Measurement of area of Measurement of area of beach is at least 74% beach is less than 74% accurate. accurate. Mechanics 10 points 7 Points 3 Points Report contains no grammatical Report contains 1 - 2 Report contains more errors (spelling, capitalization, grammatical errors. than 3 grammatical punctuation, subject/verb errors. agreement) Scoring Conversation Chart (Grading is based off of Standards Based Report Card) Proficient 89-100 (Target) Approaching 74-88 Needs Development 73 or less Scoring Conversation Chart (Letter Grade Report Card) A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 59 or less Two Alternative Solutions Solution #1: Build a groin along the Lake Worth beach area. Groains are built with wood, stones, “walls” earth or concrete. They are used to help lessen the impact of large waves on the beach. The groins also help stop some of the sand from moving out into the ocean. Pros Cons Will help prevent the beach from losing sand. Sand can build up along the groin and needs to be pumped away. This can be expensive. Helps avoid buildup of unwanted sediments. Maintenance of groin. Rocks can fall off. Maintenance can be expensive. Provides protection for buildings. Changes current of the ocean which can ruin wildlife habitat. Will calm water and shelter boats. May redirect current and remove sand from the beach, or prevent sand from being added to the beach. Can cause down-coast erosion problems. Consequences:
Measurement of area of beach is at least 74% accurate. Measurement of area of beach is less than 74% accurate. Mechanics 10 points Report contains no grammatical errors (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, subject/verb agreement) 7 Points Report contains 1 - 2 grammatical errors. 3 Points Report contains more than 3 grammatical errors. Scoring Conversation Chart (Grading is based off of Standards Based Report Card) Proficient 89-100 (Target) Approaching 74-88 Needs Development 73 or less Scoring Conversation Chart (Letter Grade Report Card) A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 59 or less Two Alternative Solutions Solution #1: Build a groin along the Lake Worth beach area. Groains are “walls” built with wood, stones, earth or concrete. They are used to help lessen the impact of large waves on the beach. The groins also help stop some of the sand from moving out into the ocean. Pros Cons Will help prevent the beach from losing sand. Sand can build up along the groin and needs to be pumped away. This can be expensive. Helps avoid buildup of unwanted sediments. Maintenance of groin. Rocks can fall off. Maintenance can be expensive. Provides protection for buildings. Changes current of the ocean which can ruin wildlife habitat. Will calm water and shelter boats. May redirect current and remove sand from the beach, or prevent sand from being added to the beach. Can cause down-coast erosion problems. Consequences: