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Natural Disaster Project

Students will investigate a natural disaster. Student will discuss the causes of the natural disaster, the geographic location the disaster takes place, and the worst occurrences of this disaster.

Rubric Code: UX76454

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8

Natural Disaster
	Level 4 10 pts	Level 3 8 pts	Level 2 6 pts	Level 1 4 pts	Total (N/A)
What is your natural disaster?	Level 4 Your response completely explains your natural disaster and the diagrams/pictures/videos support your explanation. They also support the written information	Level 3 Explanation provides us with some understanding as to the workings of your natural disaster; however more information would have been helpful. At times pictures and videos need to better support the content of your project.	Level 2 Provided some visual aids and provides a basic explanation of the disaster. Your explanation provides some detail as to why the disaster occurred along with it's outcome.	Level 1 Provided some visual aids and provides a limited explanation of the disaster. Your explanation provides little detail, and researched evidence, as to why the disaster occurred along with it's outcome.	Total
Political impact of the disaster	Level 4 Your response completely explains your natural disaster and the political effects on the country. Researched statistics and facts are used to effectively support your work.	Level 3 Explanation provides us with some understanding as to the political effect of the natural disaster. Some researched statistics and facts are used to support your work.	Level 2 Explanation provides us with some understanding as to the political effect of the natural disaster. Minimal statistics and facts are used to support your work.	Level 1 Explanation provides us with a minimal understanding as to the political effect of the natural disaster. Statistics and facts are rarely used to support your work.	Total
Economic impact of the disaster	Level 4 Your response completely explains your natural disaster and the economic effects on the country. Researched statistics and facts are used to effectively support your work.	Level 3 Explanation provides us with some understanding as to the economic effect of the natural disaster. Some researched statistics and facts are used to support your work.	Level 2 Explanation provides us with some understanding as to the economic effect of the natural disaster. Minimal statistics and facts are used to support your work.	Level 1 Explanation provides us with a minimal understanding as to the economic effect of the natural disaster. Statistics and facts are rarely used to support your work.	Total
Environmental Impact	Level 4 Your response completely explains your natural disaster and the environmental effects on the country. Researched statistics and facts are used to effectively support your work.	Level 3 Explanation provides us with some understanding as to the environmental effect of the natural disaster. Some researched statistics and facts are used to support your work.	Level 2 Explanation provides us with some understanding as to the environmental effect of the natural disaster. Minimal statistics and facts are used to support your work.	Level 1 Explanation provides us with a minimal understanding as to the environmental effect of the natural disaster. Statistics and facts are rarely used to support your work.	Total
Presentation, grammar and spelling.	Level 4 No grammatical errors are present.	Level 3 One or two grammatical errors are present.	Level 2 Two or more errors in grammar are present.	Level 1 Many grammatical errors. No evidence of proof reading.	Total
Oral Presentation	Level 4 -Good posture -Eye contact with the audience most of the time -Appropriate gesture and expression -Deliverance with confidence -Obtains the full classes interest in their topic through their delivery.	Level 3 -Good posture -Frequent eye contact with the audience -Appropriate gesture and expression -Obtains most of classes interest in their topic through their interesting delivery.	Level 2 -Intermittent good posture -Occasional eye contact with the audience -Gestures and expressions are minimal. Needs prompting to add expression. -Obtains some of classes interest in their topic through their delivery.	Level 1 -Seldom eye contact with the audience -Not enough or minimal gesture and expression -Obtains few class members interest in their presentation and needs teacher assistance to keep students focused and listening to their presentation.	Total

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cause, thoroughly, occurs, explanation, explained, area, geographic

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