Environmental Science Pangaea Poster Project

The rubric can be found on the back.

Directions:

Obtain a copy of the Pangaea cutouts.  Cut out the continents  Color each continent a different color. Be consistent with the coloring on both sets of continents.  Use colored pencils. Do not use markers.  Neatly label each continent so that they will be readable when displayed from a distance  You will need 2 sets of cutouts.  Using t he idea of a jigsaw puzzle, piece the parts together into one landmass to best represent what Pangaea might have looked like a long time ago. Once you are satisfied with their arrangement, glue them onto your poster in the upper left corner.  In the upper right section of your poster, arrange the continents as they look today so you can see the difference. Once you are satisfied with their arrangement, glue them onto your poster in the upper left corner.

Do some research to compile information about Pangaea and Alfred Wegener, the originator of the theory of continental drift. Your poster must include neatly organized, interesting information answering the following questions:

1. Who was Alfred Wegener and what did he theorize? 2. What kind of information or items did he use to support his theory? 3. What exactly was Pangaea? 4. What is the main mineral type that continental plates are made up of? Give a minimum of 3 facts about this mineral. 5. What is the main mineral type that oceanic plates are made up of? Give a minimum of 3 facts about this mineral. 6. What causes the plates to move? What layer of the earth makes up these plates and what layer are the continents/plates sliding upon? 7. Include a picture of the earth’s plates showing the type of boundaries between the plates. Identify the three types of plate movement at the boundaries (convergent, divergent, transform) and what kinds of events are caused by each of the three types of movements. 8. Why do you think our planet’s continents look the way they do today? Support with a minimum of 3 pieces of information based on what you have learned.

If you need more, Pangaea cutouts can be found here but follow the directions above for the project: http://www.bing.com/images/search? q=pangaea+cutouts&view=detail&id=EA3ED342139738AE699A4DA513C171B80083B4D1&first=1&adlt=strict Name: ______

Environmental Science Pangaea Poster Project RUBRIC (worth 100 points [Projects are 30% of average])

5 4 3 2 1 0 Advanced Exceeds Standards Meets Standards Approaching Working No Achievement Standard Toward Attempt Score Standard 1a. Outstanding Excellent Good Below average Poor Superior-quality product High-quality product Good-quality product Decent product but does Substandard quality Content Outstanding Excellent understanding Good understanding of not match student product understanding of content of content content ability More than 3 parts All 8 parts included All 8 parts included All 8 parts included Limited understanding of missing Fully supported Well supported Adequately supported content Limited 1-2 parts missing understanding Some support provided Lacks support Points 40 35 32 29 23 3d. Outstanding organization Excellent Good Below average Poor Well-planned Very organized Sufficiently organized Not well organized Lacks organization Creativity Colorful and eye-catching Good planning Some empty space Too much empty space Much empty space Colorful and eye-catching Colorful Lacks color; not eye- Not colorful or eye- catching catching

Points 40 35 32 29 23 1d. Exemplary use of Exemplary application of Appropriate application Limited application of Does not apply language and perfect sentence structure, of sentence structure, sentence structure, appropriate Mechanics mechanics spelling and grammar spelling and grammar spelling and grammar application of sentence structure, spelling and grammar Points 10 8 6 4 2 Works APA format APA format APA format Not in APA format or 3 Not in APA format 5 or more appropriate 4 appropriate sources Meets 3 source minimum source minimum not and 3 source Cited* sources met minimum not met Points 10 8 6 4 2

*If a bibliography is not included, you will receive a 0 on the entire project. See BA handbook for information in plagiarism.