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Severe Weather Poster & Presentation Severe Weather Poster & Presentation Students will research a type of severe weather and create an informative presentation. Rubric Code: S6B5WB By alphacentauri07 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Severe Weather Project
	Incomplete/Poor 1 pts	Poor 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Description of Severe Weather * 1.-what it is * 2.-where it occurs * 3.-when it occurs * 4.-why it occurs	Incomplete/Poor -describes their weather system briefly with little evidence of reasearch	Poor -describes their weather system using only 2 or 3 of the 4 decriptors	Good -adequately describes their weather system using all 4 descriptors	Excellent -effectively describes their weather sytem using all 4 descriptors *(includes how it is tracked or measured)
Effects of Weather System * 1- on people * 2 -on the environment * 3. - on animals	Incomplete/Poor -explains only 1 of the 3 effects of their weather system	Poor -explains 2 out 3 effects of their weather system	Good -explains all 3 of the effects of their weather system in detail	Excellent -effectively explains all 3 effects of their weather system in detail, including specific details
Emergency Preparation Why is it important to be prepared?	Incomplete/Poor No safety procedures were described using words or illustrations.	Poor Incorrect saftey procedures were described using words or illustrations.	Good Some safety procedures (3 - 4 examples) were described using words or illustrations.	Excellent Many saftey procedures (5 or more) were described using words and illustrations.
Interesting Facts/Stories What interesting/ unknown facts did you learn?	Incomplete/Poor No facts were provided about the type of severe weather. OR No story was provided about the type of severe weather.	Poor One or two facts were provided about the type of severe weather. OR One story was provided about the type of severe weather.	Good Three to four facts were provided about the type of severe weather. OR One or two stories were provided about the type of severe weather.	Excellent Five or more facts were provided about the type of severe weather. OR Three or more stories were provided about the type of severe weather.
Appearance Visual appeal of the completed poster	Incomplete/Poor The completed project was not neatly written and organized, and did not contain any illustrations.There were many errors in the project. (5 or more)	Poor The completed project was written and neatly organized but did not include any illustrations. Project contained some (3-4 errors)	Good The completed project was neatly written, organized and used some illustrations with some errors. (1-2 errors)	Excellent The completed project was neatly written, organized, and illustrated without any errors.
Individual Presentation Criteria Each group member will be scored individually during the presentation
Presentation Style	Incomplete/Poor Student makes no eye contact, only reads from notes and speaks too quietly for audience in the back of class to hear.	Poor Student occasionally uses eye contact, but still reads mostly from notes. Student's voice is low. Audience members in back of class have difficulty hearing presentation.	Good Student maintains eye contact most of the time but frequently returns to notes. Student's voice is clear. Audience members can hear presentation.	Excellent Student maintains eye contact with audience, seldom returning to notes. Student uses a clear voice terms so that all audience members can hear presentation.
Individual presentation length Each group member needs to speak nearly an equal amount.	Incomplete/Poor Group member participates very briefly during presentation.	Poor Group member participates in a backing role with very little speaking.	Good Group member adequately participates but other group members visibly participate for longer portions of time.	Excellent Group member participates throughout presentation with spoken parts that are equally distributed among the group.
Audience Member While others are presenting you are expected to be respectful.	Incomplete/Poor Regularly talking and being disruptive during presentations.	Poor Frequently talking and being disruptive during presentations.	Good Occasionally talking during presentations.	Excellent Rarely if ever talking during presentations.
Sources
	Missing 0 pts	Clearly Written 1 pts	N/A (N/A)	N/A (N/A)
Where was the information found?	Missing List of resources used is missing or only a partial list is written on the back of your poster.	Clearly Written A complete list of resources (websites, magazines, newspapers, books, etc.) is clearly listed on the back of your poster.	N/A	N/A

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weather, science, hurricanes, tornado, thunderstorm

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