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eCL Bi11 - And the Earth is Flat too... eCL Bi11 - C18 - Classification Rubric At a family reunion, your cousin, Billy Joe Bob, goes on and on, saying the earth is only a few thousand years old & that humans and dinosaurs co-existed. Now Billy Joe hasn’t taken any science courses recently. Break it to him gently. Provide a history of the universe, radiometric dating evidence, explain how fossils are formed and what relative position of fossils indicates. Finally, explain with fossil evidence and fossil ages why dinosaurs & humans could’ve never co-existed. Rubric Code: BAC682 By Jerry_Bleecker Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

And the Earth is Flat too...
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Fossils	Poor Student does not explain how fossils form.	Fair Student explains how fossils form. Sedimentary rock layers are discussed as the source of fossils.	Good The student fully explains the fossil formation process, different types, and sedimentary rock. Index fossils are explained. Relative dating is explained Absolute dating using the concept of half-life is explained.	Excellent The student fully explains the fossil formation process, different types, and sedimentary rock. Index fossils, the fossil record, relative dating, absolute dating, and half-life are explained. The use of fossils world-wide to create a geologic timeline for the fossil record is discussed.
Origins of Earth & Universe	Poor Student does not explain or examine the ideas	Fair The student discusses only a few examples -Big Bang Theory -Formation of the Earth -Origin of the Moon	Good The student discusses several examples accurately.	Excellent The student discusses all examples accurately. The student provides evidence that supports the Big Bang Theory, Formation of the Earth, and Origin of the Moon
Presentation	Poor Poor formatting Minimal effort put into presentation, editing, revision.	Fair Some revisions required Format is presentable, showing pride in the work	Good The format and presentation are good with few revisions needed.	Excellent The work is exemplary. No revisions required.