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Environmental Issue Research Rubric

Students will use the Internet to research an environmental issue. Each group will be responsible for creating a webpage, brochure and commercial they can present to the class that discusses their issue. This project will be worth 100 pts and will be due December 12th, which is when we will start presentations. There will be extra credit offered (10 points) for placing an additional video on the group's website that adds to the content of the webpage.

Rubric Code: AX74775

By missmix

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Presentation/Webpage (30 pts)
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Causes of environmental problem	Poor Lists one or two causes of the environmental issue . No indepth information presented.	Fair Touches on one or two causes of the environmental issue. Causes may not be well discussed and/or understood. May be lacking in depth.	Good Explains two causes of the environmental issue. Causes are based on scientifc research and stated clearly.	Excellent Effectively explains at least three causes of the environmental issue as determined by leading scientists. Causes are based on scientific research and stated clearly. Clearly explains the resources that are involved.
Outcomes of environmental problem	Poor Lists one outcome - (either positive or negative) of environmental problem. No in-depth information presented.	Fair Touches on one positive & negative outcome of environmental problem. May not be well discussed and/or understood. May be lacking in depth. Carrying capacity is not defined nor explained.	Good Explains two positive & negative outcomes of environmental problem. Effects are based on scientifc research and stated clearly. Carrying capacity is defined or effect on it is not explained.	Excellent Effectively explains at least three possible positive & negative outcomes of the environmental problem as determined by leading scientists, based on scientific research and stated clearly. Carrying capacity is defined and the effect of the issue on carrying capacity is well-explained.
Solutions	Poor Lists one or two solutions of the environmental issue. No in-depth information presented.	Fair Touches on one or two solutions of environmental issue. Solutions may not be well discussed and/or understood. May be lacking in depth. Solution is not sustainable.	Good Explains at least two causes of the environmental issue as determined by leading scientists. Solution is perhaps sustainable but not explained thoroughly.	Excellent Effectively explains at least three solutions for the environmental issue as determined by leading scientists. Solution is shows sustainability and is explained as such.
Use of Supporting Facts	Poor More opinion than fact Missing bibliography	Fair Supports information with facts from different sources (must be reputable). Bibliography present with one sources (may not be done correctly).	Good Supports information with facts from different sources (must be reputable). Bibliography present with at least two sources (may not be done correctly).	Excellent Supports information with facts from reputable sources. Bibliography present and done correctly with at least two - three sources listed alphabetically.
Mechanics	Poor Several spelling or grammatical errors.	Fair Five or more spelling or grammatical errors.	Good Only three to four spelling or grammatical errors.	Excellent Only one or two spelling or grammatical errors.
Digital Formatting	Poor Presentation is visually inconsistent. Several changes in theme or style.	Fair Presentation is mostly visually consistent. One or two changes in theme or style.	Good Presentation is visually consistent but is not professional or is not visually appealing.	Excellent Presentation is visually consistent, professional, and visually appealing.
Brochure (20 pts)
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Format	Poor 2 or less of the 5 criteria for Excellent are met. Or none of the criteria are complete.	Fair Only 3 of the 5 criteria for Excellent are met. Or several of the criteria are not complete.	Good Only 4 of the 5 criteria for Excellent are met or some of the criteria are not complete.	Excellent Brochure is printed in color. Cover is eye-catching. Title is Evident. At least three photos are used throughout. Sections are well-labeled.
Explanation of Cause	Poor No explanation of the cause of the issue is present.	Fair Issue is not explained thoroughly and clause is not clearly identified.	Good Issue is explained with scientific data or cause is clearly identified but not both.	Excellent Issue is explained thoroughly and with scientific data. Cause is clearly identified.
Explanation of Effect	Poor No explanation of the effect of the issue on populations is present and no human interest story is used to grab attention.	Fair Section either explains the effects thoroughly using scientific data or has a human interest story but not both.	Good Both of the criteria are present but not thorough or lacking scientific data. -effect of the issue explained -human interest story	Excellent The Effects of the issue on human and natural populations is thoroughly explained with scientific data. A human interest story is used to grab attention.
Explanation of How to Help	Poor There is no reason why people should help nor how they can help nor contact information.	Fair The reason to help and ways to help solve the issue are present but not clear, not easily found, the way to help is unreasonable, and there is no contact information.	Good The reason to help and ways to help solve the issue are not clear or not easily found. OR the way to help is unreasonable. OR there is no contact information.	Excellent The reason to help and the way to help solve the issue or prevent future issues is clear and easily found. It is also reasonable. There is also contact information for outlets for people to help.
Persuasive Commercial (20 pts)
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Timing	Poor Video is less than 15 seconds long or is longer than 90 seconds.	Fair Video is shorter than 20 seconds or longer than 80 seconds.	Good Video is shorter than 25 seconds or longer than 70 seconds.	Excellent Video is shorter than 30 seconds or longer than 60 seconds.
Fluidity	Poor The video is not at all fluid and is continually jumping.	Fair The video has a few spots where it is not fluid.	Good The video flows from beginning to end in content or editing but not both.	Excellent The video flows from beginning to end in both editing and content.
Environmental Issue	Poor Issue is not explained at all, only stated.	Fair Issue is not well-explained, is not understandable, and is not persuasive.	Good Issue is well-explained using data but is either not understandable or is not persuasive.	Excellent Issue is well-explained using scientific data and presented in a way that is understandable. Video is persuasive as to the downside of this issue.
How to Help	Poor There are no methods for helping presented.	Fair The methods for helping are not presented clearly, they are not reasonable, and no contact information is provided.	Good The methods for helping are presented clearly but are not reasonable or no contact information is provided.	Excellent The methods for helping solve the issue are presented clearly, are reasonable, and contact information is provided.
Presentation Time (negative points)
	Poor 15 pts	Fair 10 pts	Good 5 pts	Excellent 0 pts
Length of full Presentation	Poor 4 minutes or less or 26 minutes or more	Fair 6 minutes or 24 minutes	Good 8 minutes or 22 minutes	Excellent 10-20 Minutes in length
Peer Evaluations
	Poor 2.5 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 7.5 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Evaluation Averages	Poor 2 pts or less average evaluations	Fair 3 pt average evaluations	Good 4 pt average evaluations	Excellent 5 pt average evalutions

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