Activity Overview
There are so many types of natural disasters that it can be difficult for students to focus on every single one of them. In this activity, students will create a spider map that identifies and illustrates at least six natural disasters. This activity can easily be adjusted to fit the needs of your students and how many disasters you would like them to focus on.
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Identify and describe six natural disasters in a spider map storyboard.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- Identify six different natural disasters and write them as the titles of the cells.
- Find an image using photos for class to represent each one.
- Write a description of each one in the description box underneath the cell.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient 25 Points | Emerging 13 Points | Beginning 0 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identification | Six different types of natural disaster have been correctly identified. | At least four different types of natural disaster have been correctly identified. | At least three different types of natural disaster have been correctly identified. |
| Images | Every type of natural disaster has a correct, clear, and appropriate picture. | Every type of natural disaster has a picture, but some of them are not clear or appropriate for the term. | Not every type of natural disaster type has an image. |
| Description | Every type of natural disaster identified has a correct and clear description. | Every type of natural disaster identified has a description, but some are confused and not entirely correct. | Not every type of natural disaster has a description or most of the descriptions are incorrect. |
| Evidence of Effort | Work is well written and carefully thought out. | Work shows some evidence of effort. | Work shows little evidence of any effort. |
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- Landslide • andyarthur • License Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
- Long Twister • ccarlstead • License Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
- Volcanic eruption • Krumma • License Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
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