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Skeletal and Muscular System Rubric Code: BX5X285 By burgessamys Draft Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8

Skeletal System
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Function of the skeletal system	Poor Little or no function mentioned	Fair Mentions structure/support or protection of organs	Good Mentions both structure/support and protection of vital organs	Excellent Mentions both structure/support and protection of vital organs; gives and example of structure/support; includes at least one protected organ by name (brain, heart, lungs)
Tendons/ligaments	Poor No mention of tendons and ligaments	Fair Mention of tendons/ligaments but no description of their structure or function	Good Description of tough, rubber band tissue that connects muscles and bones	Excellent Mentions tendons and ligaments, their structure (tough, rubber band tissue) and their function (connect muscles and bones)
Bones	Poor No mention of bones	Fair Mention of bones, no description or mention of specific names of bones	Good Description of bones and how they perform their function	Excellent Description of bones, at least 2 examples/bone names and locations
Bone marrow/red blood cells made	Poor No mention of bone marrow or red blood cell production	Fair Mention of bone marrow or red blood cell production	Good Description of bone marrow and red blood cell production	Excellent Description of the location of bone marrow and that red blood cells are made there; mention of large bones, not small
Muscular System
Function of muscular system	Poor No function mentioned	Fair Mentions movement	Good Mentions movement and one example	Excellent Mentions movement and describes at least one example in detail
Tendons	Poor No mention of tendons	Fair Mention of tendons but no description of their structure or function	Good Description of tough, rubber band tissue that connects muscles and bones	Excellent Mentions tendons, their structure (tough, rubber band tissue) and their function (connect muscles and bones)
Skeletal muscle	Poor No mention of skeletal muscle	Fair Skeletal muscle mentioned but no description	Good Location of skeletal muscle mentioned OR described as voluntary muscle	Excellent Description of skeletal muscle location and that it is a voluntary muscle with a definition of what a voluntary muscle is
Cardiac muscle	Poor No mention of cardiac muscle	Fair Cardiac muscle mentioned but no description	Good Location of cardiac muscle mentioned OR described as involuntary muscle	Excellent Description of cardiac muscle location (heart) and that it is a involuntary muscle with a definition of what a involuntary muscle is
Smooth muscle	Poor No mention of smooth muscle	Fair Smooth muscle mentioned but no description	Good Location of smooth muscle mentioned OR described as involuntary muscle	Excellent Description of at least one smooth muscle location (stomach, esophagus, intestines) and that it is a involuntary muscle with a definition of what a involuntary muscle is
Skeletal and muscular systems	Poor No paragraph	Fair One sentence	Good Two or more sentences describing how bones and muscles work together to allow movement	Excellent Two or more sentences describing how bones and muscles work together to allow movement; at least one example
Grammar
Grammar/Flow	Poor incomplete sentences, missing punctuation	Fair complete sentences, some punctuation	Good complete sentences, correct punctuation	Excellent well constructed sentences that flow, correct punctuation, easy to read and informative

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