Green Technology Unit: Investigate Summative

Summative Assessment

Students will produce an appropriate product that can address any specific environmental themes: transport, Safety, control, reservations, simulation, environmental related solutions etc. They can create a game, design a website, develop a video or documentary, create a commercial, create a tutorial, or produce music.

Challenge:
There are many environment problems currently being addressed using different means. This unit will examine, apply and use of information technology solutions in addressing some these environment concerns. Your task is to identify a problem that can be solved using an IT solution. The problem should be clearly described and the client's current way of caring for the environment described. The problem description should include the current limitations the client is facing and detailed explanation of why you think an IT solution will be the best.

Example:
-The SRC is concerned with the way students are littering the school premises; what could be better IT solution to this?

Levels	Task Specific Descriptor
0	The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below. descriptors given below
1-2	The student states the problem. The student investigates the problem, collecting information from sources. The student lists some specifications.
3-4	The student describes the problem, mentioning its relevance. The student investigates the problem, selecting and analyzing information from some acknowledged sources. The student describes a test to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.
5-6	The student explains the problem, discussing its relevance. The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledged sources. The student describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.