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Mr. Bill goes through an ice age, earthquakes and volcanoes.

Students watched an old Saturday Night Live skit that involved Mr. Bill going through challenges with his dog Spot and arch nemesis Sluggo. The students will create an original book, play,Sketchup, or movie that shows Mr. Bill and his friends going through an ice age, earthquakes and volcanoes.The play can be a collaboration of three people, all other works are individual assignments.Ic

Rubric Code: GXC58A5

By jmckechnie

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Subject: Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Mr. Bill Natural Disasters.
	Does not meet 1 pts	Approaching 2 pts	Meets 3 pts	Exceeds 4 pts
Ice Age due to Eccentricity.	Does not meet Mr. Bill just goes through an ice age and eccentricity is not mentioned.	Approaching Eccentricity is merely defined. It is not well connected to warming and cooling periods of the Earth.	Meets Eccentricity is described through creative writing or expression and connected to the ice age.	Exceeds An image, or act is included that shows eccentricity in action. Eccentricity actions are connected to warm and colder periods on Earth.
Ice Age due to Axial Precession	Does not meet Mr. Bill just goes through an ice age and axial precession is not mentioned.	Approaching Axial precession is merely defined. It is not well connected to warming and cooling periods of the Earth.	Meets Axial precession is described through creative writing or expression and connected to the ice age.	Exceeds An image, or act is included that shows axial precession in action. Axial precession actions are connected to warm and colder periods on Earth.
Ice Age due to Orbital Precession	Does not meet Mr. Bill just goes through an ice age and orbital precession is not mentioned.	Approaching Orbital precession is merely defined. It is not well connected to warming and cooling periods of the Earth.	Meets Orbital precession is described through creative writing or expression and connected to the ice age.	Exceeds An image, or act is included that shows orbital precession in action. Orbital precession actions are connected to warm and colder periods on Earth.
Ice Age due to Obliquity	Does not meet Mr. Bill just goes through an ice age and obliquity is not mentioned.	Approaching Obliquity is merely defined. It is not well connected to warming and cooling periods of the Earth.	Meets Obliquity is described through creative writing or expression and connected to the ice age.	Exceeds An image, or act is included that shows obliquity in action. Obliquity actions are connected to warm and colder periods on Earth.
Description of Why Plates Move	Does not meet Mr. Bill just goes through an earthquake or volcanoes and the cause of the movement of plates is not described, or mentioned as a cause.	Approaching Movement of the plates is mentioned but the cause of the movement is not well described. There is little or no description of a convection cycle.	Meets The movement of the plates is described in terms of a convection cycle.	Exceeds An image, or act is included that shows a convection cycle and how this causes the movement of the plates. The convection cycle is labeled and there is an accurate description of the cycle.
Where Quakes and Volcanoes are.	Does not meet Mr. Bill just goes through an earthquake or volcanoes and a description of where earthquakes and volcanoes are and why they are there is not included or barely mentioned.	Approaching Mr. Bill just goes through an earthquake or volcanoes and a description of where earthquakes and volcanoes are and why they are there is mentioned.	Meets Mr. Bill goes through an earthquake or volcanoes and a description of where earthquakes and volcanoes are and why they are there is mentioned. Reasons for why this occurs is given.	Exceeds Mr. Bill goes through an earthquake or volcanoes and a description of where earthquakes and volcanoes are and why they are there is described. The unique character of the formation of Hawaii is described. Images or actions are included.
Convergent Boundaries	Does not meet Mr. Bill goes through an earthquake or volcano that is not specifically attributed to a convergent boundary.	Approaching A convergent boundary is merely defined and not well connected to the story.	Meets A description of a convergent boundary is well explained and linked to the earthquake or volcanoes. The movement of the boundary is correctly attributed to the convection cycles in the Earth and explained.	Exceeds An image or action is included that shows the movements of a convergent boundary and is correctly attributed to the convection cycles. A description of what plates look like after a convergent boundary hits is included.
Divergent Boundaries	Does not meet Mr. Bill goes through an earthquake or volcano that is not specifically attributed to a divergent boundary.	Approaching A divergent boundary is merely defined and not well connected to the story.	Meets A description of a divergent boundary is well explained and linked to the earthquake or volcanoes. The movement of the boundary is correctly attributed to the convection cycles in the Earth and explained.	Exceeds An image or action is included that shows the movements of a divergent boundary and is correctly attributed to the convection cycles. A description of what plates look like after divergent boundaries move is included. The significance of the age of the rock formed is explained, including a description of where we typically find divergent boundaries.
Transverse Boundaries	Does not meet Mr. Bill goes through an earthquake or volcano that is not specifically attributed to a transverse boundary.	Approaching A transverse boundary is merely defined and not well connected to the story.	Meets A description of a transverse boundary is well explained and linked to the earthquake or volcanoes. The movement of the boundary is correctly attributed to the convection cycles in the Earth and explained.	Exceeds An image or action is included that shows the movements of a transverse boundary and is correctly attributed to the convection cycles. A famous transverse boundary in California is identified and the dangers for the state are explained.

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