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Natural Disaster Project/Brochure

Students will create an informational emergency brochure for the public that gives safety tips for the different severe weather occurrences in Florida.

Rubric Code: KX2X4XW

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Natural Disaster Safety Brochure
	Incomplete, Level R 1 pts	Level 1 2 pts	Level 2 3 pts	Level 3 4 pts
Title/Desc. of Natural Disaster	Incomplete, Level R No title and description of the type of natural disaster using one or less of the following was provided in the project:<BR> - type - characteristics <BR> - Location<BR> - Watch/Warnings -scale, if necessary	Level 1 Some description of the type of natural disaster using one or more of the following was provided in the project:<BR> - type <BR> - characteristics <BR> - Location<BR> - Watch/Warnings -scale, if necessary	Level 2 A good description of the type of natural disaster using all of the following was provided in the project:<BR> - type - characteristics <BR> - Location<BR> - Watch/Warnings -scale, if necessary	Level 3 An in-depth<BR> description of the type of natural disaster using more than the following was provided in the project:<BR> - type - characteristics<BR> - Location<BR> - Watch/Warnings -scale, if necessary
Safety Procedures	Incomplete, Level R Contained few safety procedures that were correctly described using words or illustrations.	Level 1 Contained some safety procedures that were correctly described using words or illustrations.	Level 2 Contained most safety procedures that were correctly described using words and illustrations.	Level 3 Contained all safety procedures that were correctly described using words and illustrations.
Impact on the Community	Incomplete, Level R No suggested emergency preparedness requirements and possible impacts on families and the community was described.	Level 1 Some suggested emergency preparedness requirements and possible impacts on families and community was described.	Level 2 A good description of suggested emergency preparedness requirements and possible impacts on families and the community was described.	Level 3 A an excellent description of suggested emergency preparedness requirements and possible impacts on families and the community was described.
Appearance	Incomplete, Level R The completed project (brochure) was not neatly written and organized. There were multiple spelling and grammatical errors in the project.	Level 1 The completed project (brochure) was adequately<BR> written and organized with some spelling and grammatical errors.	Level 2 The completed project (brochure) was neatly written and organized with few spelling and grammatical errors.	Level 3 The completed project (brochure) was exceptionally<BR> neatly written and organized with very few or no spelling/grammatical errors.
Multiple Text Features Used	Incomplete, Level R No text features used in brochure panels of completed project.	Level 1 Minimal text features were used in brochure panels of completed project.	Level 2 Every panel contains at least 2 text features in completed project.	Level 3 Every panel contains 3 or more text features in completed project.

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hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, sinkholes

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