Natural Disasters Research SheetName: __________________________________________________

Natural Disaster: __________________________________________

Location: ________________________________________________

Dates: __________________________________________________

In the chart below, organize your research into the following categories: Physical Effects What physical damage occurred as a result of this natural event?

What causes type of disaster How does this type of disaster occur? What factors must be present for this to happen?

Environmental Effects What happened to the water sources, trees, etc.? What were the short- and long-term effects of these changes?

Financial Effects What losses did people experience? What happened to the economy in the area?

Natural Disasters Research ReportName: __________________________________________________

Category 4 3 2 1

Research 1.3 The student has fulfilled all information requirements. The student has gathered a wide range of information from multiple sources that have ben presented in a wide variety of text & media forms.

The student has fulfilled most/all information requirements. The student has gathered a wide/range of information from multiple sources that have ben presented in a wide/variety of text & media forms.

The student has fulfilled most/some information requirements. The student has gathered some information from sources that have ben presented in some variety of text & media forms.

The student has not fulfilled information requirements. The student has gathered a limited amount of information from sources that have ben presented with limited variety of text & media forms.

Classifying & Organizing Ideas1.4, 1.5

The student effectively sorts, classifies and orders ideas and information into organizational text.

The student considerably sorts, classifies and orders ideas and information into organizational text.

The student adequately sorts, classifies and orders ideas and information into organizational text.

The student minimally sorts, classifies and orders ideas and information into organizational text.