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Topic: ______________________________ Group Members:
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes Research and Presentation Project
INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURE
Instead of writing a unit exam onEarthquakes, Volcanoes, and
Mountain-Building, you are
going to complete a research project ingroups of three. The
purpose of this project is to
research a famous earthquake or eruption by connecting it to the
major ideas we have been
exploring in our unit. Heres how this project will work:
1. You will get into groups of three.
2. You will get your topic by lottery.
3. You will divide the labour so that each person in your group
is responsible for researching
and gathering the required information.
4. You will come back together as a group to sift through each
members research.
5. You will create a Power Point presentation that contains a
good balance of pictures, text,
and even video.
6. You will present your research the class.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What type of Plate Boundary did this earthquake or eruption
occur on? Which tectonic
plates are involved?
2. Does the area of this earthquake or eruption have a history
of large quakes or eruptions?
3. If this was an earthquake, what were its measurement on the
Richter Scale andMercalli
Scale? If this was an eruption, was it accompanied by
earthquakes, and what were their
measurements on the Richter and Mercalli Scales?
4. Did this earthquake have aftershocks? If so, how many and how
strong?
5. What was the effect of this earthquake or eruption? (i.e.
tsunamis, lava flows, ash clouds,
major damage, etc.)
8/3/2019 Earthquakes and Volcanoes Research and Presentation
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Topic: ______________________________ Group Members:
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EVALUATION
Outcome Level 1
Excelling
Level 2
Good
Level 3
Beginning to Achieve
Level 4
Not Achieving
EC7.1 - Analyze
societal and
environmentalimpacts of historical
and current
catastrophic
geological events,
and scientific
understanding of
movements and
forces within Earths
crust.
Consistently
demonstrates an
understanding of
tectonic plate
theory, types of
plate boundaries,
tools/methods of
measurement for
earthquakes, and
the impact of
geological events in
a local area.
Usually demonstrates
an understanding of
tectonic plate theory,
types of plate
boundaries,
tools/methods of
measurement for
earthquakes, and the
impact ofgeological
events in a local area.
Sometimes
demonstrates an
understanding of
tectonic plate theory,
types of plate
boundaries,
tools/methods of
measurement for
earthquakes, and the
impact ofgeological
events in a local area.
Rarely demonstrates
an understanding of
tectonic plate
theory, types of
plate boundaries,
tools/methods of
measurement for
earthquakes, and
the impact of
geological events in
a local area.
CC 7.7 & 8.7 - Use
oral language toexpress effectively
information and
ideas of some
complexity in formal
and informal
situations
Consistently
presents groupconclusions and
findings to
classmates.
Consistently
delivered a
focused,
understandable
oral presentation
that includes an
introduction,
transitions, a logical
body, and an
effective conclusion
as part of an
individual project
within a unit.
Usually presents
group conclusionsand findings to
classmates.
Usually delivered a
focused,
understandable oral
presentation that
includes an
introduction,
transitions, a logical
body, and an
effective conclusion
as part of an
individual project
within a unit.
Sometimes presents
group conclusionsand findings to
classmates.
Sometimes delivered
a focused,
understandable oral
presentation that
includes an
introduction,
transitions, a logical
body, and an effective
conclusion as part of
an individual project
within a unit.
Rarely presents
group conclusionsand findings to
classmates.
Rarely delivered a
focused,
understandable oral
presentation that
includes an
introduction,
transitions, a logical
body, and an
effective conclusion
as part of an
individual project
within a unit.
Work Habits
During research
times, the group
CONSISTENTLY
stayed on task and
used time wisely.
During research
times, the group
USUALLYstayed on
task and used time
wisely.
During research
times, the group
SOMETIMES stayed
on task and used time
wisely. They required
some prompting.
During research
times, the group
RARELYstayed on
task and used time
wisely. They
required a lot of
prompting.
Please note: At theend ofeach research period, everyone willbe
required to fillout an exit
slip thatcontains a written description oflearning thathas
occurred during the period.
