Activity 1.9 Design Innovation Rubric

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Activity 1.9 Design Innovation Rubric

Required items for the 1.9 Major Assessment:

1- Powerpoint addressing all items listed in #4 in the project guide using the information you researched in #3. (70pts)

Remember References

2- 3-5 minute presentation (10pts)

3- Conclusion Questions #1-4 answered on a powerpoint slide at the end of your presentation.(20pts)

Elements / Weight / 5 Points / 4 Points / 3 Points / 2 Points / 1 – 0 Points / Total
Content / 50 / The information included is accurate and completely addresses each component of the assigned topic or research question. / The information included adequately addresses each component of the assigned topic or research question. / The information included inadequately addresses the assigned topic or research question. The information included is sometimes inaccurate. / The information included does not address the assigned topic or research. / There is no evidence of accurate content information.
Organization / 10 / The content has been organized using the appropriate method. The required information is easy to locate within the report. / The report content has been mostly organized using a logical sequence, but some flaws exist. The required information is generally easy to locate within the report. / The report content has been organized using a somewhat logical sequence. The presentation is sometimes confusing. / The report content is disorganized. The required information is difficult to locate within the report. / The report does not include evidence of organization.
Delivery / 5 / Effectively and creatively delivers the information while staying on topic and considering the audience. Excellent use of voice, posture, eye contact, gestures and pace. Interesting and vivid to hear. / Good delivery of information while staying on topic and considering the audience. Speaks clearly and confidently although may not demand attention or inspire interest. / Adequately delivers the information while staying on topic. Lack of confidence, appears nervous and fidgety. Marginal use of posture, eye contact, gestures, pace. Poor voice volume and intonation. / Delivers the information but does not stay on topic. Little consideration of audience. Uses incomplete sentences. Speaker appears anxious. Difficult to hear. / Little attempt is made to stay on topic. Does not consider audience. Presentation is difficult to follow and understand.
Quality / 5 / Effective use of templates or designs which make the slides visually appealing. Excellent use of high quality photographs, graphs, images, etc. that support and enhance the presentation. / Effective use of templates. Slides were somewhat appealing. Good use of photographs, graphs, and images, etc. that help to enhance the presentation. / Slides were somewhat appealing, but were not consistent. Some photographs, graphs, and images but may not enhance the presentation or support the content. / Ineffective use of templates. Few photographs, graphs or images or images are unrelated to content. / Slides were not effective or appealing. No use of pictures, graphs, and computer models.
Readability / 5 / All words and text are large, bold, and easy to read. Statements are brief and concise. No misspellings. Excellent grammar. / Most of the words and text are large, bold, and easy to read. Statements are brief and concise. One or two misspellings. Good grammar. / Some of the words and text are difficult to read. Statements are too long or are missing important elements. A few misspellings or grammatical mistakes. / Most of the words and text are difficult to read. Statements are too long. Presentation lacks detail. Several misspellings or poor grammar. / Text is insufficient to convey information in presentation. No detail. Consistent use of poor grammar or misspelled words.
Timing / 5 / Presentation lasted three to five minutes. / Presentation did not adhere to timeframe but >1min / Presentation lasted less than one minute.

a. When was the product invented?

b. What need did the product address?

c. Who invented the product?

d. List any existing patents.

e. What materials were originally used to make the product?

f. How was the product originally made?

g. What improvements have been made to the product?

h. Why were these improvements made?

i. Who uses the product?

j. What is the global impact on society of the invention and subsequent innovations?

k. If you had the ability to change this product in any way, what would you change?

Prepare to make a three to five minute presentation to your peers on the invention and innovation. Include a minimum of the information shown below.

l. Include your team member names, class, period, and selected invention.

m. Explain the original invention and patents.

n. List the discipline(s) of engineering most important to the development of the product and explain how these disciplines were essential.

o. Provide a timeline drawn to scale showing the history of the invention and evolution.

p. Identify major changes that have occurred in the design of the product.

q. Address the global impact on society and the environment.

r. Provide a reference page of at least four Internet sites and other sources used to gather your presentation information. Record all citations in APA style.

Conclusion (20 pts)

1. Define and differentiate invention and innovation.

2. What were the major factors that contributed to past innovations of the invention that you researched?

3. How has the pace of development changed through the history of the design?

4. What future innovations to the chosen invention do you predict?