Contributed by: Kentucky Department of Education (KDE)
PERFORMANCE TASK STUDENT RESPONSE FORM
| TASK: S/SS1- "Old Problem -- New Solutions" |
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GRADE 12 |
| Student Name: _______________________________________________
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| School Name:________________________________________________ |
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
Write your name, school name, and school code on the lines above.
Do not begin this test until the directions tell you to do so.
The purpose of this task is to investigate the process of converting
a former coal mine into useful, productive land. You will have a
total of 45 minutes to complete this task. You may use up to 30
minutes to complete the group work, found the first two pages of
this form. When you finish the group activity, someone from your
group should tell the facilitator. Then you may go onto the individual
work. You may not talk while you are working on those pages.
Your group should have the following materials:
- Set of Martiki photographs
- Information sheets
- Martiki Coal Corporation Nomination for 1990 Reclamation
Award
- Calculator
- Highlighter
- Pencils
GROUP ACTIVITY
- The Martiki Coal Corporation has worked on a coal mine reclamation
project for several years. As you begin this task, you will work
with your group to study and discuss the information on the Martiki
Coal Corporation. There are three sections, labeled A, B, and
C in the Martiki Coal Corporation's Nomination for 1990 Reclamation
Award. Each person should read one section; two people may
read one section at the same time, if necessary. You may use the
highlighter or other writing utensil to mark the document. After
you have read your section, summarize the information for your
group. A chart is provided that you will use to assist you in
your analysis of the data found in the Martiki Coal Corporation
document. Everyone in the group must actively participate in the
document review process. Each member of the group should record
the group's information on his or her own response form in the
chart on the following page.
Record information from your group in this chart.
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Conditions Before Mine |
Conditions After Mine |
| Land Use |
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| Control of Land |
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| Topography |
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| Plants/Vegetation |
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| Animals/Wildlife |
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| Economy of Area |
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| Soil |
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| Water |
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| Other |
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When you are finished with the work on this page, one member of
the group should tell the facilitator that your group has finished
its group work. Then go on to the individual work. Remember that
you must work alone on those pages. You may not discuss the questions
or share information.
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY (you must work
alone on these pages)
- Based on the information the group gathered, describe how effectively
the reclamation process analyze the impact of the mine on the
local environment. Then, using this information and the information
you may have learned on your own, thoroughly discuss several other
concerns that should be investigated before making a decision
on the effectiveness of a reclamation project such as this one.
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- Since reclaimed land is not the same as the original ecosystem,
describe the environmental and economical impacts, both pro and
con, of using land for coal mining and then reclaiming it.
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