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Field Observation Report Field Observation Report Field Observation Report for Marine Science Class Rubric Code: A23BAA7 By mddpinat Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Length	Poor The Field Report is only one paragraph or less than a paragraph.	Fair The Field Report is 2-3 paragraphs.	Good The Field Report is approximately 3/4 of a page of text.	Excellent The Field Report is approximately one page of text.
Organization	Poor Information is presented with little evidence of organizational structure. Or the report is written as one long, continuous paragraph.	Fair Information shows evidence of organizational structure, though the structure is rudimentary.	Good Information is presented in discrete sections. Section labels are missing or inaccurate.	Excellent Information is presented in discrete sections. Section labels are present and accurate.
Time, Date, and Location	Poor Two of the three (time, date, and/or location) are missing.	Fair One of the three (time, date, or location) are missing.	Good The approximate time, the date, and the location are listed in the Field Report.	Excellent The exact time, day of the week and date, and details of the location are listed in the Field Report.
Level of detail of observations	Poor Only one or two plants and animals are listed, with no descriptive information. No information is provided about tide level, weather, temperature, or geological formations.	Fair Three or four animals or plants are listed, with no or minimal descriptive information. Minimal information is given about tide level, weather, temperature, or geological formations.	Good At least three plants and three animals are described. Information of tide status, weather, temperature, and geological formations is detailed beyond a simple listing.	Excellent Detailed observations of at least three specific plants and three specific animals are written. Detailed descriptions of tides, weather, temperature, and geological formations is written.
Species Identification	Poor Only the most basic classification of plant and animal types is listed, or species are named with the incorrect common names	Fair Only common names of species are listed, with no details from observations used as evidence to support the classification.	Good Common names are listed, with details from observations used as evidence to support classification. Or scientific names are used incorrectly.	Excellent Scientific names of species are used, with details from observations cited as evidence of correct classification.