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Unit 2 Assignment Part 1: The Fossil Record
Research different locations in the world that have a record of fossils. What kind of fossils were found and what does it tell us about history, environment, climate, movement of plates, and other events?
What are index fossils, what are they used for, and provide several examples of key fossils?
Describe the three major ways in which fossils form. Provide examples of each.
Why is it rare for living organisms to become a fossil?
Unit 2 Assignment Part 2: The Extinction of the Dinosaurs
Visit the following website, enter the voyager and look for the title “The Day the Dinosaurs Died” Provide a one-page summary of your findings after traveling around the globe looking for supporting evidence by working through all of the sections of this website. Why did the dinosaurs disappear so suddenly, what is the evidence that provides some light upon this subject?
https://earth.google.com/web/@40.492017,-108.940819,1735.27411224a,2080d,35y,0h,45t,0r/data=CgQSAggB (Links to an external site.)
Other Helpful resources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/topics/resource-library-fossil-record/?q=&page=1&per_page=25 (Links to an external site.)
Rubric
GEL111 Unit 2 Assignment Rubric
GEL111 Unit 2 Assignment Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Question 1
5 pts
5
Answer is correct and explains the evidence to support the answer
4 pts
4
Answer is correct, but the explanation is lacking detail
3 pts
3
Answer is slightly incorrect (see notations on assignment)
2 pts
2
Answer is incorrect (see notations on assignment)
1 pts
1
Only partial answer is given without enough detail to determine correctness
0 pts
0
Does not answer the question
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Question 2
5 pts
5
Answer is correct and explains the evidence to support the answer
4 pts
4
Answer is correct, but the explanation is lacking detail
3 pts
3
Answer is slightly incorrect (see notations on assignment)
2 pts
2
Answer is incorrect (see notations on assignment)
1 pts
1
Only partial answer is given without enough detail to determine correctness
0 pts
0
Does not answer the question
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Question 3
5 pts
5
Answer is correct and explains the evidence to support the answer
4 pts
4
Answer is correct, but the explanation is lacking detail
3 pts
3
Answer is slightly incorrect (see notations on assignment)
2 pts
2
Answer is incorrect (see notations on assignment)
1 pts
1
Only partial answer is given without enough detail to determine correctness
0 pts
0
Does not answer the question
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Question 4
5 pts
5
Answer is correct and explains the evidence to support the answer
4 pts
4
Answer is correct, but the explanation is lacking detail
3 pts
3
Answer is slightly incorrect (see notations on assignment)
2 pts
2
Answer is incorrect (see notations on assignment)
1 pts
1
Only partial answer is given without enough detail to determine correctness
0 pts
0
Does not answer the question
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Length and Writing
10 pts
10
Summary is 1-page in length, is well written, and sources are cited correctly.
8 pts
8
Summary is 1-page in length, has citations, but has a few writing errors
6 pts
6
Summary is 1-page in length, has citations, but is challenging to read
4 pts
4
Summary is not 1-page in length and has few citations
2 pts
2
Sources are not properly cited
0 pts
0
Part is not included
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Speed of Extinction
10 pts
10
Student fully explains why the dinosaurs went extinct so suddenly
8 pts
8
Student provides explanation for the rate of extinction, but does not fully address the question
6 pts
6
Student provides a short explanation but leaves several gaps in detail
4 pts
4
Student provides a short answer without any supporting detail
2 pts
2
Only partial answer is given without enough detail to determine correctness
0 pts
0
Part is not included
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Evidence
10 pts
10
Student provides clear evidence to support the claims above and explains the meaning of evidence (connecting the dots for the reader)
8 pts
8
Student provides clear evidence to support the claims above but does not explain the meaning or importance of the evidence
6 pts
6
Student provides a short explanation of the evidence but leaves several gaps in detail
4 pts
4
Student provides a short answer without any supporting detail
2 pts
2
Only partial answer is given without enough detail to determine correctness
0 pts
0
Part is not included
10 pts
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