1. ***THIS PROJECT WILL BE WORTH 1 DAILY GRADE.***
Insulator Inventor
Performance Task
In science we have been learning about heat. Heat is the flow of thermal energy from warmer objects to cooler objects. To keep an object from getting cooler/hotter people use insulators. An insulator is any material that does not allow heat to pass through it easily. For example, Styrofoam cups are used to keep drinks cold.
Georgia Performance Standard
S3P1b. Investigate how insulation affects heating and cooling.
Your Job: You are a scientist who has just been assigned to invent an
insulator to keep an ice cube from melting. Make this insulator
using materials you have at your house.
** The word INVENT means to come up with a NEW way to
insulate something, so be creative. You may combine current insulators to make a better one.
Requirements: Students must create an insulator out of materials from
home and bring them in on or before the due date.
Students must write a 3-5 sentence paragraph explaining why
their invention will work the best and keep an ice cube from
melting. Ice cubes will be provided at school to test insulators.
DUE: Wed., March 2nd
Any project turned in later than the due date will receive an automatic
10 point grade reduction. We will be using the insulators for an in class
experiment on Wed., 2nd.
***THIS PROJECT WILL BE WORTH 1 DAILY GRADE.***

2. Insulator Inventor Name:
Performance Task
Rubric 1 2 3 4
Created an insulator
Student did not turn in project
Student created a project but was not related making an insulator
Student created a project related to making an insulator. No thought or effort put into making the project.
Student created a project related to making an insulator. Some thought and effort put into making the project.
Student created a project related to making an insulator. Much thought and effort was put into making the project.
Writing a paragraph
Student did not turn in a paragraph
Student wrote a paragraph unrelated to their project
Student turned in a paragraph related to their project. Paragraph was less than 3 sentences long.
Student turned in a paragraph related to their project. Paragraph contained 3-5 sentences. Some thought and effort put forth into writing their sentences .
Student turned in a paragraph related to their project. Paragraph contained 3-5 sentences. Much thought and effort put forth into writing their sentences .
Grammar
Paragraph contained a majority of incorrect sentences and grammatical errors
Paragraph contained a several of incorrect sentences and grammatical errors
Paragraph contained a few of incorrect sentences and grammatical errors
Paragraph contained a no incorrect sentences and grammatical errors
Experiment
Student did not participate in the experiment
Student did participate in experiment, but did not follow any directions.
Student did participate in experiment, and followed few directions.
Student did participate in experiment, and followed most of the directions
Student followed all of the directions and participated in the experiment.