| Excellent!4 | Good3 | Decent2 | Not Good1 | Unacceptable0 |
Volcano’s name and location | Volcano’s full name and location are given correctly | Full name but only continental location given | Partial or incorrect name and only one location. | Numerous spelling mistakes and incorrect info | Neither are given, or they are both incorrect |
Volcano
Type and structural information | Volcano type (Strato, shield…) is given, as are dimensions or important parts of its structure | N/A | One but not both is given correctly | N/A | Neither are given, or they are both incorrect |
Volcano Eruption Type | The eruption type (subduction, hot
spot, etc) is described completely and correctly | N/A | Eruption type is listed, but is incorrect or not fully explained | N/A | Eruption type is not listed |
Important
Historical info/World Impact | Volcano’s eruptive history is described in detail, and any world impact is discussed | Volcano’s eruptive history is described, and world impact is
mentioned | Volcano’s
eruptive history is mentioned | Little historical background given, no mention of world impact | Little to no mention of either topic |
Important Religious/Cultural Info | Cultural significance is discussed
in detail where appropriate | Cultural significance is discussed where appropriate | Cultural significance is mentioned | Little reference is made to cultural significance | No mention of significance is made |
Danger Current/Past | How dangerous it has been and is
still considered to be is discussed in detail | How dangerous it has been and is still considered to be is discussed | Past danger or present danger is discussed, but not both | Very little mention of danger associated
with volcano is made | No
mention of danger |
Flows Associated with this volcano | Lava flows are described in detail | N/A | Lava flows are described | N/A | No mention of lava flows |
Powerpoint
Aestheticics and Mechanics | Effort has been made to make powerpoint aesthetically pleasing, easy to read/follow, and flow well | A little effort has been made to
make powerpoint aesthetically pleasing, easy to read/follow, and flow well | Powerpoint can be understood, but no effort has been made to make it aesthetically pleasing
or flow | Powerpoint
is hard to understand, and no effort has been made to make it aesthetically pleasing or flow | No effort has been put into powerpoint at all. |
Time Constraints: 0.5 pt deduction for every 30 seconds over 6 minutes. | 5:00 to 6:00 minutes | 4:30 to 5:00 | 4:00
to 4:30 | 3:30
to 4:00 | Less
than 3:30 |
Presentation | Presenter talked to the crowd, made eye contact, and referred to powerpoint | Presenter referred to crowd, but
mostly read from screen | Presenter
read slides to crowd | Presenter had back to crowd, and did not speak clearly | No idea what the presenter was doing or saying while presenting |