The draft of your speaker notes can be bullet points or paragraphs related to each step in the presentation. Submissions should be 2–4 pages, double spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font and one-

SCI 200 Project Part Two: Speaking Notes Draft Guidelines and Rubric Overview : An effective presentation includes a summary of the main points in the slides, but the presenter should add additional content in the speaker notes to help explain each point. Some presenters have the the ability to memorize the details through cues in the outline of the presentation, and some can even speak off the cuff. However, for this project, you will create speaker notes while developing your presentation slides in Module Eight. This will help you consider the outline of your presentation and the content you want to include on each slide. Prompt : Your presentation will be 5 –7 slides , with accompanyin g speaker notes to fill in the details you would not necessar ily include in the slides. For this assignment, you will be drafting the speaker notes that will accompany your slide presentation. The speaker notes can be bullet points related to each step of the presentation or more developed paragraphs that would help you del iver the presentation. This choice is up to you, but either way, the speaker notes should contain substantial details that address each of the required parts of your presentation. Speci fically, the following critical element s must be addressed: I. Provide a brief overview of the scientific background of your issue and question. How does the issue relate to the natural sciences? II. Explain how the issue impacts the audience . In other words, ho w is the issue relevant to members of the audience? Why should the audience care about the response to your question or the outcome of your hypothesis? Support your response with specific examples from your resea rch investigation. III. Describe the empirical ev idence you have to support your conclusions about the impact of the issue on you personally and on your audience. Support your response with specific examples from your research investigation. IV. Explain why this issue is important to you personally . In other words, why did you select this issue to investigate? V. Illustrate how your investigation of the issue impacted the way you thought about the issue. In other words, how did thinking like a scientist to research, develop a question, and formulate a hypothesis affect what you thought about the issue you selected? How did scientific thinking change the lens through which you viewed the issue? Support your response with specific examples from your research investigation. VI. Communicate your message in a way that is tailored to your specific audience. For instance, you could consider your vocabulary, your audience’s potential knowledge of current natural science (or lack thereof ), and what is specific ally important to the audience. This element will not necessarily be a separate slide or step in the process. In your notes that address the previous six prompts, note word choices or pieces that are specifically tailored for your audience. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: The draft of your speaker notes can be bullet points or paragraphs related to each step in the presentation. Submissions should be 2–4 pages, double spaced, with 12 -point Times New Roman font and one -inch margins. You should use current APA guidelines (or another format approved by yo ur instructor) for any references. For your final project, p lease keep in mind that these speaker notes will accompany 5 -7 slides. Critical Elements Proficient (100% ) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0% ) Value Scientific Background Provides brief overview of scientific background of issue and question, and explains how issue relates to natural sciences Provides brief overview of scientific background of issue and question, and explains how issue relates to natural sciences, but with gaps in detail or clarity Does not provide brief overview of scientific background of issue and question, and does not explain how issue relates to natural sciences 15.8 Audience Explains how issue impacts audience, supporting response with examples from research invest igation Explains how issue impacts audience but with gaps in clarity, detail, or support Does not explain how issue impacts audience 15.8 Empirical Evidence Describes empirical evidence that supports conclusions about impact of issues on self and audience, supporting response with examples from research investigation Describes empirical evidence that supports conclusions about impact of issues on self and audience, but with gaps in clarity, detail, or support Does not describe empirical evidence th at supports conclusions about impact of issues on self and audience 15.8 Personally Explains why issue is important personally Explains why issue is important personally but with gaps in clarity or detail Does not explain why issue is important personally 15.8 Investigation Illustrates how investigation of issue impacted thinking on the issue, supporting response with examples from research investigation Illustrates how investigation of issue impacted thinking on the issue but with gaps in clarity, detail, or support Does not illustrate how investigation of issue impacted thinking on the issue 15.8 Message Communicates message effectively in a way that is tailored to specific audience Communicates message to audience, but communication is not effect ive or is not tailored to specific audience Does not communicate message to audience 15.8 Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 5.2 Total 100%