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Plate Tectonic Presentation Rubric

Create a Poster demonstrating your knowledge of Plate Tectonics, Earth's layers, Plate Boundaries, and Landforms resulting from Plate Tectonic Activity.

Rubric Code: V25X33C

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Plate tectonics Poster Rubric Create a PowerPoint demonstrating your knowledge of Plate Tectonics, Earth's layers, Plate Boundaries, and Landforms resulting from Plate Tectonic Activity. 100 points total.
	Unacceptable 0-55 (N/A)	Average 65-75 (N/A)	Above Average 85-95 (N/A)	Excellent 100 (N/A)
Knowledge of Subject Did the power point demonstrate accurate information? Diagram Plate Direction of movement Land/Ocean Features indicated	Unacceptable PowerPoint did a poor job of demonstrating accurate information. PowerPoint did not show evidence of the plate tectonic vocabulary discussed; the two plate tectonic theories(continental drift and seafloor spreading) were not mentioned; Earth's layers(lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mantle)were not displayed; plate tectonic boundaries(convergent, divergent, and transform fault) were not accurately explained; and landforms(volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains) were left out of the PowerPoint.	Average PowerPoint did a fair job in demonstrating accurate information. The PowerPoint had minimal plate tectonic vocabulary.in it; one of the two plate tectonic theories(continental drift and seafloor spreading) was mentioned; the Earth's layers(lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mantle) were not all represented; plate tectonic boundaries(convergent, divergent, and transform fault) were not all included; and landforms(volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains) were not all represented.	Above Average PowerPoint a very good job of demonstrating accurate information. PowerPoint had over half of the plate tectonic vocabulary mentioned; both of the plate tectonic theories were included; the Earth's layers(lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mantle) were represented; plate tectonic boundaries(convergent, divergent, and transform fault) were mostly included; and landforms created (volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains)were mostly all represented in presentation.	Excellent PowerPoint did an excellent job demonstrating accurate information. The PowerPoint displays all of the plate tectonic vocabulary discussed the Earth's layers(lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mantle) were represented; plate tectonic boundaries(convergent, divergent, and transform fault) were all included; and the landforms created (volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains) were all represented.
Effort How involved and detailed were the knowledge facts and how they are displayed?	Unacceptable Poor effort. Little to no hard work was put into the creation of the PowerPoint. The end product is not very polished and or was put together quickly to finish and had poor illustration choices The presentation fell short of the minimum requirement.	Average Fair effort. Obvious effort is apparent in the final product. There was an effort to use proper illustrations. The presentation fell short of the minimum requirement.	Above Average Good effort. Hard work was put into the presentation. There was a good use of illustrations, good end result. The presentation met the minimum effort of requirements.	Excellent Excellent effort. A lot of hard good work was put into the PowerPoint. The PowerPoint is polished and very well put together. Good use of illustrations. The presentation met or exceeded minimum effort of requirements.
Organization How did the organization of the PowerPoint help the audience?	Unacceptable Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information.	Average Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around.	Above Average Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow.	Excellent Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow.
On time The student turned in the assignment by the scheduled due date.	Unacceptable Turned in 4 or more days late	Average Turned in 3 days late.	Above Average Turned in 2 days late.	Excellent Turned in on time or early.
Images and Layout How did the images and layout help further the topic?	Unacceptable Images are distracting decorations that create a busy feeling and detract from the content. Layout is cluttered and confusing.	Average Most images are clipart. Images are too large/small in size, or of poor quality (fuzzy). Layout shows some structure.	Above Average Most slides include one powerful, high-quality image which helps audience understand the content. Layout uses most space appropriately	Excellent All slides contain one powerful, high-quality image per slide which helps audience understand the content. Layout is visually pleasing.
Presentation Did the student effectively present their PowerPoint?	Unacceptable Student just reads text on slides.	Average Student reads text on slides, adding a few comments.	Above Average Student reads text on slides and elaborates comfortably.	Excellent Student uses text on slides as prompts for original narration.

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Plate Tectonics Earth's layers Plate Boundaries Landforms

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