Project : Children's Science Interview
For this project, you will interview a child in elementary school to assess their understanding of a science concept. Follow this procedure:
a) Design an interview protocol to assess a child's understanding of a concept.
b) Construct a rubric to evaluate the child's level of understanding.
c) Conduct the interview.
d) Provide a transcript of the interview questions and responses.
e) Summarize the child's understanding of the concept in narrative form.
f) Evaluate the child's level of scientific understanding using your rubric.
g) Describe in narrative form the basis for categorizing the child's scientific understanding at each level in the rubric.