Plate Tectonic Tour
Objective: We will create a 2 minute Google Earth Tour with a focus on visiting 3 famous geologic land
formations. Within the tour you will focus on the 3 different types of plate boundaries: Convergent,
Divergent, and Transform and explain how the landforms results from each boundary.
Requirements:
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Produce a narrated 2 minute tour using Google Earth and Screencast-O-Matic.
Include media such as images, animations, videos, and websites.
Create a bibliography that includes information, images, and other media used within your
project.
Procedures
1. Identify 3 famous geologic land formations that result from convergent, divergent, and
transform plate boundaries. Ex: Mount St. Helen, The Himalayas, the San Andreas Fault.
2. Research each land formation form, find general information to explain how they form. In
addition search for media such as images, videos, websites, etc. to use within your tour.
3. Create a folder/path within Google Earth with selected destinations. Consider writing a brief
script focusing on the geologic formation and tectonic plate boundary.
4. Record your tour within Google Earth or with Screencast-O-Matic.
Rubric: You will be assessed based on content/understanding as well as quality of work. See rubric
below:
Category
Advanced (5)
Proficient (4)
Basic (3)
Below Basic (2.5)
Content/
Covers topic indepth with details
and examples.
Subject knowledge
is excellent.
Includes essential
knowledge about
the topic. Subject
knowledge
appears to be
good.
Includes essential
information about
the topic but there
are a few factual
errors.
Content is minimal
OR there are
several factual
errors.
Understanding
X2
_____/10
Clear connection to
the curriculum.
Source information
collected for all
graphics, facts and
quotes. All
documented in
desired format.
All requirements
are met and
exceeded.
Connections to
curriculum.
Source information
collected for all
graphics, facts and
quotes. Most
documented in
desired format.
All requirements
are met.
Limited connection
to the curriculum.
Source information
collected for
graphics, facts and
quotes, but not
documented in
desired format.
One requirement
was not completely
met.
No connection to
curriculum.
Very little or no
source information
was collected.
More than one
requirement was
not completely
met.
Quality of Work
X2
_____/10
Makes excellent
use of font, color,
graphics, effects,
etc. to enhance the
presentation.
Makes good use of
font, color,
graphics, effects,
etc. to enhance to
presentation.
Makes use of font,
color, graphics,
effects, etc. but
occasionally these
detract from the
presentation
content.
Use of font, color,
graphics, effects
etc. but these often
distract from the
presentation
content. May be
incomplete.
Evidence of
rehearsal. Good
posture, eye
contact, and tone.
Evidence of
rehearsal.
Satisfactory
posture, eye
contact.
Limited evidence of
rehearsal. Poor
eye contact, may
have read directly
from product.
No evidence of
rehearsal.
Product shows
some original
thought. Work
shows new ideas
and insights.
Uses other
people\'s ideas
(giving them
credit), but there is
little evidence of
original thinking.
Product shows a
large amount of
original thought.
Ideas are creative
and inventive.
Uses other
people\'s ideas, but
does not give them
credit.