Choose one of the following formats to show me what you have learned during this unit. I want you to create something that I could use in a classroom to teach these units again, so it must be educational.
If you have another idea for a format, please talk it over with me and get approval before you start. Hand in this rubric with your final product.
This assignment should be 100% your work. You may talk to others about ideas, but you make those ideas yours and actually do all the work.
Children’s Storybook
Create a book, with a story and pictures, to teach children between ages of 6-8 about one of the following topics
1.
plate tectonics (location, movement, boundaries, continental drift, sea-floor spreading)
2.
earthquakes (cause and effect, location, measuring, predicting, relationship with plate tectonics)
3.
volcanoes (cause, location, types of eruptions, activity stages, landforms created)
3D Model
Make a model of one of the following:
1.
3 types of boundaries
2.
Earth’s 12 tectonic plates
3.
Volcanic eruption
Drawings/Paintings
Create a series of pieces, a minimum of 1 for each of the 3 topics: plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes.
Stories/Poems/Songs
Create a series of pieces, a minimum of 1 for each of the 3 topics: plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes.
Research Paper
Conduct research on a particular topic/thesis and write an extensive paper about it. Your thesis must be approved by me before you begin and deal with one of the following topics: plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes.
Board Game – 2 people may work together
Create a game that students can play to review these units. Be sure to include all three chapters. Please use your notes to make sure all objectives and vocabulary have been covered.
Video – newscast, documentary, or educational video (think Bill Nye) – 2 people may work together
Create a 5 minute video to teach a topic covered in this unit. You may combine topics and pick more than one.
Topics include:
1.
Earth’s Interior
2.
Continental Drift
3.
Sea-Floor Spreading
4.
Theory of Plate Tectonics
5.
Earthquake Cause
6.
Earthquake Monitoring
7.
8.
9.
10.
Earthquake Safety
Types of Eruptions
Volcanic Landforms
Relationship between Plate Tectonics,
Earthquakes, and Volcanoes
***Come and see me about what you need to take into consideration to make a good film***

Originality – is this different from what has already been done?
Synthesis – how well have you combined the individual topics and related them to each other?
6
Nothing about this is creative or original. You have reproduced existing ideas and work.
7
A minimal amount of creativity – I’ve seen this numerous times before. You have somewhat reproduced existing ideas and work.
Everything is separate from each other. There are no connections between the individual topics.
You relate a few ideas to each other. There are a few connections between the individual topics.
8
An average amount of creativity – I have seen this a few times before. You have produced ideas and work that show signs of originality and reproduction.
You relate some ideas to each other.
There are some connections between the individual topics.
9
You are creative! I might have seen this before but you have made yours unique. You have produced ideas and work that are mostly originality.
You have related most of the ideas to each other. There are many connections between the individual topics.
10
This is brand new to me and the first time I have seen this. Excellent!
You have produced ideas and work that are original.
You have demonstrated how each topic of this unit fits in with, and relates to, all the other topics.
Entertainment – is it fun, visually appealing, captivating, making me want to experience it over again?
Professionalism – is it well put together and professional looking? Was it done on a computer? Is it neat and tidy?
Instructions – did you follow the given instructions?
Scientific Accuracy – how well do you understand this topic?
X 2
Scientific Content – was there enough science for it to be educational?
X 2
This will not hold students’ attention.
Did your little brother or sister do this?
There were instructions?
Is this science fiction?
Where was the science?
I was not very entertained.
This needs some work.
You attempted to follow the instructions
The science was wrong most of the time.
You mention a few of the overall ideas without going into detail.
It caught my attention and somewhat entertained me.
This is not bad for someone in your grade.
It drew me in and I was entertained.
This is very well put together for someone in your grade.
I plan on using this with my class next year!
I expected this amount of professionalism from someone in a higher grade!
You followed some instructions.
The science was correct most of the time.
You mention all the main ideas but go into little detail.
You followed most instructions.
The science was correct all of the time.
You have explained the main ideas by using supporting details.
You followed the instructions exactly!
The science was correct all of the time and you mentioned the more difficult ideas.
Your main ideas and supporting details are easy to understand when you give specific examples.
Totals
Final Rubric Score
Final Skyward
Grade