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Eco Ch. 5 Biome Project and Presentation 
Biome Project and Presentation
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Rubric Code: G2XB249
By lneitzer
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Subject: Science  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Biomes
  Poor

0 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

4 pts

Excellent

6 pts

Biome Name/ Introduction

Poor

Group does not tell the class what biome they are presenting and does not introduce themselves.
Fair

Group talks about their biome, but do not tell the class the name of their biome or the student doesn't introduce themselves.
Good

Group tells the name of the biome and introduces themselves but doesn't put it in the PowerPoint.
Excellent

Student tells the class the name of their biome before going into the presentation and introduces themselves.
Location

Poor

Group does not include countries or does not include pictures of the location of the biome.
Fair

Group does not describe what part of the world (countries, etc) their biome is located and only includes pictures
Good

Group states the exact countries their biome is located in but does not provide pictures.
Excellent

Group state the exact countries their biome are located and provide pictures of those places. Includes a world distributed map of the biome.
Abiotic Factors

Poor

Group does not include abiotic factors associated with the biome.
Fair

Group includes 1 abiotic factor associated with the biome.
Good

Group includes 2 abiotic factors associated with the biome.
Excellent

Group includes 3 abiotic factors associated with the biome.
Native Vegetation

Poor

Group does not talk about the types of native vegetation in their biome or only shows 1 type.
Fair

Group has identified 2 types of native vegetation in their biome and shown pictures of them.
Good

Group has identified 3 types of vegetation in their biome and shown pictures of them.
Excellent

Group has identified 5 types of vegetation in their biome and shown pictures of them. Group shows how water is cycled through biome and the composition of the soil affecting plant growth.
Animals/Diversity/Habitat

Poor

Group does not talk about the animals that live in their biome or only shows 1.
Fair

Group has identified 2 animals in their biome and shown pictures of it.
Good

Group has identified 3 animals in their biome and shown pictures of them. They describe some adaptations.
Excellent

Group has identified 5 animals in their biome and shown pictures of them. The groups shows many different adaptation of the animals.
Cooperation & Competition

Poor

Group does not give examples of cooperation or competition seen in their biome.
Fair

Group gives 1 example of cooperation or competition seen in their biome.
Good

Group gives 2 example of cooperation AND competition seen in their biome.
Excellent

Group gives 2 example of cooperation AND competition seen in their biome. Group includes a description of each example.
Recreational Activities

Poor

Group does not give examples of recreational activity opportunities in their biome.
Fair

Group gives 1 example of a recreational activity opportunity in their biome.
Good

Group gives 2 examples of recreational activity opportunities in their biome.
Excellent

Group gives 3 examples of recreational activity opportunities in their biome.
Climate & Precipitation

Poor

Group does not tell the class what the climate is like in their biome or discuss precipitation.
Fair

Group tells the class it is freezing, hot, warm, cold, wet, dry, etc, but does not say the temperatures in degrees or include annual monthly precipitation or represent any kind of data.
Good

Group tells the class it is freezing, hot, warm, cold, wet, dry, etc, but do not say the temperatures in degrees but does include annual monthly precipitation or vice versa.
Excellent

Group gives the temperatures in degrees during the year and the annual precipitation for each month. (Graphs are helpful here!) Group includes a climatograph.
Threats to Biome/Human Influences

Poor

Group does not talk about or show any threats to the biome.
Fair

Group has identified one threat to the biome, but not described it very well and/or did not use graphics to support it.
Good

Group has identified 1-2 threats, but described them incompletely or did not use appropriate graphics.
Excellent

Group identified 2 or more threats and explained them in detail with graphics.
Endangered Species

Poor

Group does not identify endangered species.
Fair

Group identifies 2 or 3 endangered species with no pictures.
Good

Group identifies 2 or 3 endangered species with pictures. OR Group identifies 4 or 5 endangered species with no pictures.
Excellent

Group identifies 4 or 5 endangered species with pictures.
Talk about Indigenous use

Poor

Did not mention anything about the Indigenous population. Only talk about the western humans influence on the biome.
Fair

Group talks about the Indigenous population briefly.
Good

Talks about the indigenous populations rooted believes of the biome in depth.
Excellent

Group talks about indigenous population in depth going over how they think energy is transferred through the biome. Talks about how they used the land.
Global Importance

Poor

Group does not discuss the global importance of the biome.
Fair

Group's discussion of the global importance of the biome is not understandable or reasonable.
Good

Group's discussion of the global importance of the biome is understandable, but not reasonable.
Excellent

Group's discussion of the global importance of the biome is understandable and reasonable.
Creativity

Poor

Group is not dressed to represent the biome and no items related to the biome are shared.
Fair

Group is dressed to represent the biome, but not appropriately OR no items related to the biome are shared or the items that are shared do not relate to the biome.
Good

Group is dressed appropriately to represent the biome but no items related to the biome are shared or the items that are shared do not relate to the biome.
Excellent

Group is dressed appropriately to represent the biome and items related to the biome are shared.
References

Poor

Group does not site any of their findings
Fair

Group sites 1/3 of slide their findings
Good

Group sites at least 1/2 of their findings
Excellent

Group sites ALL findings as a separate page at the end of the presentation




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