Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria:
*Accurate placement of major cities and geographical features on a map of California.
*Explanation clearly showing understanding of how the characteristics of a region affect human activity.
Performance Tasks:
1. Task: Build a salt-dough topographic map of California including major geographical features and distinction between regions.
2. Task: Research one region of California making note of the geographical and physical characteristics.
3. Task: Create a Power Point presentation to present and explain your findings to the class.
Other Evidence:
4. Verbal questioning on how certain geographical features of California affect jobs and hobbies in that region.
5. Teacher observation of student work throughout the unit.
6. Completing a paper version of the actual topographical salt-dough map to be created.
7. Meeting all criteria on the rubric set for grading Power Point presentation.
Great job Aurora! Your stage 2 is very detailed and organized. One of the most specific ones I've seen so far.
ReplyDeleteYour performance tasks are very clear. Making a salt dough map is always fun and engaging for students, great for kinesthetic learners.
ReplyDeleteLast year I let students present a photo essay of a region that they had visited over the summer or previous year. It was fun when about 6 kids showed up with collages about the region that they visited. I really like your tasks. I think that each one reinforces the learning goals in its own way! Great work, I may need to steal this when you are done!
ReplyDeleteI like the way you are guiding students through the creation of a plan before they begin their dough map. Many students (and even adults) dive into projects before sketching out the steps which can mean forgetting to include important points. It's a great idea to break large projects into manageable pieces of learning, teaching them to transfer these steps to future projects.
ReplyDeleteYour performance tasks are clear and offer great hands-on learning experiences for your students.
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