February 13, 2010: Earth Science Scoring Rubric for Weather and Climate

Power Point Grading Rubric: Weather and Climate

Name ___________________________________ Period ______

S6E2. Students will understand the effects of the relative positions of the earth, moon, and sun.

S6E4. Students will understand how the distribution of land and oceans affects climate and weather.

S6E6. Students will describe various sources of energy and with their uses, conservation.

	Exceeds Standards!	Meets Standards	Does not meet standards.	Total	Comments
Content	Your information was accurate and complete. The viewer understands the information about your topic.	Information is not complete. Some of your slides are hard to understand.	Information is incomplete. What is this Slide show about??	___ (25)
Background & Text	Your slides are easy to read. You used an appropriate font. You did not bury the viewer with too much text on a slide.	Your text is hard to read in spots. The background distracts from your content. Slides do not have a consistent format.	We can't read your slides. What is your topic about?	___ (15)
Graphics, transitions, animations, and sound	Graphics are appropriate and relate to content. You added an animation! Your transitions are smoothe.	You do not use enough graphics. Sometimes your graphics do not relate to the material. Some transitions are inappropriate or distracting.	You have too few graphics or way too many. You did not pay attention to your transitions. Your slide show is missing something.	___ (20)
References	You have a slide at the end that lists every web site you got information or graphics from.	You had a reference slide but it was incomplete or you listed Google as a source.	You did not have a reference page at all. Or your references were Search Engines instead of web addresses.	___ (10)
Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar	Spell check has been utilized throughout the presentation; correct grammar is evident	Several spelling mistakes occur throughout the presentation; a few grammar mistakes are present	Spelling mistakes occur throughout the entire presentation, standard grammar usage is not evident	___ (20)
Title Page	You have a title page with your title and your name. It has an interesting graphic.	Your title page is hard to read. It does not look interesting. You do not have your name under the title.	There is no title page. What is this slide show about? Your graphic has nothing to do with your topic!	___ (10)