Report Due – Wednesday, September 24th
Model due: Friday, October 3rd
Introduction:
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth’s surface. Erosion carries away the weathered rock and soil from one place to another. Five agents of erosion are gravity, wind, running water, glaciers and waves. Deposition is the process whereby sediments are laid down in new locations to build new landforms. In this project you will research one of the landscapes created by weathering and erosion, generate a report and create a 3-D model to represent the landform and its characteristic features.
Project is to include:
Choose ONE of the following landscapes:
- Stalactites, stalagmites, columns, draperies & sinkholes
- Tributary, waterfall, flood plain, levee, meander, oxbow lake, deposition, suspension & delta
-Moraines, esker, kettle lake, drumlin, till, horn, cirque, arête & fjord
-Dunes, pavement, mesa, butte, alluvial fan, canyon & plateau
-Ocean cliffs, barrier islands, beach, dunes, stack, eroding headland & spit
Use the following resources to gather information.
http://www.nearctica.com/geology/gcave.htm
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/cave.htm#Features
http://cdis.missouri.edu/studentinfo/coursedata/6541/lesson02/commentary.asp
http://www.watersheds.org/teacher/rd.htm (watch the karst movie)
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/EarthSC202Notes/EROSION.HTM
http://geology.about.com/library/bl/images/blrivermove.htm?terms=erosion
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/geography/rivers/River%20Articles/oxbowlake.htm
http://uk.encarta.msn.com/refedlist_210000383_9/Oxbow_Lake.html
Textbook – P. 462-465
http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Moraine
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~tjoa/Class/nov13.html
http://crevassezone.org/Photos/glacier_features.htm
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10af.html
Arid Regions
http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/sep/papr/desfeatures.html
http://www.uccs.edu/~geogenvs/ges101-online/Chapt-18.doc
http://online.bc.cc.ca.us/geology10/content/Lecture%20Notes/lesson13.htm
http://www.innvista.com/science/earth/geology/desfeat.htm
http://digilander.libero.it/seashorecentre/sea_world/coastal_landform.htm
http://hometown.aol.com/rhaberlin/csmod.htm
http://www.earthsci.org/teacher/basicgeol/ocean/ocean.html#Coastal%20Deposits%20and%20Landforms
http://www.beachbrowser.com/Archives/Environment/August-99/Barrier-Islands-Always-changing.htm
Model materials – use your imagination and common household materials. Your landscape cannot be made of food, glass, other items that spoil easily or are dangerous. Suggested materials include papier-mache, modeling clay, styrofoam, cardboard, construction paper, sandpaper, paint, etc.
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Total 400 Points |
Report Criteria |
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(Name of landscape, your name, teacher’s name & date) |
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Model Criteria |
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Presentation Criteria (40 points) |
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project guidelines and due date |
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Attach this rubric to your report. Thank You!
Your presentation should last 2-4 minutes (2 – Acceptable; 4 – Exceptional ). You should explain the features of your landscape using your model. This should include how the features were formed. Use index cards to carry out your presentation. You may create a PowerPoint instead of index cards. Each slide should have a picture and a definition of the feature. Plan, practice and time what you will say. The following rubric will be used to grade your presentation:
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Speaks clearly |
Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words. Presentation lasts 4 minutes
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Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-90%) the time, but mispronounces one to three words. Presentation lasts 2-3 minutes |
Speaks clearly and distinctly most (100-80%) of the time. Mispronounces more than three words. Presentation lasts 2-3 minutes |
Often mumbles or cannot be understood OR mispronounces more than three words. Presentation lasts less than 1 minute or longer than 5 minutes |
Posture and eye contact |
Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone. |
Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. |
Sometimes stands up straight and establishes eye contact. |
Slouches and/or does not look at people during the presentation. |
Accuracy, neatness and attractiveness count!
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3-D Construction- Materials |
Appropriate materials were selected and creatively modified in ways that made them accurately resemble the type of landscape. |
Appropriate materials were selected and there was an attempt at creative modification to resemble the type of landscape. |
Appropriate materials were selected. Resemblance to the type of landscape was poor. |
Inappropriate materials were selected and contributed to a product that did not resemble the type of landscape. |
Construction- Care taken |
Great care was taken in the construction process so the model is neat and attractive. |
Construction was careful and accurate for the most part but 1-2 details could have been refined for a more attractive model. |
Construction was adequate but 3-4 details could have been refined for a more attractive model. |
Construction is careless. Many details need refinement for a more attractive model. |
Features |
All landscape features included. |
1-2 features were omitted. |
3-4 features were omitted. |
More than 4 features were omitted. |