COMPARITIVE CLIMATOLOGY GRADING RUBRIC
Compare & Contrast the atmospheres of Earth, Mars & Venus
Item
Nada - Zilch - Ixnay
Meets Standard
Exceeds Standard
Chemical equations are
A single chemical reaction is
At least two chemical reactions
absent
shown with the appropriate
are shown with the appropriate
SECTION I
(0 pt)
chemical equation (see section V chemical equations (see section
Processes for
below)
IV below)
CO2Entering
(1
pt)
(2 pts)
Venus, Earth &
Mars Atmosphere Descriptions of chemical A brief description of at least one Brief descriptions of all chemical
(4 pts possible)
processes are absent
chemical process is present.
processes above are present
(0 pt)
(1 pt)
(2 pts)
Chemical equations are
A single chemical reaction is
At least two chemical reactions
SECTION 2
absent
shown with the appropriate
are shown with the appropriate
Processes for
(0 pt)
chemical equation (see section V chemical equations (see section
CO2Exiting
below)
V below)
Venus, Earth &
(1 pt)
(2 pts)
Mars Atmosphere
Descriptions of chemical A brief description of at least one Brief descriptions of all chemical
(4 pts possible)
processes are absent
chemical process is present
processes above are present
(0 pt)
(1 pt)
(2 pts)
Missing
Summary of the current level
Succinctly and clearly
SECTION III
ofCO2 in each planet's
summarizes (1 or 2 paragraphs or
Summary of the
(0 - 1 pts)
atmosphere is difficult to follow slides or similar per planet) the
Current State of
or incomplete
current level of CO2 in each
CO2 in Venus,
(2 - 3 pts)
planet's atmosphere and the
Earth & Mars
effect that has on each planet
Atmosphere
(5 pts possible)
(4 - 5 pts)
Supporting data is
Some data supporting factual
Data supporting all or most
completely absent
statements exists but is not
factual statements is present
always present
(2 pts)
(0 pts)
(1 pt)
Supporting data is not current
Supporting data is current
(within the past 48 months) or (within the past 48 months), was
date is not shown.
presented in class or is cleared
SECTION IV
(1 pt)
with me first.
Supporting Data
(2 pts)
(5 pts possible)
Basic citations are absent
Basic citation (web address or
journal name and date) are all or
(0 pt)
mostly present (YES, you may
use anything from my website or
that I presented in class)
(1 pt)
Chemical equations are not balanced
All chemical equations are
balanced
(0 pts)
(1 pt)
SECTION IV
The type of reaction is infrequently or not described
Types of reactions are all or
Chemistry
(0 pts)
mostly described (this can and
(2 pts possible)
should be brief. For example:
synthesis, decomp, combustion,
single displacement, double
displacement...)
(1pts)
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