Determining Physical Regions Rubric Expectations Evaluated Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 (50 - 59%) (60 - 69%) (70 - 79%) (80 - 100%) Understanding/ Knowledge Evidence of limited Evidence of some Evidence of considerable Evidence of excellent understanding of how to understanding of how to understanding of how to understanding of how to interpret Interpret and analyse interpret and analyse interpret and analyse interpret and analyse maps and analyse maps collected to information relevant to the maps collected to maps collected to collected to determine physical determine physical regions investigations, using various determine physical determine physical regions tools, strategies, and regions regions approaches appropriate for geographic inquiry Communication Limited evidence of Evidence of some ability Evidence of considerable ability Evidence of excellent ability to ability to communicates to communicates ideas, to communicates ideas, communicates ideas, arguments, Communicates ideas, ideas, arguments, and arguments, and arguments, and conclusions and conclusions using a format and arguments, and conclusions conclusions using a conclusions using a using a format and style style appropriate for the audience using a format and style format and style format and style appropriate for the audience and and purpose appropriate for the audience appropriate for the appropriate for the purpose and purpose audience and purpose audience and purpose Application Demonstrates limited Demonstrates some Demonstrates a good ability to Demonstrates an excellent ability to ability to explain how ability to explain how explain how various explain how various characteristics Explains how various various characteristics various characteristics of characteristics of Canada’s of Canada’s natural environment characteristics of Canada’s of Canada’s natural Canada’s natural natural environment can be can be used to divide the country natural environment can be environment can be environment can be used used to divide the country into into different physical regions used to divide the country used to divide the to divide the country into different physical regions into different physical regions country into different different physical regions physical regions
Determining Physical Regions Rubric Expectations Evaluated Level 1 (50 - 59%) Level 2 (60 - 69%) Level 3 (70 - 79%) Level 4 (80 - 100%) Understanding/ Knowledge Interpret and analyse information relevant to the investigations, using various tools, strategies, and approaches appropriate for geographic inquiry Evidence of limited understanding of how to interpret and analyse maps collected to determine physical regions Evidence of some understanding of how to interpret and analyse maps collected to determine physical regions Evidence of considerable understanding of how to interpret and analyse maps collected to determine physical regions Evidence of excellent understanding of how to interpret and analyse maps collected to determine physical regions Communication Communicates ideas, arguments, and conclusions using a format and style appropriate for the audience and purpose Limited evidence of ability to communicates ideas, arguments, and conclusions using a format and style appropriate for the audience and purpose Evidence of some ability to communicates ideas, arguments, and conclusions using a format and style appropriate for the audience and purpose Evidence of considerable ability to communicates ideas, arguments, and conclusions using a format and style appropriate for the audience and purpose Evidence of excellent ability to communicates ideas, arguments, and conclusions using a format and style appropriate for the audience and purpose Application Explains how various characteristics of Canada’s natural environment can be used to divide the country into different physical regions Demonstrates limited ability to explain how various characteristics of Canada’s natural environment can be used to divide the country into different physical regions Demonstrates some ability to explain how various characteristics of Canada’s natural environment can be used to divide the country into different physical regions Demonstrates a good ability to explain how various characteristics of Canada’s natural environment can be used to divide the country into different physical regions Demonstrates an excellent ability to explain how various characteristics of Canada’s natural environment can be used to divide the country into different physical regions
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