Friday 13 December 2013

Skating Monday December 16

We are Skating Monday December 16th. Please bring a note, your skates, mitts and helmut. The skating is free of charge.

Friday 6 December 2013

Grade 7 Geography project/ Grade 6 Social Studies project

Geography/ Social Studies project due December 13


Grade 7
Natural Disaster and Human Impact project

 It is your task to research a natural disaster and create a glog (glogster) about it.
Natural disasters
1) Hurricane          2) Tornado            3) Tsunami            4) Earthquake
5) Volcano   6) Typhoon           7) Industrial Pollution     


Criteria
1)     What is your natural disaster?
2)     How does it happen?
3)     Where does it happen?
4)     What environmental and economic impact does it cause?
5)     Can they predict it?

Voice
Communicate your ideas that involve the disaster and use correct terminology.
Audience
Posted on line
length
One photo for each area or video
Product
Typed using glogster



Rubric
Geography


Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Knowledge
Demonstrates limited knowledge of content
Demonstrates some knowledge of content
Demonstrates considerable knowledge of content
Demonstrates a high degree knowledge of content
Critical /creative thinking reading and writing, research
Uses critical /creative thinking processes rarely
Uses critical /creative thinking processes with some consistency
Uses critical /creative thinking processes thoughtfully
Uses critical /creative thinking processes exceptionally
Expression /organization
Rarely organizes information appropriately
 Sometimes organizes information appropriately
Organizes information appropriately
 Effectively  organizes information that appropriately
Visual
Project is visually rough and lacks cohesion and neatness
Project is visually rough and lacks cohesion and neatness in some places
Project is visually pleasing and displays cohesion and neatness
Project is visually pleasing and displays cohesion and neatness
Learning skill
Initiative


Has difficulty staying on task
Has  some difficulty staying on task
Stays on task and interested in topic
Stays on task and interested in finding interesting information about  topic