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Tectonic Plates

Students will investigate assigned Tectonic Plates. Students will research: location, physcial features, volcanoes/earthquakes and what landforms were formed.

Rubric Code: LAACW4

By rdonham

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Subject: Science

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Tectonic Plate
	Advanced 40 pts	Proficient 30 pts	Basic 20 pts	Below Basic 10 pts	Point Totals (N/A)
Tectonic Plate	Advanced Background information on the area of the tectonic plate: location, size, direction of movement, active today.	Proficient Background has some of the information (only includes 3 of the 4 required facts).	Basic Background has very little of the information (only 2 of the 4 required facts)	Below Basic Background information is very minimal.	Point Totals
Location / Description	Advanced Complete description of location including amout of area, continents or land masses, land or water.	Proficient Description of what happened (only includes 2 of the 3 required facts).	Basic Description of what happened (only 1 of the 3 required facts).	Below Basic Location or description, no other information.	Point Totals
Volcanoes / Earthquakes	Advanced Provides a good description of the famous volcanoes, inactive and active ones, major destructive earthquakes and frequency of either.	Proficient Provides a description of the effects (damage), (only includes 2 of the 3 required facts).	Basic Provides a description of the effects (damage), (only includes 1 of the 3 required facts).	Below Basic Provides a description of the effects (damage), but no other information.	Point Totals
Presentation, grammar and spelling.	Advanced No grammatical errors are present. Includes an introductory, body and conclusion paragraphs.	Proficient One or two grammatical errors are present. Includes an introductory, body and conclusion paragraphs.	Basic Two or more errors in grammar are present. Includes an introductory, body and conclusion paragraphs.	Below Basic Many grammatical errors. Does not include all three: introductory, body and conclusion paragraphs.	Point Totals