PERFORMANCE TASK 1: GROUP ACTIVITY REPORT
Inter-relationship of Earth's Spheres during a Volcanic Eruption
CRITERIA 5 4 3 2 1
Understanding of Demonstrates a comprehensive Demonstrates a good Demonstrates a basic Demonstrates a limited Demonstrates little or no
Earth's Spheres understanding of the biosphere, understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the Earth's
geosphere, atmosphere, and Earth's spheres. Earth's spheres. Earth's spheres. spheres. Unable to explain
hydrosphere. Accurately explains Explains the role of Explains the role of Struggles to explain the the role of each sphere.
the role of each sphere in the each sphere with some each sphere with role of each sphere.
Earth system. accuracy. limited accuracy.
Interconnections Clearly and accurately describes Describes the Describes basic Describes limited Demonstrates little or no
during Volcanic the complex interactions between interconnections interconnections interconnections understanding of the
Eruption the biosphere, geosphere, between the Earth's between the Earth's between the Earth's interconnections between
atmosphere, and hydrosphere spheres during a spheres during a spheres during a the Earth's spheres during a
during a volcanic eruption. volcanic eruption with volcanic eruption. volcanic eruption. volcanic eruption.
Provides specific examples of how some accuracy. Provides limited Provides few or no
each sphere is affected. Provides relevant examples. examples.
examples.
Impact Analysis Analyzes the short-term and long- Analyzes the impacts of Analyzes the basic analyzes limited impacts Demonstrates little or no
term impacts of a volcanic eruption a volcanic eruption on impacts of a volcanic of a volcanic eruption on understanding of the impacts
on each sphere in detail. Explains each sphere with some eruption on each each sphere. Provides of a volcanic eruption on the
the consequences for ecosystems, depth. Explains the sphere. Provides limited explanation of Earth's spheres.
climate, and human society. consequences for some explanation of consequences.
ecosystems, climate, consequences.
and human society.
Critical Thinking and Demonstrates critical thinking by Demonstrates some Demonstrates basic Demonstrates limited Demonstrates little or no
Creativity evaluating the information critical thinking skills. critical thinking skills. critical thinking skills. critical thinking skills. Unable
presented and drawing logical Draws reasonable Draws limited Draws few or no to draw conclusions or show
conclusions. Offers creative conclusions based on conclusions based on conclusions based on creativity in analysis.
insights into the potential the information the information the information
consequences of a volcanic provided. Shows some provided. Shows provided. Lacks
eruption. creativity in analysis. limited creativity in creativity in analysis.
analysis
Organization Presents information in a clear, Presents information in Presents information Presents information in Presents information in a
and Clarity organized, and logical manner. a generally clear and in a somewhat a disorganized manner. very disorganized manner.
Uses appropriate vocabulary and organized manner. Uses organized manner. Uses limited appropriate Uses inappropriate
grammar. mostly appropriate Uses some vocabulary and vocabulary and grammar.
vocabulary and appropriate vocabulary grammar.
grammar. and grammar.
PERFORMANCE TASK 1: GROUP ACTIVITY REPORT
Inter-relationship of Earth's Spheres during a Volcanic Eruption
SECTION
CRITERIA Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Understanding of Earth's Spheres
Interconnections during Volcanic
Eruption
Impact Analysis
Critical Thinking and Creativity
Organization and Clarity
TOTAL
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