Summative Assessement: A Water Portfolio

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Instructions

(Online Students)

For your capstone project you are developing a water plan that will solve the water problems facing a city that you have selected to study. You should have already selected your city (see week 9 in Canvas).

Captsone Project Website (select: ONLINE ONLY): https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth111/node/1052

Your assignment for the module 10 summative assessment is to work through writing a first draft / detailed outline of your project. In your draft you should outline the estimated costs, the risks (financial, natural, environmental, political), the benefits, and any issues (e.g. cultural, psychological, religious) you anticipate you will need to confront. You might also note the percentage of water from each of the sources (including re-use or conservation), and provide a rationale for each component using bullet points or brief text.

This site might help: The U.S. Geological Survey Ground Water Atlas of the United States is available on the USGS site.

Submitting your Assignment

You do not need to upload anything for this week.

Grading Information and Rubric

This assignment will NOT BE GRADED. I will provide feedback or answer any questions that you might have on your capstone project so please email me! The earlier the better so that you have enough time to complete the assignment.


(Blended Students)

We will follow up on the initial work you did for the Module 8 on Phoenix. You will need to complete a first draft of the written assignment described below for class. In the first half of the class period, you will have the opportunity to look at a water atlas for the region, and to discuss your portfolio with classmates to refine it. In the second half of class you’ll briefly present your plan, followed by discussion (and critique).

  1. Pick a city from the list below or propose one (note: you must register your selection with your instructor to prevent duplication). Develop a water portfolio for the future that you believe will solve the problem of water scarcity. Note the percentage of water from each of the sources (including re-use or conservation), and provide a rationale for each component using bullet points or brief text.
    • Los Angeles
    • Las Vegas
    • Denver
    • Dubai
    • Delhi
    • Cairo
    • Benghazi
    • Mexico City
    • Khartoum
    • Addis Ababa
    • Tehran
  2. Begin to outline the estimated costs, the risks (financial, natural, environmental, political), the benefits, and any issues (e.g. cultural, psychological, religious) you anticipate you will need to confront.

The U.S. Geological Survey Ground Water Atlas of the United States is available on the USGS site.

Submitting your Assignment

If you are taking this as a blended class, you will be working on this lab in class and handing it in at the end of the session. If you are taking this class fully online, you will upload your portfolio to your course management system (e.g., Canvas).

Grading Information and Rubric

A scoring rubric will be provided by your instructor in Canvas.