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6th Project Geography - Travel Itinerary 
Project Geography
Students create an itinerary for travel to a destination of their choice. Also exploring the five themes of geography.
Rubric Code: TXBWWC8
By bvandenbergm3
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Subject: Geography  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric 6th Project Geography
  Advanced/Excellent

Excellent work is defined as following all of the criterion and doing the best work you can do.

4 pts

Proficient/Good

Good work is defined as following most of the directions and doing the best you can do.

3 pts

Partially proficient/Fair

Fair work is defined as making an effort, but not really doing your best work. You are capable of doing much better.

2 pts

Ineffective/poor

Poor work is defined as not doing a good job and no real effort was put forth.

1 pts

Maps
4 pts

Two maps: one zoomed out for world perspective; one zoomed in to show detail
Advanced/Excellent

Map is for correct area, neat, and has all prominent physical features represented and labeled.
Proficient/Good

Map is for correct area, neat, and has most prominent physical features represented and labeled.
Partially proficient/Fair

Map is for correct area, but the map chosen is not of great quality
Ineffective/poor

Map is for wrong area or incomplete and messy.
Travel
4 pts

Cost of travel to and from location
Cost of accommodations
Cost of activities … Anything else?
Advanced/Excellent

Made complete list of 4-day full itinerary of things to do and see.
Proficient/Good

Made list of3 places to visit along with full itinerary of things to do and see.
Partially proficient/Fair

Mentioned one place along with itinerary of things to do and see.
Ineffective/poor

Made an attempt to show itinerary and but is lacking most of the information.
Historical Location
4 pts

Two historical locations and pictures. Don’t forget to explain the place!
Advanced/Excellent

Made reference to all geography aspects of the country of choice. Made a real effort to be accurate and have good information.
Proficient/Good

Made reference to most geography aspects of the country of choice. Made a real effort to find information, but just didn't quite provide all the information
Partially proficient/Fair

Made very minimal effort to find information
Ineffective/poor

Did not make an effort to find information
5 Themes of Geography
4 pts

Referenced in presentation.
Advanced/Excellent

Applied and clearly communicated all 5 themes of Geography in their presentation.
Proficient/Good

Applied and communicated most of the 5 themes of Geography in their presentation.
Partially proficient/Fair

Mentioned the 5 themes of Geography, but didn't clearly communicate the relevance.
Ineffective/poor

Attempted to apply the themes.
Participation
4 pts

Advanced/Excellent

Student participates in class in a constructive manner
Proficient/Good

Student participates in classwork most of the time with minimal redirection.
Partially proficient/Fair

Student performs minimal classwork, often off task.
Ineffective/poor

Student does not particpate in class and does little or no classwork
Creativity
4 pts

Advanced/Excellent

Generates high volume of original ideas through questioning, exhibits curiosity and flexibility in ideas, shows resilience in failures and adapts, makes connections and builds upon ideas of others, demonstrates adaptability in producing creative products and performances to enhance learning for all students.
Proficient/Good

Clearly defines problem/challenge to generate sufficient volume of ideas, sparks creative process, shares vision of end product, perseveres through challenges, usually builds upon others' ideas to generate new ideas, creates a useful, unique product or performance that is directly related to the challenge.
Partially proficient/Fair

Defines problem/challenge but lacks clarity which reduces idea generation. Communicates insufficient volume of ideas to spark creativity. Shows a somewhat clear vision of end product/performance and usually perseveres without relying on encouragement to keep moving forward. Struggles to build on others' ideas and generate own ideas. Requires assistance to create a somewhat useful and unique product.
Ineffective/poor

Shows an inability to grasp problem or challenge, generates few often vaguely related ideas, displays low tolerance for ambiguity, displays unclear vision of product/performance, needs lots of encouragement. Chooses to work in isolation. Requires a lot of assistance to create end product, which is not necessarily useful or unique.



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  • social studies, geography, projects, humanities, technology


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