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Map Project-Mountains, Deserts, and Major Features

Specific Expectation: Students will create maps to show the relative positions of places; use shading/color to indicate variations in characteristics; construct and read a wide variety of maps for specific purposes; use appropriate vocabulary to describe their inquiries/observations.

Rubric Code: J65582

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Subject: Geography

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Map Assignment Mountains, Deserts, and Major Features
	Stage 1 Novice 1 pts	Stage 2 Apprentice 2 pts	Stage 3 Apprentice 3 pts	Master Cartographer 4 pts
Required Parts of Map Full name of cartographer Compass Rose Title Feature Key	Stage 1 Novice Few required parts of the map included.	Stage 2 Apprentice Some required parts of the map included.	Stage 3 Apprentice Most required parts of the map are visible and clearly labeled.	Master Cartographer Required parts of the map are visible, clearly labeled and creatively named.
Mountains Alps Andes Atlas Appalachian Mountains Great Dividing Range Himalayas Rocky Mountains Ural Mountains Zagros	Stage 1 Novice Few mountains included.	Stage 2 Apprentice Some mountains included. SOME are labeled using correct cartographic conventions. (mixed case, modern italics, centered,aligned with feature direction. etc)	Stage 3 Apprentice Almost all mountains are included. MOST are labeled using correct cartographic conventions. (mixed case, modern italics, centered,aligned with feature direction. etc)	Master Cartographer All required mountains included. Nearly all are labeled using correct cartographic conventions. (mixed case, modern italics, centered,aligned with feature direction. etc)
Deserts Arabian Atacama Australian Gobi Great Basin Kalahari Patagonia Sahara Siberia	Stage 1 Novice Few deserts included.	Stage 2 Apprentice Some deserts included. SOME are labeled correctly (mixed case, modern italics, centered,horizontal when possible)	Stage 3 Apprentice Most deserts are included. MOST are labeled correctly (mixed case, modern italics, centered,horizontal when possible)	Master Cartographer All required deserts included. Nearly all are labeled correctly (mixed case, modern italics, centered,horizontal when possible)
Rainforests Amazon Basin Congo Basin Indonesian	Stage 1 Novice Few rainforests included	Stage 2 Apprentice Some rainforests included. Some are labeled correctly (mixed case, modern italics, centered,horizontal when possible)	Stage 3 Apprentice Most rainforests included. Most are labeled correctly (mixed case, modern italics, centered,horizontal when possible)	Master Cartographer All required rainforests included. All are labeled correctly (mixed case, modern italics, centered,horizontal when possible)
Neatness/Spelling Labels in ink	Stage 1 Novice Few of the labels or features can be read easily. Almost all of the words on the map are spelled incorrectly.	Stage 2 Apprentice Some of the labels or features can be read easily. Few of the words on the map are spelled correctly.	Stage 3 Apprentice Most of the labels or features can be read easily. Many of the words on the map are spelled correctly.	Master Cartographer Almost all of the labels or features can be read easily. Almost all of of the words on the map are spelled correctly.
Creativity/Colour and Shading Design, Layout and Presentation	Stage 1 Novice Limited creativity (no effort shown). Student does not use shading to show differences in information.	Stage 2 Apprentice Some creativity (some effort). Student uses shading to show some differences in information.	Stage 3 Apprentice Good creativity (good effort shown). Student uses shading to show most differences in information. Most features are colored completely.	Master Cartographer Excellent creativity (extra effort shown). Student uses consistent shading to show almost all of the differences in information.

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Developing Map and Globe Skills

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