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New At the Zoo 
Bronx Zoo Exhibit
The Knightstown Zoological Society has hired you to design a new exhibit for your selected species. Your task is to create a habitat to sustain this animal. You will have to consider the following factors: biotic and abiotic factors, niches, community interactions, population growth, adaptations and potential limiting factors. You must create a visual representation (poster or 3-D model) of the zoo exhibit in addition to writing an explanatory description.
Rubric Code: LXA6W38
By swaymire
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Subject: Biology  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Good

I really get it and I want to become a zoologist!

3 pts

Fair

I tried my best, but still need a little help understanding

2 pts

Poor

I'm not sure what I needed to do.

1 pts

No Credit

We went to the zoo???

0 pts

Biotic Factors

What are the biotic (living) elements in your exhibit?
Good

Student identifies and visually depicts 3+ biotic factors in the environment.
Fair

Student identifies and visually depicts 2 biotic factors in the environment.
Poor

Student identifies and visually depicts 1 biotic factor in the environment.
No Credit

What is biotic?
Abiotic Factors

What are the abiotic (non-living) elements in your exhibit?
Good

Student identifies and visually depicts 3+ abiotic factors in the environment.
Fair

Student identifies and visually depicts 2 biotic factors in the environment.
Poor

Student identifies and visually depicts 1 biotic factor in the environment.
No Credit

What is abiotic?
Energy Flow

What does the species eat? Can you identify predator-prey relationships?
Good

Student identifies the animal as a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore. Student describes and illustrates the food chain/web. If applicable, the student describes the predator-prey relationship.
Fair

Student identifies the animal as a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore but does not describe or illustrate the food chain/web or the predator-prey relationship.
Poor

Student attempts to identify the animal as a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore and the food chain/web, but is incorrect.
No Credit

They don't just all eat each other?
Adaptations

What type of adaptations does your species have that help it survive in the environment?
Good

Student accurately explains the 3 adaptations of their species and can explain the importance of each of these adaptations in relationship to survival.
Fair

Student accurately explains the 2 adaptations of their species and can explain the importance of each of these adaptations in relationship to survival.
Poor

Student accurately explains the 1 adaptation of their species and can explain the importance of each of these adaptations in relationship to survival.
No Credit

What is an adaptation?
Nomenclature

What is the scientific and common name the species in your exhibit?
Good

Student can identify both scientific and common name of the species.
Fair
Poor

Student can identify only the common name of the species.
No Credit

My animal has a name?
Taxonomy

Can you classify your species?
Good

Student can correctly identify the 7 levels of Linnaean Classification for their species.
Fair

Student can correctly identify 5-6 levels of Linnaean Classification for their species.
Poor

Student can correctly identify 3-4 levels of Linnaean Classification for their species.
No Credit

You mean I have to classify them?
Ecological Landmarks

What are important factors that must be included for your species?
Good

Student identifies and visually depicts 3+ appropriate ecological landmarks to be included in the exhibit (e.g. grasslands, heating lamp).
Fair

Student identifies and visually depicts 1 or 2 appropriate ecological landmarks to be included in the exhibit (e.g. grasslands, heating lamp).
Poor

Student attempts to identify and visually depict ecological landmarks, but chooses inaccurate and inappropriate landmarks for the particular environment.
No Credit

What's a landmark?
Creativity

Have I used my imagination when designing this exhibit?
Good

Student's exhibit is creative, imaginative, and original.
Fair

Student's exhibit shows little thought regarding creativity, imagination, and originality.
Poor

Student's exhibit designed with little effort.
No Credit

What do you mean I was supposed to design an exhibit?.
Neatness

Is my project well planned and well thought out?
Good

Student's exhibit is neat, organized and well planned out. Apparent that a great deal of thought and work went into the project.
Fair

Student's exhibit is somewhat neat, organized and well planned out. Shows some effort on the part of the student.
Poor

Student's exhibit is not neat, organized or well planned out. Apparent that a very little effort went into the project. Student's exhibit is unorganized and difficult to understand.
No Credit

What do you mean I was supposed to design an exhibit?
Presentation

Can I explain the material and information in my project?
Good

Student can accurately present 7-8 of the elements they used in their project They can answer questions from their classmates regarding their project with accuracy.
Fair

Student can accurately present 5-6 more of the elements they used in their project They attempt to answer questions from their classmates regarding their project with accuracy but may have 1 or 2 errors in information.
Poor

Student can accurately present 4 or less of the elements they used in their project They can not answer questions from their classmates regarding their project.
No Credit

I don't want to present!




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