Landfill Model

Due Wednesday, April 2 Landfill Model Project   Derived from rubric: Landfill Model Project				built by tmegahan Rubric Code: PAX62X
Design and build a model of a modern day landfill. Be sure to include and LABEL the following structures on your 3-D model: 1. synthetic liner 2. clay liner 3. leachate storage tank (or pond) 4. leachate pipes 5. exterior methane probes 6. leachate monitoring wells 7. groundwater 8. geotextile fabric 9. Persistent Organic Pollutants identified and color-coded so we can tell if they appear in the leachate (probably Koolaid or food coloring) 10. A list of the trash in your cells organized by types. Make sure you puncture the lid of the inverted two liter bottle. We will use food coloring or Koolaid to represent POPs. The layers and lining should prevent contamination of the leachate. We will test your design by pouring water through the top of the landfill. Make sure the layers and the trash are visible from the side view. You can utilize more structures if you wish for a better grade. Use the picture from page 469 in textbook to help you.				Draft    Public Rubric Directly link to this rubric or embed it on your website: url: link: embed:
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Categories:	Subjects: Biology   Science   Types: Project
Grade Levels:	9-12

Landfill Model Project
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Completion	Poor Project less than 50% complete.	Fair Project 50%-74% complete. Some parts still need to be made. Not all labeled. Items still need to be attached.	Good Project more than 75% complete. Did not quite finish. Possibly still needing to attach items.	Excellent Project 100% complete. Items are labeled. Everything is attached.
Accuracy	Poor Components are mislabeled. Key parts of the landfill are not there.	Fair Landfill not correctly designed. Some items clearly misplaced.	Good A few labels incorrect. Location of 2 or less items are misplaced.	Excellent All labels are correct. Parts of the landfill are in the correct place and make logical sense.
Neatness	Poor Very unorganized and sloppy. Maybe some loose parts.	Fair 4 to 5 items not neatly placed. Looks unorganized.	Good One to three items a little sloppy or unorganized.	Excellent Very neat, organized. Items carefully placed and put together. Project intact and nothing falling apart.
Creativity	Poor Poor creativity. Used few materials and most were ill suited for their purpose.	Fair Fair Creativity. Looks like most others. A few materials ill suited. Average attention to details.	Good Good Creativity. Project shows some thought. Used a variety of materials. Only a few may not have been well suited.	Excellent Excellent Creativity. Used a variety of materials that were well suited to their function. Great attention to details.
Group Participation	Poor Poor cooperation in group. One person did just about all of the work. Possible personality conflicts.	Fair Fair cooperation. One or more individuals did the majority of the work. Possibly personality conflicts.	Good Good cooperation. Worked fairly well together.	Excellent Great cooperation. Everyone worked together, shared ideas, and helped build the model.
Leachate Pollutants	Poor The Presence of One Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) is indicated. The pollution pathway is demonstrated.	Fair The Presence of at least two Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) is represented. The pollution pathway is demonstrated. A key indicates which POPS are present.	Good The Presence of Three Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) is represented. The pollution pathway is demonstrated A key indicates which POPS are present.	Excellent The Presence of Four or more Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) is represented. The pollution pathway is demonstrated. A key indicates which POPS are present.
Report	Poor Lab report with some portions missing.	Fair Full lab report with a well developed hypothesis and clear conclusions.	Good Full lab report with a well developed hypothesis and clear conclusions. Introduction includes background on the problems of landfill.	Excellent Full lab report with a well developed hypothesis and clear conclusions. Introduction includes background on the problems of landfill, and detailed information about the hazards of groundwater contamination.
Trash	Poor At least three categories of Municipal solid waste are represented in the refuse cell.	Fair At least five major categories of Municipal solid waste are represented in the refuse cell.	Good All categories of U.S. Municipal are represented in the refuse cell.	Excellent Contents of the refuse cell are based on the graph on figure 19.2, U.S. Municipal Solid Waste, page 467 as indicated by chart.