Scoring: Climate and Water Movement Lab

relative point values based on whether answers needed to be constructed (more points) or simply found in the data resources (fewer points)

Temperature

On-line activity worksheet 20
Seasonal temperature profiles 10 (4 profiles from last year, compared with 3 and discussion of this year’s timing)

 Storm surges & seiches

Concept map [rubric below] 20
Time-series of surge, seiche, setup 10 (3 graphs located and correctly identified)

Water levels

5-year graph for June 15
long term average, evaluation 15 (use of 30+ years of data, comparison of averages and comparison of target year)
climate change impacts 10 (discussion to include water levels, storm patterns, temp and precip. predictions)

Concept map rubric for Earth system science topics (20 points)

Accuracy Are the links correct according to current state of science?	Superficial links and concepts "Top of the head" choices 1 2	Substantive links, some misconceptions evident. Mostly correct. 3 4	Links are correct and substantive; controversial ones documented. 5 6
Completeness Have the major concepts been included and linked? Does map leave gaps in understanding concepts?	Major concepts missing or links ignored. Large gaps in system. 1  2	Some major links are missing but most concepts are present. 3  4	Map gives a complete picture of important linkages. 5  6
Systems To what extent are relationships among Earth subsystems identified?	Only 1 system in focus. Many links without identifiers. 1	2+ subsystems but linkages not identified, or all are the same. 2  3	Links at least 3 subsystems. All connections are labeled. 4
Style Do connections have a defensible DIRECTION? Is arrangement efficient? Is it a web or straight path?	No arrows on connectors, or some wrong directions; linear path for most. 1	Some connectors without direction; inefficient placement (duplicates). Little webbing. 2  3	All connectors are arrows; concepts not duplicated; information webbed. 4

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