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Plate Tectonic Poster Rubric

Create a Poster demonstrating your knowledge of Plate Tectonics, Earth's layers, Plate Boundaries, and Landforms resulting from Plate Tectonic Activity.

Rubric Code: J244CC4

By MrsReLaporte

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Subject: Education

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Plate tectonics Poster Rubric Create a Poster demonstrating your knowledge of Plate Tectonics, Earth's layers, Plate Boundaries, and Landforms resulting from Plate Tectonic Activity. 100 points total.
	Unacceptable 0-55 (N/A)	Average 65-75 (N/A)	Above Average 85-95 (N/A)	Excellent 100 (N/A)
Knowledge of Subject Did the poster demonstrate accurate information? Diagram Plate Direction of movement Land/Ocean Features indicated	Unacceptable Poster did a poor job of demonstrating accurate information. Poster did not show evidence of the plate tectonic vocabulary discussed; the two plate tectonic theories(continental drift and seafloor spreading) were not mentioned; Earth's layers(lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mantle)were not displayed on the poster; plate tectonic boundaries(convergent, divergent, and transform fault) were not accurately explained; and landforms(volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains) were left out of the Poster.	Average Poster did a fair job in demonstrating accurate information. The poster had minimal plate tectonic vocabulary.in it; one of the two plate tectonic theories(continental drift and seafloor spreading) was mentioned; the Earth's layers(lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mantle) were not all represented; plate tectonic boundaries(convergent, divergent, and transform fault) were not all included; and landforms(volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains) were not all represented on the poster.	Above Average Poster did a very good job of demonstrating accurate information. Poster had over half of the plate tectonic vocabulary mentioned; both of the plate tectonic theories(continental drift and seafloor spreading) were included; the Earth's layers(lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mantle) were represented; plate tectonic boundaries(convergent, divergent, and transform fault) were mostly included; and landforms created (volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains)were mostly all represented in presentation.	Excellent Poster did an excellent job demonstrating accurate information. The poster displays all of the plate tectonic vocabulary discussed the Earth's layers(lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mantle) were represented; plate tectonic boundaries(convergent, divergent, and transform fault) were all included; and the landforms created (volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains) were all represented in the poster.
Effort How involved and detailed were the knowledge facts and how they are displayed?	Unacceptable Poor effort. Little to no hard work was put into the creation of the poster. The end product is not very polished and or was put together quickly to finish and had poor illustration choices The presentation fell short of the minimum requirement.	Average Fair effort. Obvious effort is apparent in the final product. There was an effort to use proper illustrations.. The presentation fell short of the minimum requirement.	Above Average Good effort. Hard work was put into the poster. There was a good use of illustrations. Good end result. The presentation met the minimum effort of requirements.	Excellent Excellent effort. A lot of hard good work was put into the poster. The poster is polished and very well put together. Good use of illustrations. The presentation met or exceeded minimum effort of requirements.
Neatness and creativity How the poster is put together and organized. Also, how fluent/easy to read the wording is of the information presented.	Unacceptable Appears rushed, sloppy or careless. Difficult to read clearly or understand. The wording of the information is choppy and unclear.	Average Difficult to read. Shows little thought and planning. The wording is not choppy, but some misspellings and grammatical errors.	Above Average Shows thought & planning. Mostly: Understandable. Minimal spelling or grammatical errors. The wording flow is very well-written and easy to read. Includes a variety of colors and creativity.	Excellent Shows careful thought & planning. Understandable. No spelling or grammatical errors. The wording flows great and easy to read the information on the poster. Includes a variety of colors and creativity
On time The student turned in the assignment by the scheduled due date.	Unacceptable Turned in 4 or more days late	Average Turned in 3 days late.	Above Average Turned in 2 days late.	Excellent Turned in on time or early.

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Plate Tectonics Earth's layers Plate Boundaries Landforms

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