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Dinosaur Web quest and poster 
Paleontologists (students) will put together a poster or diorama to show during their oral presentation. The Poster/diorama will contain information that the students collected about dinosaurs and their habitats through reading and web quest research. The group presentation must be aligned with the poster/diorama.
Rubric Code: KXW6325
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Dinosaur Project
  EXCELLENT

4 pts

GREAT

3 pts

FAIR

2 pts

POOR

1 pts

Dinosaur description

What did it look like? (color, skin texture, legs, horns) (Vets)

EXCELLENT

Gives a detailed description, including five or more facts about its appearance.
GREAT

Gives a detailed description, including 3 or 4 facts about its appearance.
FAIR

Gives 1 or 2 details when describing the dinosaur's features.
POOR

Gives no details about its appearance.
Dinosaur's Diet (Dietitians)

What it eats?

EXCELLENT

Goes into specific details about what the dinosaur eats.
GREAT

Wrote about what kinds of things the dinosaur eats.
FAIR

Briefly mentioned what the dinosaur eats.
POOR

Did not discuss what the dinosaur eats
Where & when they lived?(Geologist)

What Period/Era?

EXCELLENT

Went into detail about the era in which the dinosaur lived and how long ago it was.
GREAT

Discussed the Era the dinosaur lived in and how long it was.
FAIR

Briefly mentioned what when and where the dinosaur lived.
POOR

Did not discuss where and when the dinosaur lived.
Dinosaur Weight/Height (Vets)

How much did the dinosaur weigh? Height?<BR>
Describe the life cycle

EXCELLENT

Gives a detailed description of the chosen dinosaur, including it's weight and height.
GREAT

Discussed how it looked, weight and height in some detail.
FAIR

Briefly mentioned how much the dinosaur weighed, height and description.
POOR

Did not discuss the dinosaurs weight, height or describe the dinosaur.
Poster or diorama/Presentation

Cleanliness, Easy to Follow, Creative

EXCELLENT

Well done, well-organized, creative, easy to follow.
The presentation was great, eye contact was great
GREAT

Clean, well-organized, could follow. The presentation was planned ahead of time, "cheat sheet" but made occasional eye contact
FAIR

Average-
Everything is there.
A little bit all over the place. The presentation was exactly what was on the poster board or diorama
POOR

Sloppy poster board/diorama, no effort, hard to follow. Not prepared for the presentation.
Group Presentation

3 groups of 4

EXCELLENT

The team works together with fluency, fairness and unity. Each member speaks clearly and presents their information with complete understanding of their information. It is evident that the team has prepared what they will say.
GREAT

The team works together. The group members speak clearly and each member presents a good amount of information expected.
FAIR

There are several confusing moments among the group and the information presented is not completely related during the presentation. Th group has not practiced together to prepare.
POOR

The group is unprepared to work as a team . No preparation was done for the presentation and the information that is presented lacks many elements of what is expected.



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  • dinosaur, habitat, diet, project, presentation

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