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__EXTREME WEATHER PROJECT__
Welcome to the Extreme Weather Project! During the next few days when we have a sub, you and your group are going to be preparing an informative and entertaining presentation that will teach your classmates about an Extreme Weather Event. You will also submit a 1-2 page write-up that includes all the information of your project. You will keep your work in folders that stay in the classroom and save your work to the shared drive, Mrs. Zacharias folder so that all group members have access to the work even if one person is away.

=__Here’s what I’m looking for in this project:__=


 * Write-up (26 marks)**

__ Weather Event Description (10 marks) __ Describe extreme weather event: · How it is formed · Where it is found · Frequency (How often does it occur on earth) · Potential damage (What damage is done on earth when the event ** occurs) ** Write-up describes event in full detail (10/10) Write-up meets minimum information (5/10) Write-up does not clearly explain event (2/10)

Diagram **(5 marks)** A diagram helping to explain the extreme weather event (You should create your own, it can be based on something you’ve seen in a book or online)
 * Diagram clearly explains/relates to the event (5/5)
 * Diagram somewhat explains/relates to the event (3/5)
 * Diagram barely explains/relates to the event (1/5)

Safety **(3 marks)** How can a person try to stay safe during your extreme weather event § Write-up clearly explains what people should do to stay safe during event (3/3)

Extreme Weather Example (**5 marks)** Find one example of where your Extreme Weather Event has happened on earth and describe it: How it effected the general population Write-up clearly explains economic and societal costs of event(5/5) Write-up somewhat explains economic and societal costs of event (3/5) Write-up barely explains economic and societal costs of event (1/5)
 * Economic effects
 * Societal effects

Grammar and format __**(3 marks)**__
 * Write-up is free of grammatical errors (1 mark)
 * Write-up is well organized and in visually attractive format (1 mark)
 * Title page, Sources sited (1 mark)

Presentation (16 marks)
Participation Every group member presents a portion of topic. (1 mark)

Organization Well-organized presentation (3 marks) -Easy for audience to follow the presentation (3/3) -Some difficulty following the presentation (2/3) -Very little organization of presentation (1/3)

Visuals __**(3 marks)**__ Visually appealing presentation -Visual component is attractive and easy to read (3/3) -Visual component lacks some appeal and not easy to read (2/3) -Visual component is poorly put together and hard to read (1/3)

Content __**(5 marks)**__ Clearly explain the information that you will include in your write-up to teach your classmates about your Extreme Weather Event -Thoroughly covers all topics from write-up (5/5) -Generally covers all topics from write-up (3/5) -Missing several topics from write-up (1/5)

Comprehension of topic __**(3 marks)**__
 * Assessed by asking a few questions and observation.

Presentation time __**(1 mark)**__ Min 5 minutes, max 10 min