Download Disease Extra Credit Project

Name(s)_______________ _________________
Period _____
9th Grade Earth Science Final Assessment
Model Requirements Based on State Standards
Purpose: To construct a labeled model showing the plate boundaries, movement of the plates, and
geological landforms in Washington.
Requirements:
1) The model must be 3 dimensional
2) The maximum size of the base is 8.5” x 11”
3) Creative use of material from your home
4) Features listed below must be correctly located and labeled
Required Features
1. Three plates are correctly located and labeled
 North American Plate (2 point)
 Pacific Plate (2 point)
 Juan do Fuca Plate (2 point)
2. Three boundary types are correctly located and labeled
 Divergent boundary (2 point)
 Convergent boundary (2 points)
 Transform boundary (2 point)
3. Layers of the Earth are correctly located and labeled
 Asthenosphere (2 points)
 Lithosphere
o Continental (2 points)
o Oceanic (2 points)
4. Two areas of magma uprising
 Divergent boundary (2 points)
 Convergent boundary (2 points)
5. Plate directions are correctly located and labeled
 Divergent boundary; top and side view (4 point)
 Convergent boundary; top and side view (4 points)
 Transform boundary (2 point)
6. Two mountain ranges are correctly located and labeled
 Olympic Mountains, (2 points)
 Cascade Mountains (2 points)
7. Any two volcanoes are correctly located and labeled
 Mt St Helens, Mt Rainier, Mt Adams, Mt Glacier Peak, and Mt. Baker
Points
Earned
Possible
Points
6
6
6
4
10
4
4
8
8. Four bodies of water are correctly located and labeled
 Pacific Ocean (2 points)
 Puget Sound (2 points)
 Lake Washington (2 points)
 Lake Sammamish (2 points)
9. Other landforms are located and labeled
 Seattle Fault (2 points)
 Channeled Scablands (2 points)
 Columbia River Basalt Flow (2 points)
 Juan de Fuca Ridge (2 points)
 Cascadia Subduction Zone (2 points)
Model Design
1. Model is accurate
 Relative locations are correct
 Model shows interactions between the plates and the landforms
 Top view matches side view
2. Overall Effect
 Model is neat and well organized
 Use of color enhances the model
 Model shows the surface features in 3 dimensions
 Labels are neat and easy to read
3. Works Cited
 At least 4 reliable resources are used
10
Points
Earned
Possible
Points
15
15
2
90
TOTAL PROJECT SCORE
Teachers may adjust the point values for individual feature or presentation criteria but
the point values in the right hand column must remain the same.
Works Cited (in correct bibliographic format)
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