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Spanish Explorers: Navigation and Exploration

Students will research a Spanish explorer who navigated the sea/ocean to find new lands. They must include details that include the sea vessel, maps, technology used in navigation, country maps, ocean route, obstacles they had to overcome, and the impact the exploration had on land and people.

Rubric Code: T22A284

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Subject: Social Sciences

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Grade Levels: K-5

Exploration and Navigation
	Excellent 11.1 pts	Good 9 pts	Fair 8 pts	Poor 7 pts
Explorer's Name and Picture Include a picture of the explorer.	Excellent Exceeds Criteria Identifies & Correctly spells name of explorer and includes picture dates of exploration and other information provided to exceed requirements	Good Meets Criteria Identifies explorer and provides picture	Fair Meets Some Criteria May or may not correctly identify explorer/provide picture	Poor Does Not Meet Criteria Explorer identified Picture not provided
Reason for the Exploration What were the reasons for the exploration?	Excellent Exceeds Criteria Reason(s) for exploration are correct Details are also included	Good Meets Criteria Correct reason(s) for exploration are provided	Fair Meets Some Criteria Reason(s) for exploration are provided with some errors	Poor Does Not Meet Criteria Reason(s) for exploration are listed but student did not elaborate
Name/Type of Ship used Include a picture/model of the ship.	Excellent Exceeds Criteria Project includes a detailed picture/model of the ship and other details related to the exploration.	Good Meets Criteria Project includes many details of the picture/model of the ship.	Fair Meets Some Criteria Project includes few details about the picture/model of the ship.	Poor Does Not Meet Criteria Project includes one detail about the picture/model of the ship.
Technology Picture/model of technology that made it possible for the explorer to navigate the seas.	Excellent Exceeds Criteria Project includes at least 4 different pictures/models of the technology used during the exploration.	Good Meets Criteria Project includes at least 3 different pictures/models of the technology used during the exploration.	Fair Meets Some Criteria Project includes at least 2 different pictures/models of the technology used during the exploration.	Poor Does Not Meet Criteria Project includes only one pictures/models of the technology used during the exploration.
Map Include a map of the country and route the navigator traveled from and the land they traveled to.	Excellent Exceeds Criteria Includes all 4: -Map of country and place of departure -route traveled across the ocean/sea -Map of country and place of arrival	Good Meets Criteria Includes 3: -Map of country and/or place of departure or Map of country and/or place of arrival or, -route traveled across the ocean/sea	Fair Meets Some Criteria Includes only 2 -Map of country and place of departure and/or -Map of country and place of arrival and/or -route traveled across the ocean/sea	Poor Does Not Meet Criteria Includes 1: -Map of country and place of departure or -Map of country and place of arrival or -route traveled across the ocean/sea
Obstacles What were the obstacles (problems) that the explorer encountered?	Excellent Exceeds Criteria Weather and Ocean obstacles the explorers encountered are correctly identfied and explained	Good Meets Criteria Weather and Ocean obstacles the explorers encountered are correctly identfied	Fair Meets Some Criteria Weather and Ocean obstacles the explorers encountered are identified with some errors	Poor Does Not Meet Criteria Weather and Ocean obstacles provided has significant errors
Accomplishment(s) How did the explorer impact people and the lands they reached?	Excellent Exceeds Criteria Impacts are correctly identified and explained	Good Meets Criteria Impacts are correctly identified	Fair Meets Some Criteria Impacts are provided with some errors	Poor Does Not Meet Criteria Impacts provided are not consistent for this explorer
Research Did the student paraphrase the information from the website used?	Excellent Exceeds Criteria Student paraphrased all information using varied sentence structures. (did not begin with the same words repeatedly)	Good Meets Criteria Student paraphrased all information contained in the research	Fair Meets Some Criteria Student paraphrased some information and copied portions.	Poor Does Not Meet Criteria Student did not paraphrase. Research was copied without being paraphrased
One page Summary Summary includes correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage, and paragraphing.	Excellent Exceeds Criteria No errors found- correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, paragraphs throughout	Good Meets Criteria 1-3 errors	Fair Meets Some Criteria 4-6 errors	Poor Does Not Meet Criteria 6+ errors

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Exploration and Navigation

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Social Sciences

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