Rubric for volcano assignment

Project Rubrics

1. Master (4 Points)

Topic A. Which are different kind of faults and make models of them

1. Master (4 Points) Describe the three kinds of fault, and makes working models of them.
2. Apprentice (3 points) Describe the three kinds of fault, and makes models of them.
3. Trainee (3 points) Describe the three kinds of fault.
4. Novice (1 point) Mentions the three kinds of fault.

Topic B. How scientists pinpoint the epicenter of earthquakes?

1. Master (4 Points) Detailed explanation of how you can calculate the epicenter of an earthquake with printed certificates of completion for each of the team members
2. Apprentice (3 points) Detailed explanation of how you can calculate the epicenter of an earthquake with printed certificates of completion for all but one of the team members.
3. Trainee (3 points) Incomplete explanation of how you can calculate the epicenter of an earthquake with printed certificates of completion for all but two of the team members.
4. Novice (1 point) Incomplete explanation of how you can calculate the epicenter of an earthquake without printed certificates.

Topic C. How the different plates interact with each other and what effect they have on the environment?

Master (4 Points) Explains in detail how the places where volcanoes and earthquakes occur, and how they solved the effects on the environment.
2. Apprentice (3 points) Explains in incomplete detail how the places where volcanoes and earthquakes occur, or how they solved the effects on the environment.
3. Trainee (3 points) Explains in incomplete detail how the places where volcanoes and earthquakes occur, and how they solved the effects on the environment.
4. Novice (1 point) Do not explains in the places where volcanoes activity occured and addresses only how they solved the effects on the environment.

Topic D. Effect on the environment

Master (4 Points) Complete description on how Previous eruptions affected the environment and why people settle around volcanoes.
2. Apprentice (3 points) Complete description on how Previous eruptions affected the environment, but incomplete reasoning on why people settle around volcanoes.
3. Trainee (3 points) Incomplete description on how Previous eruptions affected the environment, and incomplete reasoning on why people settle around volcanoes.
4. Novice (1 point) Description on how Previous eruptions affected the environment, omitted all reasoning on why people settle around volcanoes.

Topic E. Power Point Presentation

1. Master (4 Points) Excellent use of graphics and a very good summary of the information capable of maintaining the audience attention during the whole presentation.
2. Apprentice (3 points) Good use of graphics and a good summary of the information capable of maintaining the audience attention for most of the presentation.
3. Trainee (3 points) Acceptable use of graphics and a acceptable summary of the information capable of maintaining the audience attention for part of the presentation.
4. Novice (1 point) Some use of graphics and not summarized information uncapable of maintaining the audience attention for most of the presentation.