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The Story of a Fossil

Choose an organism that existed during a specific geologic period in a specific location. You will then imagine yourself as that organism and use various resources about fossils and the geologic history of the Earth to write a story that describes their life, death, and entry into the fossil record. The Paleontology Portal will be used as the entry point for your research of a specific organism and the geography, climate and associated species in the area where the organism lived.

Rubric Code: A244A2X

By jameyer87

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Subject: Science

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS Enter rubric description
	5 points 3 pts	2 points 2 pts	1 point 1 pts
Order of Events The scholarss will show an understanding of the story by placing the events in a logical order.	5 points All events were in the correct logical sequence	2 points Some of the events of the story are in the correct logical sequence.	1 point The scholar was unable to put the events into a logical sequence.
Sequence clue words Uses words such as beginning, middle and end of the story.	5 points All sequencing clue words were used by the scholar in a logical order.	2 points The scholar used a few of the sequencing clue words.	1 point The scholar did not use any of the sequencing words
Picture The scholar will illustrate one event from the story.	5 points The scholar drew a detailed picture using correct colors	2 points The scholar drew a picture accurate picture without much detail.	1 point The scholar did not draw a picture of an event from the story.
Details The scholar used detailed words to clearly explain what happened in a step	5 points Scholar used detailed words and vocabulary to accurately describe what happens in each step.	2 points Scholar used some detailed words and vocabulary to somewhat describe what happened in each step.	1 point Scholar did not use detailed words or vocabulary to describe what happened in each step.