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Changes in the Earth's Surface Comic Strip

Using an online comic strip generator or drawing by hand, students will create a comic strip to show understanding of erosion and its impact on organisms using vocabulary associated with changes in the Earth's surface in the comic strip dialog.

Rubric Code: BX9B678

By Spencer_Stadium

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Erosion Comic Strip
	Expert 25 pts	Practitioner 18.75 pts	Beginner 12.5 pts
Presentation	Expert It is evident that a lot of time and hard work was spent in its creation. Comic strip is in full color, neatly done. Title and created by is present. Overall appearance is superior.	Practitioner It is evident that adequate time was not spent on the comic strip's creation. Comic strip is colored, but lacks neatness or is not completely colored. Title and created by is present. Overall appearance is average.	Beginner It is evident that little time was spent on the comic strip's creation. Title or created by is missing. Overall appearance is poor.
Creativity	Expert The comic strip has unique, well drawn or created characters with some humor or drama in the wording. Well developed story line *Cartoon should generate interest in the subject.	Practitioner The comic strip has unique, well drawn or created characters but little humor or drama in the wording. Well developed story line Cartoon generates little interest in the subject.	Beginner The comic strip does not have unique, well drawn or created characters. Little to no humor or drama in the wording Story line is not well developed Cartoon does not generate interest in the subject.
Content	Expert All 3 components are present: villain causing erosion shows how villain/erosion impacts the organisms in the community *hero that finds ways to stop the erosion.	Practitioner 2 out of 3 components are present: villain causing erosion shows how villain/erosion impacts the organisms in the community *hero that finds ways to stop the erosion.	Beginner 1 out of 3 components are present: villain causing erosion shows how villain/erosion impacts the organisms in the community *hero that finds ways to stop the erosion.
Vocabulary Words	Expert *The comic strip contains academic language associated with erosion and are used correctly in the comic dialog.	Practitioner *The comic strip contains very little academic language associated with erosion and are used correctly in the comic dialog.	Beginner The comic strip does not contain academic language associated with erosion. The vocabulary words are not used correctly in the comic dialog.