Assessment
Evaluate student activity journals using the following rubric.
Note: The chart that follows identifies four levels of achievement. Levels 1 and 2 describe performance that is approaching the standard for the grade; level 3 describes the standard for the grade; and level 4 describes performance that is above the standard.
| The Student | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| demonstrates techniques for record keeping | with limited effectiveness, producing a journal with few of the required elements (dates, titles, chart outlines, completed charts, data calculations and comments) | with some effectiveness, producing a journal with some of the required elements (dates, titles, chart outlines, completed charts, data calculations and comments) | with considerable effectiveness, producing a journal with most of the required elements (dates, titles, chart outlines, completed charts, data calculations and comments) | with a high degree of effectiveness, producing a journal with all of the required elements (dates, titles, chart outlines, completed charts, data calculations and comments) |
| communicates using scientific conventions, vocabulary, and terminology | recording survey data and completing charts with limited accuracy | recording survey data and completing charts with some accuracy | recording survey data and completing charts with general accuracy | recording survey data and completing charts clearly and accurately |
Tomatosphere is sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Heinz Canada Ltd, HeinzSeed, Ontario Centres of Excellence, Stokes Seeds and the University of Guelph.
How to Feed a Martian
- Table of Contents
- Background Information and Notes
- Curriculum Expectations
- Activity 1: Selecting Foods
- Activity 2: Food Storage/Dehydration
- Cross-curricular Extension Activity
- Assessment
- Storage Times for Crops
- Crop Characteristics
- Food Preference Chart for Dehydrated Food
- Canada's Food Guide (Simplified Version)
- Links
Teacher Resources
- NEW Four Optional Units
- NEW Aerocapture technology
- 2008 Teachers' Guide
- Tips 'n' Tricks
- Tomatosphere Project Overview
- PDF Resources [Printable charts from the Teachers' Guide]
- Astronaut Mike Fincke talks about the importance of Tomatosphere [Video]
- NEW Tomatoes in Space [Video]
- International Space Station
- Introduction to Tomatosphere [Video]
- CSA Teachers' Conference
- NEW CSA Teacher Resources
- Heinz Tomato Breeding Program
- Tomatosphere Supplies

