Content Rubric: Seafloor Spreading
Rubric Title
Plate
Tectonics
E.SE.06.51
Plate
Tectonics
E.SE.06.52
Plate
Tectonics
E.SE.06.53
Inquiry
S.IA.06.11
Below Standard
Knowledge → Comprehension
No explanation about plate tectonic
movement and how the lithospheric plates
move centimeters each year is provided.
At Standard
Application → Analysis
A general/vague explanation about plate
tectonic movement and how the lithospheric
plates move centimeters each year is
provided.
Above Standard
Evaluation → Synthesis
A clear and concise explanation about plate
tectonic movement and how the lithospheric
plates move centimeters each year is
provided.
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18………………………………………………………………21
22………………………………………………………………25
Diagram/visual does not show how major
geological events (earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, mountain building) result from
plate motions.
Diagram/visual shows how major geological
events (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
mountain building) result from plate
motions.
Diagram/visual shows in a clear, concise,
and creative way how major geological
events (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
mountain building) result from plate
motions.
13…………………………………………………..17
18…………………………………………………………….. 21
22………………………………………………………………25
Diagram/visual does not show that the
Earth has layers: lithosphere (crust and
upper mantle), convecting mantle, and
dense metallic core.
Diagram/visual shows that the Earth has
layers: lithosphere (crust and upper mantle),
convecting mantle, and dense metallic core.
Diagram/visual shows in a clear, concise,
and creative way how the Earth has layers:
lithosphere (crust and upper mantle),
convecting mantle, and dense metallic core.
13…………………………………………………..17
18…………………………………………………………….. 21
22………………………………………………………………25
Knowledge gained as a result of analyzing
GeoMapApp information (images, data
tables and graphs) is not used when
answering a scientific question: Why
should we care if there are mountains,
volcanoes, and ridges in the ocean if we
cannot see them?
Knowledge gained as a result of analyzing
GeoMapApp information (images, data
tables and graphs) is used to answer a
scientific question: Why should we care if
there are mountains, volcanoes, and ridges in
the ocean if we cannot see them?
Knowledge gained as a result of analyzing
GeoMapApp information (images, data
tables and graphs) is used to clearly,
concisely, and creatively answer a scientific
question: Why should we care if there are
mountains, volcanoes, and ridges in the
ocean if we cannot see them?
13…………………………………………………..17
18…………………………………………………………….. 21
22………………………………………………………………25
TOTAL: _____ / 100