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Year 8 Natural Disaster Assignment 
Students need to investigate a natural disaster and a case study of that natural disaster.
Rubric Code: AA669
By tammymarist
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Subject: Geography  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Natural Disaster
  Not completed or incorrect

0 pts

Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Explanation about the disaster

Not completed or incorrect

Question has not been answered or the response is too brief to adequately answer the question. If the information has been plagiserised, you may have also received a 0
Poor

Provided little to no visual aids and the explanation is brief. Your explanation does not clearly and/or provide enough detail as to why the disaster happens or occurs
Fair

Explanation provides us with some understanding as to the workings of your natural disaster; however more information would have been beneficial. The pictures needed to beeter support the written information.
Good

Your response adequately explains your natural disaster and the diagrams have been well chosen. The support the written information.
Map- of where the disaster occurs

Not completed or incorrect

No map has been provided.
Poor

Map is not clear and all BOLTSS have not been observed.
Fair

Map is satisfactory, the key feature can be identified but not all BOLTSS have been observed.
Good

Map has been well drawn, with the key features clearly identified. All BOLTSS have been observed.
Annotated map, with 5 examples

Not completed or incorrect

Annotated map has not been completed.
Poor

Map is not correctly annotated and BOLTSS has not been observed.
Fair

Annotations needed more information. Not all BOLTSS may have been observed.
Good

Annotations are concise but contain the required information-date, number of casualities and location. Map has all the required BOLTSS
Case study- not more than 50 years

Not completed or incorrect

Case study has not been included or it is too old.
Poor

Only provided a title.
Fair

Have not provided all three areas- date, place and for how long.
Good

Provided a concise profile of the case study- date, where and how long.
Two images of the disaster

Not completed or incorrect

No images have been provided.
Poor

Only one image has been provided or the images are the same type.
Fair

Provided 2 images, either a satellite, aerial or map. They have not correctly been sourced or have BOLTSS (if it is a map) Geographic techniques need attention.
Good

Two images have been chosen, satellite,aerial or map and they clearly provide a picture of what happened. All geographic techniques have been observed.
Table-impacts the disaster caused

Not completed or incorrect

No table has been included.
Poor

The table indicates more thorough research was needed. It lacks detail about the impacts your disaster had on the environment and humans.
Fair

The table demonstrates research but more impacts could have been listed.
Good

The table very clearly outlines the damage the disaster caused on the people and the environment.
Disaster- reduce the impact

Not completed or incorrect

Question has not been completed or it has been plagirised.
Poor

Too brief and only provides a small example of how the impact could be reduced.
Fair

Response shows a variety of research has occured by providing examples of prevention measures and ways people can reduce impact during the disaster.
Good

Demonstrates very good research and provides a substantial list of prevention measures and reducing risks during the disaster. Pictures and diagrams may have also been included.
Who responded to the disaster.

Not completed or incorrect

Question has not been completed or has been plagirised.
Poor

Response to the question does not cover all who assisted in the clean up.
Fair

Provided a range of people/ organisations/ governments who assisted.
Good

The response demostrates a variety of sources have been used as the list is comprehensive, looking at different scales, local, national and global.
Bibliography

Not completed or incorrect

No list of resources used through the research task has been included
Poor

Less three resources have been provided.
Fair

Provided a list of resources but have not listed them correctly.
Good

Provided a good range of resources and they have been listed correctly.
Presentation, grammar and spelling.

Not completed or incorrect

Not clearly set out and has not been proofread. Geographic techniques have not been observed.
Poor

Not all geographic techniques have been observed and further proofreading was needed.
Fair

Demonstrates the work has been proof read and most geographic techniques have been observed.
Good

All geographic technique have been observed, work is clearly set out and the work indicates it has been proof read.




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