Building A Structure : Erosion Model Student Name: ___________________________________ Activity Due Date: __________________ Using products found around your home, construct a soil erosion model that includes all three types of soil erosion (wind, water, and mechanical). Use products that accurately represent the characteristics of each soil erosion type as discussed in class and found in the resources provided to you as well as any research you conduct on the internet or in other printed resources. Your soil profile may be a 2-D or 3-D display, edible, have movement, be stationary, or have any other creative characteristic you can imagine. The goal is that you will be able to describe each type of erosion accurately because of creating this model. The rubric below will be used for scoring this activity. CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Scientific Explanations Explanations Explanations Explanations do Knowledge indicate a clear and indicate a relatively indicate relatively not illustrate much accurate accurate accurate understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of scientific principles scientific principles scientific principles scientific principles underlying the underlying the underlying the underlying the construction and construction and construction and construction and modifications. modifications. modifications. modifications. Plan Plan is neat with Plan is neat with Plan provides clear Plan does not show clear measurements clear measurements measurements and measurements and labeling for all and labeling for labeling for most clearly or is components. most components. components. otherwise inadequately labeled. Construction - Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate Inappropriate materials were materials were materials were materials were selected and selected and there selected. selected and creatively modified was an attempt at contributed to a in ways that made creative product that them even better. modification to performed poorly. make them even better. Construction Great care taken in Construction was Construction Construction Care Taken construction careful and accurate accurately followed appears careless or process so that the for the most part, the plans, but 3-4 haphazard. Many structure is neat, but 1-2 details details could have details need attractive and could have been been refined for a refinement for a follows plans refined for a more more attractive strong or attractive accurately. attractive product. product. product.
Building A Structure : Erosion Model Student Name: ___________________________________ Activity Due Date: __________________ Using products found around your home, construct a soil erosion model that includes all three types of soil erosion (wind, water, and mechanical). Use products that accurately represent the characteristics of each soil erosion type as discussed in class and found in the resources provided to you as well as any research you conduct on the internet or in other printed resources. Your soil profile may be a 2-D or 3-D display, edible, have movement, be stationary, or have any other creative characteristic you can imagine. The goal is that you will be able to describe each type of erosion accurately because of creating this model. The rubric below will be used for scoring this activity. CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Scientific Knowledge Explanations indicate a clear and accurate understanding of scientific principles underlying the construction and modifications. Explanations indicate a relatively accurate understanding of scientific principles underlying the construction and modifications. Explanations indicate relatively accurate understanding of scientific principles underlying the construction and modifications. Explanations do not illustrate much understanding of scientific principles underlying the construction and modifications. Plan Plan is neat with clear measurements and labeling for all components. Plan is neat with clear measurements and labeling for most components. Plan provides clear measurements and labeling for most components. Plan does not show measurements clearly or is otherwise inadequately labeled. Construction Appropriate materials were selected and creatively modified in ways that made them even better. Appropriate materials were selected and there was an attempt at creative modification to make them even better. Appropriate materials were selected. Inappropriate materials were selected and contributed to a product that performed poorly. Construction - Care Taken Great care taken in construction process so that the structure is neat, attractive and follows plans accurately. Construction was careful and accurate for the most part, but 1-2 details could have been refined for a more attractive product. Construction accurately followed the plans, but 3-4 details could have been refined for a more attractive product. Construction appears careless or haphazard. Many details need refinement for a strong or attractive product.