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iRubric: World Biomes rubric

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World Biomes Rubric Code: M2X673C By SBSTEACHER Draft Public Rubric Subject: Geography Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 9-12

World Biomes Biome Name: Student(s):
	Excellent 15 pts	Fair 10 pts	Poor 5 pts
Title & Introduction	Excellent Title & Introduction paragraph of at least 5 sentences	Fair Title is present and the introduction paragraph is less than 5 sentences.	Poor Title and/or introduction paragraph is missing.
Characteristics Climate Average Precipitation Amounts Any Seasons Countries Continents	Excellent Presentation addresses ALL indicated characteristics	Fair Presentation addresses 3-4 of the indicated characteristics	Poor Presentation addresses 2 or less of the indicated characteristics
Plants & Animals Found in this biome: 4-6 Plants 4-6 Animals	Excellent Presentation contains 4-6 plants and 4-6 animals found in this biome.	Fair Presentation contains 2-3 plants and/or 2-3 animals found in this biome.	Poor Presentation contains 1 or less of plants and/or animals found in this biome.
Threats to this Biome What are the cause/effects of the threats to this Biome. (Ex. deforestation-destroying habitats)	Excellent Presentation contains 2 or more threats in detail to this biome	Fair Presentation has 1 threat to this biome	Poor Presentation does not show any threat to this biome
People & the Economy How do the characteristics affect the economy of the region. How might the lives of people be impacted by the characteristics of the biome. If you see little impact, did it have an impact historically. Why would someone want to visit here	Excellent Presentation addresses all 4 questions thoroughly.	Fair Presentation addresses 2 -3 of the questions, somewhat thoroughly	Poor Presentation addresses 1 or none of the questions.
Images Map(s) 2-4 Plants described 2-4 Animals described 1-2 Threats Creative & Exceptional	Excellent Presentation contains all required images, and is creative and exceptional	Fair Presentation contains most of the required images, and is somewhat creative. Less than 2 plants Less than 2 animals No threats	Poor Presentation lacks the required images, not creative
References/Citations All sources citied. Cannot use Wikipedia	Excellent All text and images are cited.	Fair Some texts and/or images are cited.	Poor Few texts and/or images are citied.