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Physical Geography Presentation Instructions

Physical Geography Presentation Project Instructions

You are required to give a presentation or make a video presentation for Physical Geography. This presentation should be five minutes long. You are required to pick your topic and turn it in, choose your sources and turn them in, answer the five questions (below) and turn them it, and turn in a final written summary of your presentation including your sources.

Presentations may be done in groups with instructor approval.

Presentations should use some type of media or some kind of prop. So your presentation should be done using something like PowerPoint, Prezi, a video, or even a poster board.

Your project will take place in stages like this:

1. Pick your topic-see the list below, ask me if you need help

2. Pick your sources, you need at least five-

Your sources should be formatted correctly, for example a web address is not sufficient as a source, If you used a National Geographic article from the internet, it should look like this:

====Last name, First name. "Article Title." Website Title. Publisher of Website, Day Month Year article was published. Web. Day Month Year article was accessed. . ====

So this article [|Russian Refuge] should look like this:

Sides, Hampton. "Russian Refuge" National Geographic National Geographic Society, June 2013, 05 June 2013 <

[]>

[|EasyBib] is a great resource for citing sources.

A note about sources:

Your presentation needs to have at least five sources. These sources can be web sites (reputable sites like government agencies or organizations), books, magazines, journal articles, pod casts (NPR is a good source), or interviews. You CAN use your textbook as a source.

Here is a nice handout on citing sources from the Victor Valley College Writing Center:



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3. Answer your questions-

// 1. What is it? //

// 2. Where is it or where is it happening? //

// 3. How does it affect life on Earth? Or how is life on Earth affected by it? //

// 4. Is there some problem or issue with your topic? //

// 5. What are some solutions? //

***If your topic doesn’t fit the questions, ask for modified questions. If you cannot see how you could answer one of these questions about your topic, ask. You will be graded on your answers to these questions, so missing information will lead to missing points.

4. Write your final paper summarizing your presentation and including your sources-

You must turn in a final draft of your presentation, a written summary answering all of your questions and including all of your sources. Your paper should be typed, free from errors, and correctly formatted.

5. Give your presentation-

Remember it needs to be five minutes long, and you can make a video as an alternative, but it still must answer all of the questions and you still have to turn in a written summary.

Check your syllabus for the due dates for each stage of your project.

=Topics List=
 * 1 || Careers in GIS or Geography ||
 * 2 || How GIS is Used ||
 * 3 || Ozone Layer ||
 * 4 || Air Pollution- Paul Garcia ||
 * 5 || Solar Power ||
 * 6 || Wind ||
 * 7 || Climate Change ||
 * 8 || Hurricanes ||
 * 9 || Tornados ||
 * 10 || El Nino and La Nina ||
 * 11 || Water-a specific water system or water issue ||
 * 12 || Climate Systems-pick one ||
 * 13 || Biomes-pick one ||
 * 14 || Cycles-Carbon, Oxygen, Water, Nitrogen ||
 * 15 || Food Chain ||
 * 16 || Soil ||
 * 17 || Rocks ||
 * 18 || Plate Tectonics ||
 * 19 || Earthquakes - Angie Johnson ||
 * 20 || Volcanoes ||
 * 21 || Hot Spots ||
 * 22 || Erosion ||
 * 23 || Caves ||
 * 24 || Glaciers ||
 * 25 || Coastal Processes ||

Below is a list of what I will be looking for as I grade your presentation. You should read this matrix and you should practice your presentation BEFORE you give it in front of your class.


 * Name:_ Presentation: _ _ || Poor 6 points || Average 8 points || Very Good 10 points || Excellent 12 points || Points ||
 * Introduction 12 points || No introduction, introduction not matching topic, cannot understand. || Introduce topic with no details, reads introduction. || Introduce topic with details. || Introduces self and topic, with good information. ||  ||
 * What is it? 12 points || Missing or not correctly defined, mispronunciations, mistakes, cannot understand. || Reads definition from notes or slides || Defines topic, uses examples/photos. || Defines topic, displays knowledge, uses photos/maps. ||  ||
 * Where is it? 12 points || Missing, incorrect, mispronouniations, cannot understand. || Reads information from slides, no examples. || Defines location, uses examples. || Defines location, uses examples, maps, photos. Displays knowledge. ||  ||
 * How it affects life? 12 points || Missing, incorrect, mispronouniations, cannot understand. || Reads information from slides, no examples. || Defines interaction with life, uses examples. || Defines interaction, displays knowledge, uses maps, photos, examples. ||  ||
 * Problem? 12 points || Missing or not correctly defined, mispronunciations, mistakes, cannot understand. || Reads information from slides, no examples. || Defines problem, uses examples. || Defines problem, displays knowledge, uses maps, photos, examples. ||  ||
 * Solution? 12 points || Missing, incorrect, mispronouniations, cannot understand. || Reads information from slides, no examples. || Defines at least one solution gives example. || Defines more than one solution, displays knowledge, uses maps, photos, examples. ||  ||
 * Conclusion 12 points || No conclusion, not in line with topic, cannot understand. || Cloncludes with no details, reads conclusion. || Gives good conclusion. || Gives excellent conclusion, ties to all points. ||  ||
 * Summary 16 points || Summary has many errors, missing information, incomplete, missing sources 4 points || Summary has some errors, missing information. 8 points || Good summary with few errors. 12 points || Excellent summary with good sources/citations, no errors. 16 points ||  ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   || Total ||

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