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African Country 3-D Map 
Mapping My Own Country
The students will be constructing a 3-D map for their chosen country. They will draw a detailed plan with pertinent information labeled. Map will include borders, major waterways, major landforms, and major cities. Students will present finished project. Geography Standard 3: Students will understand the interactions and relationship between human societies and their physical environment.
Rubric Code: FC2C62
By rasilvera1
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Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: K-5

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Students create a detailed, accurate, hand drawn map of their chosen country. Map includes all pertinent boarder features, land forms, water ways, and major cities. Students draw map with accuracy, attention to detail, and extreme neatness.
  Not Meeting Standards

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

0 pts

Meeting Standards with Support

Fair work is defined as naking an effort, but not really doing of the directions your best work. You ARE capable of doing much better.

2 pts

Meeting Standards

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

3 pts

Exceeding Standards

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

4 pts

Title of Country Bold

Not Meeting Standards

No title. No name of country.
Meeting Standards with Support

Titled country, top and centered, but not in bold.
Meeting Standards

Title and name of country written boldly, top and center of the map.
Exceeding Standards

Title and name of country written boldly, top and center of the map. The headings "stand out" to reader.
Capital city

Not Meeting Standards

No capital city.
Meeting Standards with Support

Capital city, but not easily identified on map. Symbol to distinguish capital city.
Meeting Standards

Capital city is identified by distinguished symbol.
Exceeding Standards

Capital city is clearly identified by distinguished symbol.
Legend/Map Key

Not Meeting Standards

Incomplete or no map key/legend.
Symbols do not match with map.
Meeting Standards with Support

Map Key/Legend is visable on map, but is not neatly done or/and not entirely accurate.
Meeting Standards

Map Key/Legend is somewhat accurate, visible in the bottom corner and .neatly written
Exceeding Standards

Map Key/Legend is completely accurate, visible in the bottom corner, accurate, and neatly written.
Rivers

Not Meeting Standards

No river, or river does not begin in mountain range.
Meeting Standards with Support

River is present, comes from mountain range, but abruptly stops or winds in every direction without a course.
Meeting Standards

River begins in mountain range, flows with direction, has major city or cities alongside it.
Exceeding Standards

Rivers are labeled correctly, runs in the correct direction/ course, begins in mountain range, flows with direction, has major city or cities alongside it.
Mountain Range

Not Meeting Standards

No mountain range or not clearly visible.
Meeting Standards with Support

Has mountaing range, but use inappropriate symbol to distinguish it. Inappropriate size (too small).
Meeting Standards

Mountain range labeled seen on map, has appropriate size and appropriate symbol.
Exceeding Standards

Mountain range clearly labeled on map, has appropriate size and appropriate symbol.
National Park(s)

Not Meeting Standards

No National Park(s).
Meeting Standards with Support

Has National Park, but with no distiguishable symbol.
Meeting Standards

National Park(s) labeled with appropriate symbol and visible on map.
Exceeding Standards

National Park(s) clearly distinguished with appropriate symbol and visible on map.
Airport(s)

Not Meeting Standards

No airport or airport in the middle of nowhere.
Meeting Standards with Support

Airport is distinguishable by symbol, but not clearly labeled.
Meeting Standards

Airport somewhat distinguishable by symbol and is clearly labeled and in its correct location.
Exceeding Standards

Airport clearly distinguishable by symbol and is in the correct location.
Overall Appearance

Not Meeting Standards

Sloppy. Little care or effort in the project.
Meeting Standards with Support

Map appears to have been done with little care, done too quickly, and is not neat.
Meeting Standards

Map obviously done with care. Student followed the instructions and cared for the detail of the map.
Exceeding Standards

Map obviously done with care and effort. Student followed the instructions and cared for the detail of the map.
Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation

Not Meeting Standards

There are no mistakes with spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence fluency.
Meeting Standards with Support

There are no more than 3 mistakes with spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence fluency.
Meeting Standards

There are no more than 8 mistakes with spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence fluency.
Exceeding Standards

There are no more than 10 mistakes with spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence fluency.
Presentation/Participati

Not Meeting Standards

Student presents with a clear and confident voice, with few mistakes due to repeated practice. Student actively participates and contributes by producing the finished product
Meeting Standards with Support

Student presents with a clear voice, that has a few mistakes due to some practice.
Student actively participates and contributes by producing the finished product.
Meeting Standards

Student presents with a faltering voice, with many mistakes due to little practice. Student puts very little effort into the finished the project
Exceeding Standards

Student presents with a faltering voice and many mistakes due to no practice. Student did not complete a finished product.






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