6th Grade Science: Chapter 5 Summative Assessment
A major earthquake and supervolcano will occur in the upcoming week! It is up to the
6th grade class to inform the public about why these occur. Use the content below to
create a brochure to help inform others about plates, earthquakes, and volcanoes!
Requirements:
 Brochure is typed, 12 point font
 Brochure contains 3-5 images
 Brochure is 4 or 6 sided
 Brochure includes a title and names of authors (you and/or partner’s name)
Content:
 Plates
o Earth’s Layers
o Convergent, Divergent, Transform Boundaries
o Events at Plate Boundaries
 Earthquakes
o Fault Zones (normal, reverse, strike slip)
o P and S waves
 Volcanoes
o Volcanic Forces
o Cinder Cone, Shield, Composite Volcano
o 4 Types of Eruptions
Due Date: Thursday, April 3
Grade:
Categories
Requirements
Plates
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Content
10
Brochure
includes 4
requirements
Brochure
includes 3
categories
Brochure
includes 2
categories
Brochure
includes 3
categories
Content
accurate in 9
categories
7
Brochure
includes 3
requirements
Content
accurate in 6-8
categories
*You can work individually or with a partner.
5
Brochure
includes 2
requirements
Brochure
includes 2
categories
Brochure
includes 1
categories
Brochure
includes 2
categories
Content
accurate in 3-5
categories
3
Brochure includes
1 requirement
Brochure includes
1 category
Brochure includes
1 category
Content accurate
in less than 3
categories