iRubric: Unit 1: Homeostasis rubric

Meets all of the Proficient criteria and…

Identifies missing argument components and proposes improvements to strengthen argument.

Considers potential for various causes and effects and unknown or unequal causes and effects.

Accurately identify all argument components: claim, evidence, and reasoning.

Assess the validity, reliability, strengths, and weaknesses of chosen all argument components: claim, evidence, and reasoning.

Seeks and/or provides clear explanation of causal relationships and considers empirical evidence when determining cause and effect relationships.

Infers likely cause and effect relationship based on known knowledge of components and processes of system.

Accurately identify some argument components: claim, evidence, and reasoning.

Assess the validity, reliability, strengths, and weaknesses of chosen some argument components: claim, evidence, and reasoning.

Seeks and/or provides clear explanation of causal relationships.

States possible cause and effect relationship based on known knowledge of components and processes of system.

Attempts to identify argument components: claim, evidence, and reasoning.

Assess mainly one characteristic (accuracy, validity, etc.) of argument components: claim, evidence, and reasoning.

States known cause and effect relationships.

Meets all of the Proficient criteria and…

Shows understanding of hierarchical structural organization.

Refers, accurately and in detail, to specialized cells and structures that perform essential functions in biology system under study.

Accurately explains feedback mechanisms and processes regulating homeostasis.

Refers accurately, to specialized cells and structures that perform essential functions in biology system under study.

Makes connections to feedback mechanisms and processes regulating homeostasis.

Refers vaguely to structures that perform functions related to biological system under study.


Refers to feedback mechanisms and/or homeostasis.