Grade 6 Formative Task Sheet: Infographic
Unit: Natural Disasters
Key concept: Global Interaction
Global context: Scientific and technical innovation
Related concept: Causality, Processes
Statement of Inquiry: The Earth is in a state of constant change, caused by natural and human forces, which
affects the way in which we live.
Task: You will create an infographic to bring awareness about earthquakes and how to prepare for an
earthquake. You will write 4-5 steps/tips to teach communities how to prepare for an earthquake. You can
choose from the 4 cities below to do your research.
 Santiago, Chile
 Los Angles, United States
 Tokyo, Japan
 Wellington, New Zealand
Your inforgraphic must relate to the people of that country. The infographic must be neat with
knowledgeable language displayed.
Inforgraphic website: https://infograph.venngage.com/
Criteria: Ci, Cii, Div
Infographic Rubric
0
Ci
Clarification
Cii
Clarification
Does not meet
the criteria
Infographic is
off topic
Does not meet
the criteria
Infographic
does not have
any information
1-2
3-4
Communicate
Communicate
information and information and
ideas in a way
ideas in a way
that is not
that is
always clear
somewhat
clear
Information on Information on
the infographic the infographic
is hard to
is sometimes
understand
easy to
understand
Organizes
Somewhat
information and
organizes
ideas in a
information and
limited way
ideas
Inforgraphic is
not neat and
easy to read
Infographic is
sometimes neat
and easy to read
5-6
7-8
Communicate
information and
ideas in a way
that is mostly
clear
Communicate
information
and ideas in a
way that is
completely
clear
Information on
the infographic
is easy to
understand
Information on
the infographic
is mostly easy to
understand
Mostly
organizes
information and
ideas
Infographic is
mostly neat and
easy to tread
Completely
organizes
information
and ideas
effectively
Infographic is
completely
neat and easy
to read
Total
Div
Clarification
Identifies some
different views
Does not meet
the Criteria
Infographic
does not relate
to the chosen
city
Infographic
rarely relates to
the chosen
country and
does not show
different views
Identifies
some different
views and
suggests some
of their
implications
Infographic
sometimes
relates to the
chosen
country and
shows a few
different views
Identifies
different views
and most of their
implications
Consistently
identifies
different views
and their
implications
Infographic
mostly relates to
the chosen
country and
shows different
views
Infographic
completely
relates to the
chosen country
and shows
different views