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Ecosystem Project

Students will produce a model of a biome of their choice. They will also make a short presentation of their biome, adding details about their biome. They will be expected to include plants, animals, climate information, food webs as well as ideas about conserving these biomes.

Rubric Code: JX4WXW4

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Ecosystem Project
	Excellent Your project goes beyond the expectations 30 pts	Very Good Your project meets every expectation 25 pts	Good Your project meets most of the expectations 20 pts	Needs Improvement Your project does not meet expectations 10 pts
Climate and Location Describe the climate and location for the ecosystem, including at least one map.	Excellent Your presentation and biome model clearly show the climate of your biome, including the temperature, and humidity and amount of rain and/or snow	Very Good Your presentation and biome model show the climate of your biome, including the temperature, and amount of rain and/or snow	Good Your presentation and biome model show the climate of your biome, including the temperature	Needs Improvement Your presentation and biome model shows the climate of your biome, but does not have many details
Animals and Plants Give examples animals and plants in the ecosystem, including noting any that are endangered.	Excellent Many animals (at least 8) are present in your model, and they are labelled and named in your presentation. You have pointed out those that are endangered.	Very Good Many animals (at least 6) are present in your model, and they are either labelled or named in your presentation. You have pointed out those that are endangered.	Good Several animals (at least 4) are present in your model, and they are either labelled or named in your presentation.	Needs Improvement Many animals (Less than 4) are present in your model, but they are not labelled or named in your presentation.
Food Web Show an example of a food web made up of 2 food chains	Excellent Your biome model shows a food web with 3 food chains that show how each species depends on each other. You have clearly explained this in your presentation.	Very Good Your biome model shows a food web with 2 food chains that show how each species depends on each other. You have explained this in your presentation.	Good Your biome model shows a food web with 1 food chains that show how each species depends on each other. You have partly explained this in your presentation.	Needs Improvement Your biome model shows a food a chains that shows how species depend on each other in a straight line.
Biome Model and presentation The model is complete and represents the biome; The presentation (min.1) should add meaning to the project.	Excellent Your biome model is finished and it is easy to see which biome it represents. Your presentation adds information to the model and everyone has something important to say.	Very Good Your biome model is finished and others can see which biome it represents. Your presentation adds information to the model and everyone has something to say.	Good Your biome model is finished and you can show which biome it represents. Your presentation adds a little information to the model.	Needs Improvement Your biome model is unfinished and it is not easy to see which biome it represents. Your presentation adds no information to the model.

Keywords:

climate, location, animals, plants, food web, environmental concerns

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Science

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