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United States Regions Project United States Regions Project After researching a state in one of the five regions, students must complete and present the information they have collected about their aspects of each states location, landforms, climate, natural resources, and a tourist attraction. Rubric Code: LX2W5C4 By jwhittum Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Social Sciences Type: Project Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

United States Regions Trip
	No Evidence 0 pts	Limited 2 pts	Proficient 4 pts	Exemplary 6 pts
MAP	No Evidence Location of state and capital is not included. No Shading or title.	Limited Limited knowledge of where the capital is located. May know what state the capital is in, but can not locate it. Region shaded in. No title.	Proficient States, Capitals, region shaded in, some physical features listed. Title	Exemplary All States and capitals listed and region shaded in with Map title included. Key of various physical features and other important places. Compass rose included.
PHYSICAL FEATURES	No Evidence Section on Physical features/landforms is not included.	Limited 1-2 Landforms/physical features listed.	Proficient 3-4 Physical features/Landforms listed.	Exemplary 5 All Physical features and Landforms listed.
Climate	No Evidence Section on Climate is not included.	Limited Limited information found in the Climate section.	Proficient Solid information found in the Climate section.	Exemplary Section on Climate is included in full. This includedes how the seasons are different, and amount of precipitation.
Natural Resources	No Evidence Section on Natural Resources is not included.	Limited Limited information found in the Natural Resources section. 1 Natural Resource Listed	Proficient Solid information found in the Natural Resources section. Natural Resources Listed. Partial explanation of the Resources.	Exemplary Section on Natural Resources is included in full. Natural Resources listed and an explanation of the Resources.
Industry/Economy	No Evidence Section on Industry is not included.	Limited Industry Listed.	Proficient Industry Listed with partial description.	Exemplary Industry described and how it relates to the region's economy
MIGRATION	No Evidence no movement listed	Limited Some indication of migration	Proficient Strong indication of migration and ethnic groups that settled area	Exemplary Migration, movement to region is described with some historical facts on why certain ethnic groups migrated to that area. Dates of migrations.
Presentation	No Evidence Poor appearance, enthusiasm, subject knowledge, eye contact, and organization of presentation. Only 1 member spoke.	Limited Moderate appearance, enthusiasm, subject knowledge, eye contact, and organization of presentation. Limited participation	Proficient Good appearance, enthusiasm, subject knowledge, eye contact, and organization of presentation. Only some members presented or spoke loud and clearly.	Exemplary Excellent appearance, enthusiasm, subject knowledge, eye contact, and organization of presentation. Every member had a speaking part in the presentation. Every member spoke loud and clearly to be heard..
Population,Metropolitan areas	No Evidence None metioned.	Limited 1 of 2 items metioned.	Proficient Population density and metropolitan areas stated.	Exemplary Population density and graphics included. Metropolitan areas stated and why.
TEAMWORK	No Evidence Rarely on task. Played a very limited role in facilitating group learning Sometimes contributed to group effort	Limited Usually on task Played a limited role in organization and group learning	Proficient Regularly on task throughout the project Played a role in organizing and learning.	Exemplary Consistently on task throughout the project. Played a critical role in organizing and facilitating learning.

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