The following criteria will be used to judge your proposal as well as serve as a grading rubric. Your goal should be to have as many requirements met in the right-hand column as possible, although some criteria may need to be sacrificed for the good of the whole proposal. Remember, there is no answer; there are only a series of proposals attempting to be as strong as possible. “correct” all of choice today stated stated Criteria Mostly present, Slightly the the Best proposals Not pts) pts) proposals all lowest pts) requirement requirement or (3 (2 of meets meets presented (1pt) (4 A Location is within 4 miles (1 cm on your map) of an existing main road B Location is not within 12 (3 cm on your map) of tourist attractions C Location cannot be on the caldera itself; must be relatively flat location D Location is ideal for tracking the movement of tectonic plates E Location is ideal for the study of active lava flows and, if possible, ancient ones F Location cannot be near a seismic station already present within the park G Location is near but not directly on a series of estimated fault lines H Location is idea for tracking known earthquake swarm locations I Location is near irregular erupting geysers for observing unplanned eruptions J Location cannot be near gas eruption sites, for safety reasons K Location is near geyser beds not already served by tourist attractions L Location is not near GPS stations already in existence M Location is on stable ground unlikely to be affected by ground deformation N Location is near areas of common ground deformation for studying purposes scores
The following criteria will be used to judge your proposal as well as serve as a grading rubric. Your goal should be to have as many requirements met in the right-hand column as possible, although some criteria may need to be sacrificed for the good of the whole proposal. Remember, there is no “correct” answer; there are only a series of proposals attempting to be as strong as possible. Criteria (1pt) Not present, or lowest of all proposals (2 pts) Slightly meets the stated requirement (3 pts) Mostly meets the stated requirement (4 pts) Best choice of all proposals presented today A Location is within 4 miles (1 cm on your map) of an existing main road B Location is not within 12 (3 cm on your map) of tourist attractions C Location cannot be on the caldera itself; must be relatively flat location D Location is ideal for tracking the movement of tectonic plates E Location is ideal for the study of active lava flows and, if possible, ancient ones F Location cannot be near a seismic station already present within the park G Location is near but not directly on a series of estimated fault lines H Location is idea for tracking known earthquake swarm locations I Location is near irregular erupting geysers for observing unplanned eruptions J Location cannot be near gas eruption sites, for safety reasons K Location is near geyser beds not already served by tourist attractions L Location is not near GPS stations already in existence M Location is on stable ground unlikely to be affected by ground deformation N Location is near areas of common ground deformation for studying purposes scores
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