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CATEGORY

4 Excellent

3 Good

2 Average

1 Needs Improvement

Problem Statement

Students have a strong problem statement that accurately reflects the dilemma the company is facing.

Students have a problem statement that somewhat reflects the dilemma the company is facing.

Students have a weak problem statement that reflects the dilemma the company is facing.

Students have a problem statement that does not reflect the dilemma the company is facing.

Planning for Research

Student groups have a strong plan of how they are going to go about researching their company as well as a list of at least 7 reliable resources they plan to use for researching.

Student groups have a plan of how they are going to go about researching their company as well as a list of at least 5 reliable resources they plan to use for researching.

Student groups have a weak plan of how they are going to go about researching their company as well as a list of at least 3 reliable resources they plan to use for researching.

Student groups have no plan of how they are going to go about researching their company and have no resources they plan to use for researching.

Alternative Energy Source

Showed a great understanding of the alternative energy source and had at least 7 pros and cons to using this source of energy.

Showed a good understanding of the alternative energy source and had at least 5 pros and cons to using this source of energy.

Showed an understanding of the alternative energy source and had at least 3 pros and cons to using this source of energy.

Showed an understanding of the alternative energy source and had no pros and cons to using this source of energy.

Expertise Presentation

Each student presented their alternative energy source from their assigned area of expertise. They spoke clearly, made eye contact, used at least 3 forms of visual aids or technology, and presented with at least 5 valid points analyzing whether the energy source is good or bad from a economic, technical, legal or environmental perspective depending upon what was assigned to them.

Each student presented their alternative energy source from their assigned area of expertise. They spoke clearly, made eye contact, used at least 2 forms of visual aids or technology, and presented with at least 3 valid points analyzing whether the energy source is good or bad from a economic, technical, legal or environmental perspective depending upon what area was assigned to them.

Each student presented their alternative energy source from their assigned area of expertise. They spoke clearly, made eye contact,used at least 1 form of visual aid or technology, and presented with at least 1 valid point analyzing whether the energy source is good or bad from a economic, technical, legal or environmental perspective depending upon what was assigned to them.

Each student presented their alternative energy source from their assigned area of expertise. They were not prepared for the presentation, had no visual aids or uses of technology and had no points to back up their analysis as to whether the energy source is good or bad from a economic, technical, legal or environmental perspective depending upon what was assigned to them.

Final Report

Students show a clear understanding of all the possible energy sources and present a written document with at least 7 valid reasons why they chose their energy source and feel it is the best choice.

Students show an understanding of all the possible energy sources and present a written document with at least 5 valid reasons why they chose their energy source and feel it is the best choice.

Students show an understanding of some of the possible energy sources and present a written document with at least 3 valid reasons why they chose their energy source and feel it is the best choice.

Students show little of all the possible energy sources and present a written document with at least 1 valid reason why they chose their energy source and feel it is the best choice.