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Plant/Animal Cell Comparison 
Plant/Animal Cell Comparison
Students will draw and label diagrams of a plant and animal cell. Then they will describe the parts of the cell and explain how plant and animal cells are alike and different with both a Venn Diagram and a short essay.
Rubric Code: HXX3667
By mpflynn03
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Subject: Science  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Plant/Animal Cell Comparison
  Falls Far Below

1 pts

Approaches

2 pts

Meets

3 pts

Exceeds

4 pts

Cell diagrams(drawing)
Animal cell

Falls Far Below

Cell drawing is missing or inaccurate and/or it is not labeled.
Approaches

Cell drawing is partially accurate, and/or it contains only 4 or 5 correctly labeled parts.
Meets

Cell drawing is accurate and contains at least 9 parts showing the cell parts we have learned.
Exceeds

Cell drawing is accurate, contains 9 or more parts, all parts are labeled correctly.
Plant Cell

Falls Far Below

Cell drawing is missing or inaccurate and/or it is not labeled.
Approaches

Cell drawing is partially accurate, and/or it contains only 4 or 5 correctly labeled parts.
Meets

Cell drawing is accurate and contains at least 9 parts showing the cell parts we have learned.
Exceeds

Cell drawing is accurate, contains 9 or more parts, all parts are labeled correctly.
Cell Venn Diagram
Diagram

Falls Far Below

Venn Diagram only has one or two items in each circle- or is incorrect
Approaches

Venn Diagram has 2 or more items in each circle, most are correct
Meets

Venn Diagram has 2 or more items in each circle, all are correct
Exceeds

Venn Diagram is not only complete with many comparisons, but also goes above the simple difference to include inferencing skills.
Paragraph
Description of parts

Falls Far Below

Two or fewer parts are accurately described/defined/compared
Approaches

Most cell parts are accurately described/defined/compared (Three or four parts)
Meets

Each cell part is accurately described/defined/and compared. (at least Five parts)
Exceeds

Each cell part is accurately described/defined/and compared. (at least eight parts)
Explanation of differences

Falls Far Below

Limited explanation of differences or explanation missing.
Approaches

Partial explanation of how plant and animal cells are different. May only name one part plants cells have that animal cells do not, or may name both, but not explain what they do.
Meets

Accurate explanation of how plant and animal cells are different, including telling the 2 parts plants cells have that animal cells do not and what these parts do.
Exceeds

Accurate explanation of how plant and animal cells are different, including telling the 2 parts plants cells have that animal cells do not and what these parts do. Also include explanation of the difference in size of similar parts.
Conventison

Falls Far Below

Grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization are not at a 6th grade level.
Approaches

Only a few Grammar, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization errors.
Meets

Little or no Grammar, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization errors.
Exceeds

Written above a 9th grade level.



Keywords:
  • cell, nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, chloroplast

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