iRubric: Becoming Scientists rubric

Students will show some effort in writing down information about observing their animal in their habitat. May not have answered all questions that should have been found. Will show lack of effort of using the internet and resources in finding additional information about their animal and habitat. May have grammar mistakes.

Students will show effort in writing down information about observing their animal they are researching. They will answer all questions that they find in their observations. They will show effort in finding information online. Possible spelling and grammar mistakes.

Students will show effort in writing down information about observing their animal they are researching. They will answer all questions that they find in their observations.They will show effort in finding information online. With no grammar mistakes.

Shows minimal effort, sloppy or falling apart. May have too much excess space on poster board or shoe box. Minimal props or non. Minimal information and grammar mistakes

Shows effort, has just enough information provided, all space is used in poster or shoe box. Used Props and creativity in shoe box. With minimal spelling mistakes.

Shows effort and gives lots of useful information. All space is used in poster or shoe box. Used Props and creativity in shoe box. With no spelling or grammatical mistakes.

Provides homemade flyer or brochure using Microsoft. Students will share information with class about endangered animal, over populated animal, animal may have suffered from oil spills, pollution, or may have been hunted for fur or tusks, Student will provide helpful information about what has been done to help or what is currently being done to help these animals. May have some grammatical errors.

Provides homemade flyer or brochure using Microsoft. Students will share information with class about endangered animal, over populated animal, animal may have suffered from oil spills, pollution, or may have been hunted for fur or tusks, Student will provide helpful information about what has been done to help or what is currently being done to help these animals. With no Grammatical errors.

Provide Homemade flyer or brochure using Microsoft as shown in "Good" sections. Students will also include ways the class can help, donations, petitions to stop buildings from being built, adopting an animal online and what organizations are used to do this.They may donate themselves with their parents help or may provide their classmates with information on how to do so.