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Cooperative Group Measuring Lunch Waste Rubric

Cooperative Groups will answer a series of questions to determine successful completion of this activity. Check "Yes" or "No" for each question. The points possible for each of the five procedural steps are given after each question. Turn this sheet in to your teacher when it is completed.
Recording Amount of Lunch Waste Yes Teacher Assigned Points No
Did your group record the pounds and ounces, kilograms and grams of wasted food on your assigned day? wasted milk? 10 pts.      
Did your group subtract the known weight of the plates from the total mass to get the mass of the waste only? the known weight of the milk carton? 10 pts.      
Averaging Waste Yes Teacher Assigned Points No
Did your group use your average and the other four groups' averages to find the total average amount of food waste for the week? 10 pts.      
Did your group find the average amount of school lunch wasted per student for your assigned day? 10 pts.      
Comparing Results Yes Teacher Assigned Points No
Did your group enter the data to compare lunchroom waste results with the results of 4th graders in other locations? 20 pts.      
Collecting and Measuring Lunch Waste Yes Teacher Assigned Points No
Did your group measure to find the weight of the plates used in your lunchroom? of the milk cartons? 10 pts.      
Did your group measure to find the weight of each 4th grader's plate and waste? milk carton and milk? 10 pts.      
Did your group record the total weight of the students' waste and plates? milk cartons and milk? 10 pts.      
Recording Number of Students Yes Teacher Assigned Points No
Did your group record the number of 4th graders eating school lunch on your assigned day? 10 pts.      

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