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Lifecycle of a Star

web quest, you will investigate the stages stars progress through form birth to death and how the death of a star depends on its initial mass.

Rubric Code: BCA2B7

By axelsson

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Life cycle of a Star
	Dwarf of a job (poor) 1 pts	Main-sequence performance (fair) 2 pts	Stellar work (good) 3 pts	Supernova job (excellent) 4 pts
Colorful & Neat	Dwarf of a job (poor) No color, many spelling and grammatical errors, messy or sloppy writing.	Main-sequence performance (fair) Includes some color, only a few spelling or grammatical errors are made, and the writing is easy to read and neat.	Stellar work (good) Lots of color is included, phases of the life cycle are easy to read and detailed with very few spelling mistakes, and the writing is neat or typed.	Supernova job (excellent) Illustrations and examples are colorful and nice, there are no grammatical errors or spelling mistakes, and the writing is extremely neat or typed.
Detailed & Accurate	Dwarf of a job (poor) The life cycle of the star is incomplete and missing steps, there is very little detail and may be many mistakes in the different phases of the star's life.	Main-sequence performance (fair) All the steps of the life cycle of a star are included, but there is very little detail and one or two minor mistakes are made in explaining the life of the star.	Stellar work (good) All the steps of the life cycle of a star are included with some detail given. No mistakes are made in describing the different phases of the life of a star.	Supernova job (excellent) All the steps of the life cycle of a star are included with a lot of detail on what occurs at each phase. There are no mistakes in the description of the star's life.
Brightest Stars	Dwarf of a job (poor) The brightest star list is incomplete with no detail ad very little effort put forth, data missing	Main-sequence performance (fair) The brightest star list is included but some stars are missing or inaccurate	Stellar work (good) The brightest star list is included and complete with detail and shows a lot of effort	Supernova job (excellent) the brightest star list is included and complete with detail and all data is accurate
On Time	Dwarf of a job (poor) Turned in 2 or more weeks late.	Main-sequence performance (fair) Turned in 1-2 weeks late.	Stellar work (good) Turned in less than a week late.	Supernova job (excellent) Turned in on time.