Honors Earthquake Scrapbook

For this project, you will create a scrapbook of items related to earthquakes. This scrapbook is to be personal
endeavor by relating space to your own interests, research and experiences. Your scrapbook must include at
least 8 entries. The first 7 entries are to be selected in any combination from the list below but may not be
repeated. The last entry is to be a reflection on what you have learned through this project. The purpose of this
is to stretch your current knowledge – if you do not learn anything new you most likely have not done a good
job on the scrapbook. The scrapbook is worth 150 points.

1. Briefly explain the parts of an earthquake (what causes an earthquake, fault types, focus, epicenter, seismic
waves – P, S & L) Include diagrams and other explanations.
2. Relate the risk of an earthquake from the New Madrid fault (location, description of past events, occurrence
odds)
3. Explains how to prepare for and how to survive an earthquake (what to do, where to go, emergency kit
contents)
4. Explanation of Earthquake damage: Describe the damage occurred by poorly constructed buildings / houses.
What happens with unstable soil conditions. Are landslides a concern?

5. Making your home safer: Discuss refitting construction (retrofitting). Include what to look for in the house
and how to fix items such as things that may fall, bed location, overhead fixtures, etc.

6. Use the web sites below to help you locate the most recent world-wide measurable
Earthquakes and prepare a world wide map showing the location of all the
measurable earthquakes for the past week. On your map, use different
symbols (Colors, shapes, to show the different magnitudes of earthquakes.)
Use a legend to show the individual colors and shapes. Be sure to include the
depth of the earthquake as well as the magnitude.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/faq/

7. Earthquakes in Kentucky: Give on overview of Kentucky’s earthquake history and describe where the major
faults are. Include a description of our largest recorded earthquake (where located, magnitude, damage caused,
etc).

8. Describe in detail an experience you may have had with earthquakes (what you felt, where were you, time of
day, etc)

9. A poem that you have composed regarding an earthquakes

10. Artwork you have created about earthquakes

Reflection: Reflect on the progress you feel you have made in better understanding earthquakes. You can
include new things you learned while doing this assignment.

All items in your scrapbook should be presented on standard 8.5” x 11” sheets of paper and stapled together
along with a cover sheet. The scrapbook may also be presented electronically as a Power Point, web page or
document either on a disk or placed on public server under the folder Wiley using your first initial and last name
as the title.

Due Date: March 9, 2010

Scrapbook Rubric
CATEGORY 4 3
Content - All facts in the project are
Accuracy accurate.
Sources Careful and accurate
records are kept to
document the source of 95-
100% of the facts and
graphics in the project.
Knowledge Student can accurately
Gained (x3) answer describe related
facts in the project and to
technical processes used to
create the project.
Required The project includes all
Elements required elements as well
(x 7) as additional information.
Attractiveness The project is
exceptionally attractive in
terms of design, layout,
and neatness.
Scrapbook The layout is appealing
Design and well organized, the use
of color and text add
interest and appeal. There
is consistency in
alignment, colors, and
motif.
Types of The scrapbook uses a wide
Scrapbook variety of media and
Information genres (text, poetry,
quotes, images, maps,
audio, video) to explore
the topic or theme.
Originality Product shows a large
amount of original
thought. Ideas are
creative and inventive.
Mechanics No misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Total: ____ /64 Grade: ______/150
2 1
99-90% of the facts in 89-80% of the facts in Fewer than 80% of the
the project are the project are accurate. facts in the project are
accurate. accurate.
Careful and accurate Careful and accurate Sources are not
records are kept to records are kept to documented accurately
document the source document the source of or are not kept on many
of 94-85% of the facts 84-75% of the facts and facts and graphics.
and graphics in the graphics in the project.
project.
Student can accurately Student can accurately Student appears to have
answer most related answer some most little knowledge about
facts in the project and questions related to facts the facts or technical
to technical processes in the project and to processes used in the
used to create the technical processes used
project. to create the project.
All required elements All but 1 of the required Several required
are included on the elements are included on elements were missing.
project. the project.
The project is The project is acceptably The project is
attractive in terms of attractive though it may distractingly messy or
design, layout and be a bit messy. very poorly designed. It
neatness. is not attractive.
There is a good bit of More thought and The scrapbook seems a
visual appeal and planning should be given hodge-podge of items
organization, but some to visual appeal and thrown together with no
elements are lacking. organization. There thought to planning.
Color, layout, text, seems to be little There is no consistency
alignment, motif, page consistency is visual to layout, colors, or other
interest need elements. visual elements.
improvement.
The scrapbook uses at The scrapbook needs There is no variety to the
least 3 different types more variety to explore collection, and items
of media or genres to the theme or topic seemed to be just added
explore the topic or adequately. to complete the
theme but does not assignment.
have a variety in the
collection.
Product shows some Uses other people's Uses other people's
original thought. Work ideas (giving them Ideas and gives them
shows new ideas and credit), but there is credit but goes no
insights. little evidence of farther.
original thinking.
Three or fewer Four misspellings More than 4 errors in
misspellings and/or and/or grammatical spelling or grammar.
mechanical errors. errors.