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Natural Disasters Natural Disasters Students will investigate an natural or man-made environmental disaster. Student will discuss the causes of the disaster, the geographic location the disaster takes place, and the worst occurrences of this disaster. Rubric Code: K247879 By CinziaC Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 9-12

Environmental Disaster
	Exceeding 4 pts	Ready 3 pts	Close 2 pts	In Need 1 pts	Point Totals (N/A)
Natural Disaster	Exceeding Background information on the area of the disaster. Includes information on the 1) type of ecosystems, 2) population size, 3)historical or other pertinent facts.	Ready Background has some of the information (only includes 2 of the three required facts).	Close Background has very little of the information (only 1 of the three required facts)	In Need Background information is very minimal.	Point Totals
Location / Description	Exceeding Complete description of what happened, including the 1) location, 2) cause(s), 3) response/cleanup.	Ready Description of what happened (only includes 2 of the three required facts).	Close Description of what happened (only 1 of the three required facts).	In Need Location or description, no other information.	Point Totals
Damage	Exceeding Provides a good description of the effects (damage), 1) lives lost, 2) ecosystems destroyed, 3) short and long term effects.	Ready Provides a description of the effects (damage), (only includes 2 of the three required facts).	Close Provides a description of the effects (damage), (only includes 1 of the three required facts).	In Need Provides a description of the effects (damage), but no other information.	Point Totals
Lessons Learned	Exceeding Provides a complete description of the lessons learned from disaster. Includes Laws, Regulations, Physical reconstruction(remedies).	Ready Provides a description of the lesson(s) learned. Includes 2 of the three remedies.	Close Provides a description of the lesson(s) learned. Includes 1 of the three remedies.	In Need Description of the lesson learned, no remedies included.	Point Totals
Presentation, grammar and spelling.	Exceeding No grammatical errors are present. Good visual aides (pictures). Good use of color and fonts.	Ready One or two grammatical errors are present. Use of visual (pictures) and color/fonts.	Close Two or more errors in grammar are present. lack of either the use of visual (pictures) or color and fonts.	In Need Many grammatical errors. Lack of visual aides (pictures) and use of color and fonts.	Point Totals
Grade 20 - 16 A 15 - 11 B 10 - 6 C 5 - 3 D 2 or less F	Exceeding	Ready	Close	In Need	Point Totals