Weather Forecast Presentation Rubric
10 / 8 / 6 / 4 / 2 / 0# of days included in forecast / 5 days in forecast / 4 days in forecast / 3 days in forecast / 2 days in forecast / 1 day in forecast / 0 days in forecast
Information in forecast / Cloud cover, precipitation type, temperature (high/low), fronts / Lacking in one of the previously mentioned criteria / Lacking in 2 of the previously mentioned criteria / Lacking in 3 of the previously mentioned criteria / Lacking in 4 of the previously mentioned criteria / Lacking in all five of the previously mentioned criteria
Reasoning for forecast / Shows a complete understanding of weather systems / Shows a fairly good understanding of weather systems / Shows some understanding of weather systems / Shows a slight understanding of weather systems / Shows little to no understanding of weather systems / Shows absolutely no understanding of weather systems
Reasoning for forecast / Shows a complete understanding of weather systems / Shows a fairly good understanding of weather systems / Shows some understanding of weather systems / Shows a slight understanding of weather systems / Shows little to no understanding of weather systems / Shows absolutely no understanding of weather systems
Reasoning for forecast / Shows a complete understanding of weather systems / Shows a fairly good understanding of weather systems / Shows some understanding of weather systems / Shows a slight understanding of weather systems / Shows little to no understanding of weather systems / Shows absolutely no understanding of weather systems
Visual Aid / Weather map complete with proper use of symbols, or forecast with icons, large enough for us to see / Weather map or forecast with partial or incorrect use of symbols or icons, large enough for us to see / Weather map or forecast, no use of symbols or icons, but large enough for us to see / Weather map with no symbols or icons OR good map but too small for us to see / Visual aid not very useful or effective / No visual aid
Teamwork / Worked well with each team member and assisted members not comfortable in presenting / Had minor team work problems. Overall did a good job, just struggled a few times. / Had one team member that did not participate fully. The other members did not assist in helping that member succeed. / Two team members struggled to work efficiently with the rest of the team. / Project got completed but everyone worked individually. There was no team work. / Team members did not work together and the project was not fully complete.
City / Created a city for forecast / Used a city that already exists / Used a weather forecast that already exists for a city that already exists / Never mentioned city used / Printed and reported information right off the Internet / No city used for report
Creativity / Much use of original thought/creativity / Some use of original thought/creativity / Partial use of original thought/creativity / Slight use of original thought/creativity / Little to no use of original thought/creativity / Absolutely no use of original thought/creativity
5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
Presentation Skills / Used eye contact, didn’t read directly from notes, easy to understand, spoke loudly, didn’t fidget / Lacking in one of the previously mentioned criteria / Lacking in 2 of the previously mentioned criteria / Lacking in 3 of the previously mentioned criteria / Lacking in 4 of the previously mentioned criteria / Lacking in all 5 of the previously mentioned criteria
Time / Between 2 and 3 minutes long / Within 15 seconds of 2-3 minutes / Within 30 seconds of 2-3 minutes / Within 45 seconds of 2-3 minutes / Over/under by 1 minute / Over/under by more than 1 minute