Ecosystem Grading Rubric

Group Members: __________________________       ____________________________

                                  __________________________        ____________________________

** The following tasks will be graded by the teacher.  If there is a --- in a box, that means there is nothing to hand in, but the teacher will give you a grade for how well you worked together in your group.  The points possible for each task are listed below.

Task #1: Group Work _______/5

5 points = The group worked together well, with little or no intervention from the teacher
3 points = The group needed teacher intervention to work out problems, or solve differences
1 points = The group needed much teacher intervention to help sort out problems

Task #2: Facts Page _______/5

            5 points = There are five facts listed on the paper

            3 points = There are three or four facts listed on the paper

            1 points = There are two or less facts listed on the paper

Task #3: Poster comparing ecosystems _______/10

10 points = There are at least three facts that state how the ecosystems are similar and three that show they are different

            8 points = There are two facts that state how the ecosystems are similar and three that show they are  different

            5 points = There are one or less facts that show how the ecosystems are similar and one or less that show they are different

Task #4: Research page _______/10

10 points = All of the questions are answered and the information is correct
8 points = Most of the questions are answered and the information is mostly correct
5 points = Only some of the questions are answered and the information is not correct

Task #5: List of materials _______/5

            5 points = The group handed in a list of materials

            0 points = The group did not hand in a list of materials

Task #6: Model of ecosystem _______/20

            20 points = The model is creative and accurately model the ecosystem

            15 points = The model is creative but does not accurately model the ecosystem

            10 points = The model is not very creative and does not accurately model the ecosystem

Task #7: Paragraphs about ecosystem _______/15

15 points = There are two paragraphs with correct information and have no spelling errors
8 points = There are two paragraphs but have several spelling errors
5 points = There is only one paragraph and it has many spelling errors

Task #8: Group presentation _______/15

15 points = The presentation is interesting, covers all the important information, and shows a rehearsed project.
10 points = The presentation covers most of the important information, and shows some rehearsal.
5 points = The presentation appears hurriedly thrown together, and/or is not taken seriously.

Group effort _______/15

            15 points = The group worked well together and each person carried out their role

            10 points = The group worked somewhat together but not everyone carried out their role

            5 points = The group did not work well together and no one carried out their role

TOTAL POINTS: _______/100

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