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Natural Disaster Project 
Natural Disaster Project
Students will investigate a natural disaster. Student will discuss the causes of the natural disaster, the geographic location the disaster takes place, and the effects this disaster has on people, the environment and economy.
Rubric Code: PXAX9WB
By MelanieLeSage
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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4 pts


3 pts


2 pts


1 pts

Total

(N/A)

What is your natural disaster?

4

Your response completely explains your natural disaster and the diagrams/pictures support your explanation. They also support the written information
3

Explanation provides us with some understanding as to the workings of your natural disaster; however more information would have been helpful. The pictures needed to better support the written information
2

Provided little to no visual aids and the explanation is short. Your explanation does not clearly and/or provide enough detail as to why the disaster happens or occurs
1

Question has not been answered or the response is too short to fully answer the question.<BR>
If the information has been plagiserised (copied), you may also received a 0
Total
Parts of the world disaster forms?

4

Area disaster takes place is explained thoroughly (completely) using maps to support explanation.
3

Area disaster takes place is explained but some information is missing. Only one map is used to support explanation.
2

Area disaster takes place is explained but many details are left out. Map is used but does not support explanation.
1

Area disaster takes place is explained but no maps are used and important missing.
Total
Bibliography/Article

4

Provided a good range of resources and they have been listed correctly.
3

Provided a list of resources but have not listed them correctly.
2

Less three resources have been provided.
1

No list of resources used through the research task has been included
Total
Worst case (s) in history/Article

4

The event is thoroughly explained using dates, number of people killed or injured, damage (cost, etc.)Images are used to support explanations.
3

The event is explained with one or two missing details. Images are used to explain event.
2

The event is explained but no images are used to support information. Some information is missing.
1

The event is explained with very little information and no images are images are used.
Total
Presentation, grammar and spelling.

4

Clear title and headings for all topics.
No grammatical errors are present.
Clear and well labelled diagrams.
3

Title and some topic headings.
One or two grammatical errors are present.
Diagrams and some labelling.
2

Title and a topic heading.
Two or more errors in grammar are present.
Diagrams but only partly labelled.
1

Title only but no topic headings
Many grammatical errors. No evidence of proof reading.
Diagram but no labelling.
Total
Total

4
3
2
1
Total



Keywords:
  • cause, thoroughly, occurs, explanation, explained, area, geographic



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