1. TASK: RESEARCH AND CREATE A SEVERE WEATHER POSTER DESCRIPTION OF SEVERE WEATHER WHAT IT IS WHERE IT OCCURS WHEN IT OCCURS WHY IT OCCURS EFFECTS OF WEATHER SYSTEM ON PEOPLE ON THE ENVIRONMENT ON ANIMALS AND PLANTS HOW IS THE TYPE OF EXTREME WEATHER LINKED TO HEAT TRANSFER? EMERGENCY PREPARATION HOW TO BE PREPARED WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED WHAT MAJOR EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE LAST 20 YEARS?

2. Rubric – Project due TOMORROW! INCOMPLETE/POOR 1 PT. POOR 2 PTS. GOOD 3 PTS. EXCELLENT 4 PTS. DESCRIPTION OF SEVERE WEATHER WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY DESCRIBES THE WEATHER BRIEFLY W/ LITTLE EVIDENCE OF RESEARCH DESCRIBES THE WEATHER USING ONLY 2 OR 3 OF THE 4 DESCRIPTORS ADEQUATELY DESCRIBES THE WEATHER USING ALL THE DESCRIPTORS EFFECTIVELY DESCRIBES THE WEATHER USING ALL 4 DESCRIPTORS INCLUDES HOW IT IS TRACKED OR MEASURED EFFECTS OF WEATHER PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS HEAT TRANSFER EXPLAINS ONLY 1 OF THE 3 EFFECTS OF THE WEATHER EXPLAINS 2 OF THE 3 EFFECTS OF THE WEATHER EXPLAINS ALL 3 OF THE EFFECTS OF THE WEATHER IN DETAIL * EFFECTIVELY EXPLAINS ALL 3 EFFECTS IN DETAIL, INCLUDING SPECIFIC DETAILS OR EXAMPLES EMERGENCY PREPARATION SAFETY PROCEDUES WHY IT IS IMPORTANT * NO SAFETY PROCEDURES WERE DESCRIBED USING WORDS OR DRAWINGS * INCORRECT SAFETY PROCEDURES WERE DESCRIBED USING WORDS OR DRAWINGS SOME SAFETY PROCEDURES (3 OR 4) WERE DESCRIBED USING WORDS OR DRAWINGS * MANY SAFETY PROCEDURES (5 OR MORE) WERE DESCRIBED INTERESTING FACTSNO FACTS/STORY WERE PROVIDED 1 OR 2 FACTS/STORIES WERE PROVIDED 3 OR 4 FACTS/STORIES WERE PROVIDED 5 OR MORE FACTS/STORIES WERE PROVIDED

3. APPEARANCE INCOMPLETE POOR 1 PT POOR 2 PTS. GOOD 3 PTS. EXCELLENT 4 PTS. VISUAL APPEAL OF THE COMPLETED POSTER THE COMPLETED PROJECT WAS NOT NEATLY WRITTEN AND ORGANIZED, AND DID NOT CONTAIN ANY ILLUSTRATIONS. THERE WERE ERRORS THE COMPLETED PROJECT WAS NEATLY WRITTEN, ORGANIZED AND USED SOME ILLUSTRATIONS. SOME ERRORS (3 -4) THE COMPLETED PROJECT WAS NEATLY WRITTEN, ORGANIZED AND USED SOME ILLUSTRATIONS. SOME ERRORS ( 1-2) THE COMPLETED PROJECT WAS NEATLY WRITTEN, ORGANIZED, AND ILLUSTRATED WITHOUT ANY ERRORS