Objective: Students will be able to obtain, evaluate and communicate information about the weather. Students will also learn about the purpose of weather forecasting and measures in preparation for severe weather and develop the ability to construct a forecast of upcoming weather.
Product: Weekly weather report table.
Rubric:
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Knowledge Gained
The student can use their senses to observe weather features and record them in the table.
The students can use their senses to observe the weather, but the description does not contain the usual terms suitable for describing the weather.
The students can use their senses to observe the weather, but the weather description is missing.
The student cannot use their senses to observe the weather; a description of the weather is missing.
Accuracy of Content
The weather description correlates with temperature data.
The weather description somewhat correlates with temperature data.
The temperature data is present, but the weather description data is missing.
Both temperature and weather description data are missing.
Attractiveness
The weather information in the table is neatly organized in relevant columns.
The weather information in the table is neatly organized in relevant columns with minor visible traces of corrections.
The weather information in the table does not fit relevant columns. The table contains several visible corrections.
No attempt has been made to fit the information in relevant columns. The table contains extra information not suitable for the task.
Creativity
The student uses creative elements such as different text colors to highlight similarities between weather conditions.
The student uses creative elements such as different text colors to highlight different weather conditions without significant similarities or correlations.
The student uses creative elements such as drawings suitable for the topic of the assignment.