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Map Making Skills and Locations

To evaluate Map Making and Location skills by doing the Ball Paper Mache Globe Assignment.

Rubric Code: K32W9B

By bwelter

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Subject: Geography

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Mapping Skills Rubric Showing understanding of all mapping terms and locations by doing this globe project.
	Excellence 4 pts	Above Average 3 pts	Average 2 pts	Below Average 1 pts
Concepts Illustrates understanding of fundamental concepts of Geography Mapping Skills	Excellence Exhibits a comprehensive mastery of 6 or more mapping concepts without any teacher's support or collaboration.	Above Average Exhibits an extensive understanding of 4-5 mapping concepts with partial teacher's support or collaboration.	Average Exhibits primary understanding of 3 mapping concepts with a majority of teacher's support or collaboration.	Below Average Exhibits partial understanding of 1-2 mapping concepts with the teacher's support and collaboration.
Content - Research Demonstrates correct procedures and documentation for researching through technology for completion of the project.	Excellence Exceeded the set procedures and documentations by locating and reviewing 4+ primary documents.	Above Average Met most of the set procedures and documentations by locating and reviewing 3 primary documents with occasional help from the teacher.	Average Met some of the set procedures and documentations by reviewing 2 primary documents with regular help from the teacher.	Below Average Met only a few of the set procedures and documentations by locating and reviewing 1 primary document with all help from the teacher.
Content - Visual Interpretation of written instructions to complete projects.	Excellence Uniquely constructed project that was colorful (8+ different colors), labels are computer printed, was to scale (only 1 or 2 items not to scale).	Above Average Construction was done with most color (5-7 different colors), labels were clearly written, somewhat to scale (4-5 errors in scale).	Average Construction was done with some color (3-4), some labels were Indiscernable, some itens were to scale (5-8 errors in scale).	Below Average Construction was done only in black and white, labels were unreadable, no scale (9 or more errors in scale).
Interpretation Interpretation of research results to proper placement of mapping terms on the globe.	Excellence Interpreted and analyzed the information integrating six or more mapping concepts	Above Average Interpreted and analyzed the information with considerable degree of competance, illustrating 4-5 mapping concepts with some teacher help.	Average Interepreted and analyzed the information listing 3 mapping concepts with alot of help from the teacher to a low degree of competance.	Below Average Could not interpret or analyze the information mentioning 2 or fewer mapping concepts without the teacher's help.
Effort	Excellence On task with fewer than 3 reminders.	Above Average On task with fewer than 6 reminders	Average Somewhat on task with numerous reminders (7-12)	Below Average Did not work on project in class and was continuously off task (13+ reminders)

Keywords:

Latitudes, longitudes, continents, oceans, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, North Pole, and South Pole

Subjects:

Geography

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