Ingenious Structures
With your group, create a poster about unusual structures around the world.
Proficient
10 Points
Content The students show extensive research on an
unusual structure in the world. The poster
must include where the structure is, its
purpose, materials used to build it, and
lessons learned from the structure. Students
must note why the structure is unusual to
begin with.
Teamwork The students were able to collaborate and
work together by listening to each other,
asking each other for ideas, and distributing
work evenly amongst themselves. Even
though there were conflicts, they were able
to resolve them through conversations and
solutions.
Presentation The student is able to create a
presentation with at least five or more
visuals. Their font is easy to see and read
from a distance. They use bullet points
rather than writing in complete sentences.
Emerging
6 Points
The students show some extent of research
on an unusual structure in the world. They
are missing some information, but have
included relevant details about the
strucutre.
The students were able to work together by
giving suggestions and opinions. They had
some difficulty working together and
needed some intervention from the teacher.
The student is able to create a
presentation with at least three visuals.
Their font is somewhat easy to read from a
distance. They use complete sentences
rather than in bullet points, making it
difficult to read the words on the slide in a
short amount of time.
Beginning
2 Points
The students show little to no signs of
research. They are missing a great deal of
information.
The students were unable to work together,
not being willing to listen to each other's
opinions. The students worked separately to
complete the project.
The student created a presentation with one
or two visuals. Their font is difficult to read
and their notes do not match what they are
speaking about.
 Proficient
10 Points
Public Speaking The student is able to make eye contact with
the audience and speak in a loud, clear
volume that can be heard across the room.
They use filler words to a minimum and
have few nervous movements. Students
were able to answer most, if not all, of the
questions asked by their classmates.
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Emerging
6 Points
The student is able to make some eye
contact with the audience. Their voice is
somewhat quiet, making it difficult for the
audience to understand fully what the
student is saying. There are some filler
words and nervous movements during the
presentation. Students were able to answer
some of the questions asked by their
classmates.
Beginning
2 Points
The student is makes very little or no eye
contact with the audience. The student's
voice is quiet and cannot be heard from
across the room. The nervous movements
distract the audience and make it difficult
for them to focus on what the student is
saying. Students had a difficult time
answering the questions asked by their
classmates.