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Tundra/Taiga Research Rubric

Choose either tundra or taiga and describe using text and pictures. 1. Describe your biome in detail. 2. Describe the plants and animals that would be found in your biome. 3. Use pictures to show what the environment is like.

Rubric Code: GXC6729

By crayborn

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Subject: Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Tundra/Taiga Project
	0 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Meets Objective 2 pts	Exceeds Objective 3 pts	Fair 2 pts
Climate	0 Climate not described at all.	Needs Improvement Student has at least 1 key detail about climate of the biome.	Meets Objective Student has at least 2 key details about the climate of the biome.	Exceeds Objective Student has at least 3 accurate key details about the climate of the biome.	Fair Student gave 2 key details about climate in the desert.
Animal Drawing	0 No model or drawing is presented or drawn.	Needs Improvement Animal drawing is not complete.	Meets Objective Animal drawing is accurate as provided but is not complete.	Exceeds Objective Animal drawing is accurate with great detail and thought shown.	Fair Model is complete but is inaccurate.
Plant Drawing	0 No plant drawing is present.	Needs Improvement Plant drawing is not complete.	Meets Objective Plant drawing is accurate as provided but is not complete.	Exceeds Objective Plant drawing is accurate with great detail and thought shown.	Fair
Biome	0 Student listed no biome.	Needs Improvement The biome was listed but was incorrect.	Meets Objective Student listed the biome correctly.	Exceeds Objective Student correctly stated which biome and has provided more details about the biome.	Fair The biome was listed correctly.
Interesting Facts	0 No interesting facts are listed.	Needs Improvement Student detailed 1 interesting fact about their biome.	Meets Objective Student detailed 2 interesting facts about their biome.	Exceeds Objective Student detailed 3 or more interesting facts about their biome of choice.	Fair