Arrange students into groups of three or four, and assign each group a
volcano to research. The students will be given appropriate websites in order
to do their research on their part of the volcano.
The next class each group will present their volcanoes to the class and
demonstrate their animations so each volcanic eruption will be represented
and understood.
Title of Rubric Is It Going to be Massive Destruction?
Rubric Description The rubric is designed to show the students what they need to complete on
their animations, and have for their content of their volcanoes.
The second rubric is designed to show the students what the teacher is
expecting for their oral presentation.
Rubric or Other
Evaluation Tool
Powtoon Creation for Volcanoes
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Content Covers topic in-depth Includes essential Includes essential Content is minimal
with details and knowledge about the information about OR there are several
examples. Subject topic. Subject the topic but there factual errors.
knowledge is knowledge appears are 1-2 factual
excellent. to be good. errors.
Workload The workload is The workload is The workload was The workload was
divided and shared divided and shared divided, but one not divided OR
equally by all team fairly by all team person in the group several people in the
members. members, though is viewed as not group are viewed as
workloads may vary doing his/her fair not doing their fair
from person to share of the work. share of the work.
person.
Sources Source information Source information Source information Very little or no
collected for all collected for all collected for source information
graphics, facts and graphics, facts and graphics, facts and was collected.
quotes. All quotes. Most quotes, but not
documented in documented in documented in
desired format. desired format. desired format.
Requirements All requirements are All requirements are One requirement More than one
met and exceeded. met. was not completely requirement was not
met. completely met.
These students gave their oral presentation today in Mrs. Floyd’s class. Her
feedback was as follows
- Students did a great job with animation project received a 4 on
workload and sources. However it was evident that they did not put
the content into their own words so they received a 1 on their
content, and a 3 on requirements.
Materials and Computers with Internet access.
Equipment Computers with PowerPoint.
A projector or TV monitor to project the final project.
Index cards (or notebook paper) and pens/pencils.
What 21st Century Computers, internet, projectors, and or TV monitors were used for this
Technology was used performance task.
in this performance
task?
Differentiated Students were placed into differentiated groups to accommodate for those
Instruction lacking in technology enhanced abilities, and those who were not great at
research, and so on. Also the teacher was able to work with students who
were struggling because of the group activity. Each group also had lower,
higher, and average students working together to push one another along.
Each had to share the workload with having different jobs within the project.
Web Resources http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/vtypesvolcan1.html
http://www.zmescience.com/other/science-abc/types-of-volcano/
https://www.powtoon.com/