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Natural Disasters

Students will investigate an natural or man-made environmental disaster. Student will discuss the causes of the disaster, the geographic location the disaster takes place, and the worst occurrences of this disaster.

Rubric Code: Y243468

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Subject: Science

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Environmental Disaster
	Exceeding 4 pts	Ready 3 pts	Close 2 pts	In Need 1 pts	Point Totals (N/A)
Natural Disaster	Exceeding Background information on the area of the disaster. Answers all questions	Ready Background information on area of disaster. Not all questions answered.	Close Background has very little of the information. Multiple answers missing.	In Need Background information is very minimal. Questions not answered or answered incorrectly	Point Totals
Location / Description	Exceeding Complete description of what happens.	Ready Description of what happens, missing some of how disaster happens.	Close Description of what happens, missing multiple reasons why disaster happens.	In Need No description of how disaster happens	Point Totals
Effects of Disaster	Exceeding Provides a good description of the effects (damage), 1) lives lost, 2) ecosystems destroyed, 3) short and long term effects.	Ready Provides a description of the effects (damage), (only includes 2 of the three required facts).	Close Provides a description of the effects (damage), (only includes 1 of the three required facts).	In Need Provides a description of the effects (damage), but no other information.	Point Totals
Presentation, grammar and spelling.	Exceeding Provides a complete description of the lessons learned from disaster. Includes Laws, Regulations, Physical reconstruction(remedies).	Ready One or two grammatical errors are present. Use of visual (pictures) and color/fonts.	Close Two or more errors in grammar are present. lack of either the use of visual (pictures) or color and fonts.	In Need Many grammatical errors. Lack of visual aides (pictures) and use of color and fonts.	Point Totals
Video	Exceeding	Ready	Close	In Need	Point Totals
Grade 20 - 16 A 15 - 11 B 10 - 6 C 5 - 3 D 2 or less F	Exceeding	Ready	Close	In Need	Point Totals