Unit E Section 1 Summative Assessment β Natural Beauty or Natural Disaster- FOR MARKS
Completion requirements
Section 1: The Earth's crust is constantly changing.
Project β Natural Beauty / Natural Disaster
In this project, you must describe a specific location of natural beauty or a natural disaster. You are required to submit this project to your teacher for marks. Very carefully, read the
whole project and how to do it. Be sure to read the requirements and rubric,
they explain the expectations for this project and how it will be
marked. Click here if you need tips on how to create a good project!
Project Task
Choose a specific location that can be described as a natural beauty, or a natural disaster, or both. This location should fit into what you studied in this section, such as a part of Earthβs structure or involving earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, weathering, erosion, or deposition. Your location should have a name, or you should be able to take a photo of it to show your teacher.
Describe the location you have chosen using the vocabulary and processes you have learned in this section. Examples of good choices are the volcano Mount Fuji, the San Andreas Fault in California, or Big Rock in Okotoks.
Choose a specific location that can be described as a natural beauty, or a natural disaster, or both. This location should fit into what you studied in this section, such as a part of Earthβs structure or involving earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, weathering, erosion, or deposition. Your location should have a name, or you should be able to take a photo of it to show your teacher.
Describe the location you have chosen using the vocabulary and processes you have learned in this section. Examples of good choices are the volcano Mount Fuji, the San Andreas Fault in California, or Big Rock in Okotoks.
Before starting your design, ask yourself this question:
βHow can I describe the location I have chosen using as many descriptive terms and processes as possible from section 1 of this unit?β
Method
Choose the way you would like to communicate your location. You can choose from the following ideas.
Choose the way you would like to communicate your location. You can choose from the following ideas.
- Build a model. Photograph or video your model to share with your teacher.
- Use photographs or video. Multiple photos or videos in a multimedia presentation can show the various aspects of your locationβs characteristics.
- Build a structure in Minecraft and take screenshots that you label or describe.
- Write a detailed description or story about your location.
- Use some other creative ideas, but check with your teacher first!
Requirements
You must clearly answer the following 4 questions about your location. You can provide written answers to these questions, or you can include the answers as labels if you make a drawing or use a photo of your location. Another option is to address these questions by recording yourself on video, or make an audio recording. Be sure to describe your location very clearly.
You must clearly answer the following 4 questions about your location. You can provide written answers to these questions, or you can include the answers as labels if you make a drawing or use a photo of your location. Another option is to address these questions by recording yourself on video, or make an audio recording. Be sure to describe your location very clearly.
- What is the name of your location? Where is it? Describe the region and what it looks like now.
- How does your location represent either sudden change or slow-and-steady change?
- What interesting facts about your location relate to the information presented in this section?
- Has your chosen location always been this way? What is the history of your location and various changes to Earth? Describe how it has changed over time and how these changes have affected the people and species around it.
Remember you must describe the place in your own words. Do not copy and paste from various websites. You should use the science vocabulary you have learned in this unit in your descriptions to show your understanding.
Rubric
Submitting Your Work
When you are ready to submit your completed project, click the "Add submission" button at the bottom of this page. If you would like to view a tutorial on how to submit your assignment, click here.
Note that when you submit anything to your teacher, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE DOCUMENT TITLE. For example, you might title it something like this:
UnitE_section1project_Jenny_Smith.doc
- If you print your project and/or do pencil drawing(s) on another piece of paper, you must scan your work to submit it.
- If you have prepared any other electronic images or documents for this project, you must submit them.
- If you have used an Internet location where your work is located, you must submit the URL so your teacher can view your work.
When you are ready to submit your completed project, click the "Add submission" button at the bottom of this page. If you would like to view a tutorial on how to submit your assignment, click here.
Note that when you submit anything to your teacher, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN THE DOCUMENT TITLE. For example, you might title it something like this:
UnitE_section1project_Jenny_Smith.doc