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National Park Research Report National Park Research Report NATIONAL PARK RESEARCH REPORT Rubric Code: X24B748 By juliahill63 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Geography Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Research and PPT
	Not Included 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Location	Not Included No location given No map given	Poor Location given, but no Map or: Map given but no location.	Fair Location is clearly stated in the presentation and a map with the area of the park is outlined or shaded in on the map.	Good N/A
Biome	Not Included *No Biome given	Poor Biome given, but: no pictures to accompany no description of the Biome's characteristics	Fair *Biome given with pictures and a brief description of what characteristics make it that type of Biome.	Good *Biome given with pictures and a DETAILED description of the characteristics that make it that type of Biome.
Climate/Weather	Not Included *No information provided.	Poor *Very little information is given	Fair Climate is included Weather types are included. *Type of storms that frequent the park area.	Good *Same as 2pt box, but details such as record highs and lows (temp) included as well as any notable weather related happenings in the park.
Wildlife/Plants	Not Included *No animals or plants listed or pictured	Poor Does not meet box 3 requirements or: Animals specific to the Park listed and pictured, but no plants or: *Plants specific to the park listed and pictured, but no animals.	Fair *3 plants and 3 animals specific to the park listed and pictured.	Good *3-5 plants and 3-5 animals specific to the park listed and pictured.
History	Not Included *No history given	Poor *Very little information is given	Fair Date the park was established and by who (usually a President). History of the area before it became a National Park. *How the park has evolved (changed) over time.	Good *Same as 2pt box, but interesting details included. ex--"did you know that this park once..."
Geology	Not Included *No information provided.	Poor Information provided, but not enough to meet requirements of 2 pt box ==>	Fair Brief description of how the geologic features of the park formed and about how long it took. Before these features formed, what was there first? *Name of rock type(s)	Good Same as 2 pt. box, but involves a more DETAILED explanation.
Handouts	Not Included * No handout provided. * Printout of Powerpoint * 3+ spelling errors.	Poor *Handout that does not provide adequate information about the park.	Fair *Handout that includes information similar to the project requirements listed above, but no pictures.	Good *Handout that includes information similar to the project requirements listed above AND includes pictures with labels.
Powerpoint	Not Included Plagarism from websites (copy/paste) Less than 10 slides Pictures not clear/visible No sources cited in the end	Poor 10+ slides Too wordy, font too small. Pictures too small or are too blown up and appear fuzzy. Sources cited	Fair 10+ slides Concise (not overly wordy) with visible font size. Clear, visible pictures Sources cited	Good Same as 2pt box, but sounds or video or creative slide transitions used, but not on every slide.
Presentation	Not Included Not practiced or rehearsed, no flow. Reading directly from board or paper/note cards and not facing audience. * Presentation lasts less than 3 minutes or longer than 8.	Poor Minimally rehearsed, does not flow well. Faces audience 1/2 of the time and reads the rest. * Presentation lasts between 3 and 8 minutes.	Fair Well rehearsed, flows well. Faces audience 3/4 of the time and reads the rest. * Presentation lasts between 3 and 8 minutes.	Good Faces audience only looking briefly at cards to jar memory. Well rehearsed and has a flow to it. * Presentation lasts between 3 and 8 minutes.

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