Earth and Space Science

8th Grade Performance Task

Scenario:
A series of quakes in your region revealed a fault line, which was undiscovered until
recently. The greatest of the quakes measured 6.0 magnitude in the Richter scale. A similar
event also happened in February 2012, when a 6.8 magnitude hit Visayas Region. But
compared to the Visayas event, the earthquakes in your region only produced significant
cracks in few concrete houses and roads, and no lives were lost. PHIVOLCS as well as other
public and private sectors collaborated to successfully locate and map out the extent of the
blind fault. In conjunction, the President of the Philippines urged PHIVOLCS and all disasterrelated organizations to conduct massive safety and disaster-preparedness campaigns and
seminars in the whole region.
As geologists-consultants of a private organization, your team responded to the call of
the President. Taking into consideration the President's rehabilitation plans for the region on
the construction of resettlement houses for those that are not sturdy enough to withstand a
relatively strong earthquake, and since some owners of the damage house plan to build new
houses, you decided to hold an information dissemination seminar to the public as well as
government contractors on the safe building locations and areas to avoid the hazards of the
fault line. In addition, the seminar will also include earthquake preparedness (emergency
plans and kit), giving special focus to home and school settings.
The following should be taken into consideration in planning and conducting the
seminar: content (or knowledge of the subject), organization, appropriateness, visual aids,
audience impact.

RUBRIC
CRITERIA

EXCELLENT (4) SATISFACTORY

(3)

FAIR (2)

NEED
IMPROVEMENT
(1)

CONTENT

The output
clearly shows
evidence of indepth knowledge
of the topic.

The output
shows evidence
of knowledge of
the topic.

Some parts of
the output are not
clearly evident of
the knowledge of
the topic.

Most parts of the

output are not
clearly evident of
the knowledge of
the topic.

ORGANIZATION All elements of

the presentation
are wellsynthesized and
organized.

The elements of
the presentation
are organized.

The presentation
shows some
degree of
organization, but
may still be
improved.

The presentation
lacks
organization. It
reflects little effort
to connect the
ideas of the
output.

APPROPRIATE The seminar is

NESS
highly
appropriate to the
level of
comprehension
of the whole
audience.

The seminar is
highly
appropriate to the
level of
comprehension
of most of the
audience.

The seminar is
highly
appropriate to the
level of
comprehension
about half of the
audience.

The seminar is
appropriate to
only a few
members of the
audience. Most
of the parts are
highly technical.

The visual aids

are highly
relevant,
informative,
creative, and
attractive.

The visual aids

are relevant,
informative and
creative.

The visual aids

provide some
relevant
information in a
creative and
attractive
manner.

The visual aids

are attractive, but
with very little
relevance to the
presentation.

The project
totally compelled
and hooked all
the audience's
attention.

The project was

interesting to
almost all the
members of the
audience.

The project was

interesting to a
few members of
the audience.

The project was

lacking in its
ability to hook the
interest of the
audience.

X5

X5

X5

X5

VISUAL AIDS

AUDIENCE
IMPACT

TOTAL
MULTIPLIER
TOTAL/GRADE