HUMAN – ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION ASSIGNMENT
Each group will prepare a slide show presentation about our trip to Save the Bay. The Power Point will include
the following elements:
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Explain the geography theme “Human – Environment Interaction”.
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Describe the examples of this theme that you observed on our trip on the Providence River. Include
pictures that were taken on our trip or other appropriate pictures.
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Using information from class lessons and our trip answer the following essential questions:
1. How do natural environmental features, in particular the Providence River and Narragansett Bay, affect
humans?
2. How do humans affect their environment, in particular the Providence River and Narragansett Bay?
3. How has this interaction changed over time?
4. Is the current interaction positive or negative?
5. What do people need to do to ensure a positive interaction in the future?
RUBRIC FOR HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION POWER POINT
Explanation of
Theme
Essential
Questions
Use of Power
Point
Technology
Mechanics
Oral
Presentation
5
Theme is
accurately
defined and
supported with
2 or more
pictures
4
Definition of
theme is
mostly
accurate and is
supported with
at least 2
pictures
All 5 essential
At least 4
questions have essential
been
questions have
thoroughly and been
accurately
accurately
answered
answered.
3
Some errors
in definition
of theme and
supported by
one or two
pictures
At least 3
essential
questions
have been
answered
with mostly
accurate
answers
Excellent use
Good use of
Fair use of
of power point power point
power point
technology.
technology.
technology.
Correct
Few
Several
grammar,
grammatical,
grammatical
spelling, and
spelling, or
spelling, or
punctuation.
punctuation
punctuation
errors.
errors.
All members of All members of Most
group take
group take
members of
part in
part in
group take
presentation
presentation
part in
and speak
and most
presentation
clearly and can speak clearly
and speak
easily be heard and can be
somewhat
by audience.
heard by
clearly,
audience.
sometimes
difficult to
hear.
2
Definition
unclear or
contains
several errors
with one or no
pictures for
support
At least 2
essential
questions have
been answered
with partially
accurate
answers
1/0
Definition
missing or
incorrect,
missing
supporting
pictures.
Poor use of
power point
technology.
Many
grammatical,
spelling, or
punctuation
errors.
Only some
members of
group take
part in
presentation
and are
difficult to
understand
and/or hear
Poor use of
power point
technology.
Many
grammatical,
spelling, or
punctuation
errors.
Poor
presentation,
very difficult
to understand
and/or hear
Essential
questions
have not been
answered or
answers are
all or mostly
inaccurate
Suggestions for organizing your group:
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Break into groups of two or three.
One group should do the explanation of the theme and the pictures.
Divide the questions among the groups. Make sure your presentation includes the essential
question along with your answer.
Each group should prepare a rough draft of their part.
Each group should share their rough draft and the rest of the group can make suggestions for
improvement.
Prepare slides.
Group should then practice how they will present their power point.