R.A.F.T Fossil Project Rubric

R.A.F.T Fossil Project Rubric

Role: You are a researcher assigned to a company that builds large resort hotels.

Audience: the president of the resort hotel company

Format: Write a paper/powerpoint explain

Topic: Why the discovered fossils are so valuable

Your essay/powerpoint/other product must have:

·        Introduction paragraph

·        3 supporting paragraphs

·        Conclusion paragraph

·        Drawings/pictures that help explain what fossils are

Questions that should be answered:

·        What are fossils and how do they form?

·        How do fossils provide evidence of evolution? What do fossils show?

·        Why the finding of a large number of fossils of extinct animals is so important? Why are these fossils so valuable?

Suggest what the company can do to cut its losses – How can they get back to work on the project or even make money with the fossils?