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Severe Weather 3rd Qtr Science Project Mrs. Savage - Franklin Academy BB

December 11, 2015 6th Grade Science *Can be turned in early*

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: Your report is due by Friday, January 8, 2016. NO late projects will be accepted. This project is worth 60 points and counts towards a large portion of your 3rd quarter final grade. Unfortunately, you will NOT be given time inside of class to work on this project. You are responsible for completing the project within the given three week time frame on your own. The class Weebly has PPT notes on Chapters 4 and 5.

1) Project/Essay requirements – Using the information that we discussed in Ch. 4 and contained in Ch. 5 [Sect. 2 – Weather Patterns], pick one of the following severe weather phenomenon to answer the following questions: a) Which Type of Severe Weather is the Most Disastrous? b) Why is it so catastrophic? c) What can we do, if anything to prepare for such storms? d) How does technology help us track and create emergency alerts?

a) Thunderstorms b) Tornadoes c) Hurricanes d) Winter Storms

2) Graphical representation – At least one part of your project must have either a graph or picture that depicts and supports what you are saying.

a) On average, how many of these storms do we get every year (world-wide or nationally)?

b) Is there a specific part of the world that disproportionately gets these storms?

c) How much money do these storms usually cost in damages and repair?

3) Other requirements:

a) Your element’s report must be at least one and a half (1 ½) complete pages long with no grammatical or spelling errors. A standard paragraph is at least 4-5 sentences.

b) Standard 8 ½ X 11 sized paper. Your essay must be typed and neat.

c) If you do not have access to a printer or computer, I need a signed note from your parent or guardian saying that you have to hand-write your project because you do not have a printer and/or could not go to the library.

d) The essay must be in your own words- no plagiarism (plagiarism is copying or pasting the authors words from the internet or books instead of using your own words). Any student who plagiarizes will receive an automatic zero for their project grade.

4) Works Cited

• Type the website or book information (resources) where you gathered information for report and project from (Last Name, First Name. Title. City: Publisher, Year, etc.) on a third page of your project.

• You should have at least three sources.

Project Grading Rubric Sheet - Due date: 1/8/16 (max of 60 points)

|A. Identified and only focused on one type of severe weather. |0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11|

| |12 |

|B. Described how the chosen weather phenomenon impacts the nation or world. |0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11|

| |12 |

|C. Explored how technology has changed the way we learn about severe weather storms. |0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11|

| |12 |

|D. Illustrated via graphs how the severe weather impacts an area in terms of where, |0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11|

|how much and how often. |12 |

|E. Provided at least two valid ways to change and improve the atmospheric quality of |0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11|

|life on Earth. |12 |

|F. Report is neat, legible, not plagiarized, and uses correct grammar and sentence |0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11|

|structure. |12 |

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|Final Grade: _________ / 60 points | |

| |Total Points: ______ / 60 |

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