Introduction

While hiking on the south island of New Zealand you are in awe of the great glaciers that inhabit some of the island.  Two particular glaciers that get your attentions are Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier, located in Westland National Park on the west coast of the south island.

Based on these two inspiring natural wonders you have become quite intrigued about glaciers and your trip has sparked your desire to become more of an “expert” on glaciers and glacial features.  

1.    First you need to know the basics of glacial formation and movement.  You are to write a 1 page (double-spaced, 12 point font) descriptive summary of how a glacier forms and moves.  Diagrams with explanations are suggested to be used here, but will not account for the page of text.

1. First you'll be assigned to a team of 2 students. You will be assessed on how well your final product is as a team.  It is your individual duty to be sure that your partner as well as yourself are on task.
2. In order to accomplish the first task you are going to need to access the following three websites and fins information to answer the question assigned in task one.  You must apply information from all three sites in your summary (remember to use your own words, plagiarism is a crime).

    You and your partner will receive the same grade for your glacier project and will be awarded based in the following rubric.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Heading	No heading at all. Name(s), date and title all absent.	Name(s), date, and title are not all present on the submitted document	Name(s), date, and title present, but unorganized.	Name(s), date and titles present and professional looking.
Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling	Errors throughout the document, poorly written.	Many errors located throughout the document.	Few errors located throughout the document.	Minimal Errors
Terms	Few terms are presented and/or defined.	Some terms are presented, but not all terms are defined.	Terms are presented with minimal definitions.	Terms is presented and thoroughly defined throughout.
Summary	Glacier summary is poorly written and is irrelevant to the topics that were expected to be addressed.	Glacier summary is well written, but does not cover the topics that needed to be Addressed.	Glacier summary is well written, descriptive, but has minimal examples.	Glacier summary is well written, descriptive, and provides quality examples.
Visually Appealing	Document has few, if any, pictures.	Document has limited pictures that are not relevant to the content.	Document has visually appealing pictures, but may or may not be relevant to the content.	The document presents pictures that are descriptive and visually appealing to to the reader.

    Now you should be an expert on glaciers.  Not only do you know how glaciers form and move, but you also know some of the major features that are produced by glaciers and what they look like. The time was well worth the effort because you also have created a quality study guide that you may use for future exams.  

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