iRubric: Endangered Species Project Grading Rubric

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Endangered Species Project Grading Rubric Rubric Code: DX35AC5 By cshaller Draft Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Endangered Species Project Grading Enter rubric description
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts
Name of Species 5 %	Poor Common Name Only	Fair Common Name and Partial Scientific Name	Good Common Name(s) and Scientific Name
Photographs of Species 5 %	Poor Black and White Photo of Species in only 1-2 life stages.	Fair Color Photo of Species in only 1-2 life stages.	Good Color Photo of Species in only all life stages.
Identification Characteristics 5 % Key identification features	Poor Describes only 1 key identification features.	Fair Describes 2-3 identification features.	Good Describes the species in several stages of their life cycle and includes all key identification features.
Location 10 % Critical habitat, original range, current/former numbers, maps	Poor	Fair	Good
Cause of Threat 15 % Causes of endangerment due to human actions as well as characteristics of extinction prone species	Poor	Fair	Good
Recovery Plan 20 % Specific to your species, detailed	Poor	Fair	Good
Importance 15 % Value of species to humans. What ecological, economic and/or social benefits would be seen with the recovery of this species.	Poor	Fair	Good
Presentation 1 % Persuasive	Poor	Fair	Good