PLATE TECTONICS POWER POINT RUBRIC
Purpose: Students will research types and locations of different plate boundaries found on planet
Earth and discover how these boundaries have influenced the culture in a particular location.
This is a Major Grade and should be treated as so.
Guidelines:
1. All work should be your own. (Any plagiarism will result in a zero!)
2. Students will be required to save to the designated folder by the end of class on TBA.
3. Animation and music is optional but should not distract from the information being
presented.
4. Students may work on the technology project at school and at home.
5. Students may use a flash drive or jump drive to transfer between home and school.
6. Students are expected to work on presentation everyday in class.
7. This will be a group assignment with 2-3 students per group.
ORGANIZATION/CREATIVITY/TECHNOLOGY
POSSIBLE POINTS
EARNED POINTS
TITLE SLIDE
Includes Name, Period,
title for Presentation,
and a Graphic.
Information is
presented in a logical
manner.
Presentation uses a
variety of Powerpoint
features (transitions,
sounds, graphics, text
art, and etc.) without
over doing it.
Project is saved to
teacher’s dropbox and
in the correct class
period by due date and
functions properly.
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS
10pts.
60pts.
15pts.
15pts.
100
PLATE TECTONICS POWER POINT RUBRIC
Criterion B:
Communication
in Science
Rubric
Who is Alfred
Wegner? Should
include picture and
brief biography.
(1 slide)
What is Pangaea? You
should include
description and an
image.
What is the Theory
of Continental drift
and what evidences
support the theory of
continental drift?
What is Sea floor
Spreading? Should
also include a picture
of the Mid Atlantic
ridge.
What are Plate
Tectonics and what
causes them to move?
(use a image to show
what causes them to
move)
Plate Boundaries
Give name, image, & a
description of how
each boundary moves.
What type of
geological feature is
found at your
particular location?
Tell how this feature
has influenced the
lives of people in that
location
The student presents
ALL the information
appropriately using
symbolic and/ or
visual representation
accurately according
to the task.
The student
communicates
scientific information
effectively using
scientific language
correctly.
The student presents
MOST of the
information
appropriately using
symbolic and/ or
visual representation
accurately according
to the task.
The student
communicates
scientific information
using scientific
language.
5 - 6
3-4
The student presents
SOME of the
information
appropriately using
symbolic and/ or
visual representation
accurately according
to the task.
The student
attempts to
communicates
scientific information
using some
scientific language.
The student does not
reach a standard
described by any of the
descriptors for level 1 – 6.
0
1-2
4 or more complete
sentences about
Wegener and his
accomplishments.
3 complete
sentences about
Wegener and his
accomplishments.
2 sentences about
Wegener and his
accomplishments.
No information or
incomplete sentences
about Wegener and his
accomplishments.
Includes a
description that
effectively using
scientific language
correctly and has an
image.
Includes a
description that
effectively using
scientific language
correctly and has an
image.
Includes a
description that
effectively using
scientific language
correctly and has an
image.
Includes a
description that
effectively using
scientific language
correctly and has an
image.
Includes a
description using
scientific language
and has an image.
Includes a
description that
uses some scientific
language but does
not have an image.
Description does not
reach a standard
described by any of the
descriptors for level 1 – 6.
Includes a
description using
scientific language
and has an image.
Includes a
description that
uses some scientific
language but does
not have an image.
Description does not
reach a standard
described by any of the
descriptors for level 1 – 6.
Includes a
description using
scientific language
and has an image.
Includes a
description that
uses some scientific
language and has an
image.
Description does not
reach a standard
described by any of the
descriptors for level 1 – 6.
Includes a
description using
scientific language
and has an image.
Includes a
description that
uses some scientific
language and has an
image.
Description does not
reach a standard
described by any of the
descriptors for level 1 – 6.
Includes a
description that
effectively using
scientific language
correctly and has
ALL images.
Includes a
description that
effectively using
scientific language
correctly and has an
image.
Includes a
description using
scientific language
and has MOST
images.
Includes a
description that
uses some scientific
language and has
SOME images.
Description does not
reach a standard
described by any of the
descriptors for level 1 – 6.
Includes a
description using
scientific language
and has an image.
Includes a
description that
uses some scientific
language and has an
image.
Description does not
reach a standard
described by any of the
descriptors for level 1 – 6.