvious that they have little, if any, understanding of scientific method. Their literature search is meager, they
fail to state a hypothesis, and their experiment is poorly structured and meaningless. Data are just
about nonexistent, and they do not state conclusions. The written work is sketchy and has no
structure. There is no attempt to use good grammar or to write in an acceptable
manner
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Keywords:
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CHEMISTRY
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
LIFE SCIENCE
HEALTH
EARTH SCIENCE
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
EXPOSITION
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Grades:
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Kg [] - 1 [] - 2 [] - 3 [] - 4 [] - 5 [] - 6 [] - 7 [] - 8 [] - 9 [X]
- 10 [X] - 11 [X] - 12 [X]
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ICLE Application:
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