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Environmental Science Invasive Species Midterm Project

Students will identify an invasive species, and identify the relationship between the hydrosphere and its proliferation. They will create a power point, Google slides, or iMovie. The midterm project description is found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12otn5KCipbgn63vzQSih-xBP1B0KLB6Wkv1zXNGcSMI/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric Code: NXB8C86

By kathy_snyder

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Invasive species project
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2.5 pts	Good 4.5 pts	Excellent 6.5 pts	Comments (N/A)
1. Impact of water	Poor Midterm does not contain any information on the impact of water on the dispersion of Zebra mussels.	Fair Midterm contains minimal information on the impact of water on the dispersion of Zebra mussels.	Good Midterm discusses Zebra mussels, but does not contain any information on the impact of water on their dispersion. In text citations for one reference is included.	Excellent Midterm contains a thorough discussion on the impact of water on the dispersion of Zebra mussels with multiple resources cited in text.	Comments
2. U.S. Invasive species	Poor Invasive species selected was not present in waters in the U.S.	Fair Invasive species selected only caused a minimal problem in the U.S.	Good Invasive species selected caused a problem in the U.S. Information includes in text citations for one reference.	Excellent Invasive species selected caused more than a minimal problem in the U.S. Information includes in text citations for more than one reference.	Comments
3. Explanation of invasive	Poor No explanation of why the chosen species is classified as invasive.	Fair Brief explanation of why the chosen species is classified as invasive.	Good Detailed explanation of why the chosen species is classified as invasive. Discussion includes in text citations for one reference.	Excellent Explanation of why the chosen species is classified as invasive. Discussion includes multiple in text citations for more than one reference.	Comments
4. Arrival in the US	Poor No information about how the invasive species arrived, or when it came, or how extensive the problem is. No in text citations, or references.	Fair Minimal information about how the invasive species arrived, or when it came, or how extensive the problem is. No in text citations, or references.	Good Substantive information about how the invasive species arrived, when it came, & how extensive the problem is.One in text citation, and one reference.	Excellent Detailed, well-written information about how the invasive species arrived, when it came, & how extensive the problem is. More than one in text citation, and more than one reference.	Comments
5. Dispersion & images	Poor Unclear explanation of the way water was integral to the dispersion of the species in its ecosystem. No images were cited or included.	Fair Unclear explanation of the way water was integral to the dispersion of the species in its ecosystem. One image were cited and included.	Good Written explanation of the way water was integral to the dispersion of the species in its ecosystem. Multiple images were cited and included.	Excellent Detailed, well-written explanation of the way water was integral to the dispersion of the species in its ecosystem. Multiple images were cited and included.	Comments
6. Natural predators	Poor No mention of natural predators for the invasive species. No in text citations or references	Fair Mention of natural predators, but lacks in text citation and references.	Good Good description of predators to the invasive. One in text citation and one reference were included.	Excellent Excellent, and detailed description of predators to the invasive species. More than one in text citation and more than one reference were included.	Comments
7. Change to ecosystem	Poor No mention of the way the invasive changed the dynamics of the ecosystem or the organisms that became extinct.No in text citations or references.	Fair Minimal mention of the way the invasive changed the dynamics of the ecosystem or the organisms that became extinct. No in text citations or references.	Good Good description of the way the invasive changed the dynamics of the ecosystem and the organisms that became extinct. One in text citation and one reference.	Excellent Excellent, detailed description of the way the invasive changed the dynamics of the ecosystem and the organisms that became extinct. More than one in text citation and more than one reference.	Comments
8. Action Plan	Poor No action plan.	Fair Vague or incomplete action plan.	Good Action plan is present, but lacks sufficient detail.	Excellent Action plan is well-developed, realistic, and shows evidence of thought. May be a modification of an existing action plan.	Comments
9. Economic Impact	Poor No information on the economic impact of the invasive species. No in text citations or references.	Fair Vague information without citation or references relating to the economic impact.	Good Economic is impact is discussed in detail. Necessary components are missing. One reference and one in text citation is included.	Excellent Economic is impact is discussed in great detail. Necessary components are included, and this section is well thought through. More than one reference and more than one in text citation is included.	Comments
10. Content Mastery	Poor Minimal grasp of content surrounding introduction of an invasive species.	Fair Partial grasp of content surrounding introduction of an invasive species.	Good Good grasp of content surrounding introduction of an invasive species.	Excellent Excellent grasp of content surrounding introduction of an invasive species.	Comments
11. Works Cited page	Poor No references, or they are not formatted correctly in APA style.	Fair 1-2 references correctly formatted APA style.	Good 3-4 references, all are formatted correctly in APA style.	Excellent More than 4 references, all formatted correctly in APA style.	Comments
12. In Text Citations	Poor Fewer than 10 in text citations. Those included are not formatted correctly.	Fair Between 9 and 14 in text citations in correct format.	Good Between 13 and 16 in text citations in correct format.	Excellent More than 15 in text citations in correct format.	Comments
13. Style/Mechanics	Poor The presentation does not convey a clear understanding of the subject matter and there are many errors.	Fair The presentation lacks clarity of information, and creativity.	Good The presentation is clear and contains few mistakes. Very creative.	Excellent The presentation has an element of creativity and style, and is not just a list of facts. The presentation conveys a clear understanding of the topic.	Comments
14. Punctuality	Poor Project was submitted more than one day after due date.	Fair Project was submitted one day after the due date.	Good Project was submitted after class on the date due.	Excellent Project was prepared at the beginning of class on the date it was due.	Comments
15. Work quality/effort	Poor Work is done with little effort, quality is not what the learner is capable of. It is evident that the work was rushed and little time was spent on the final product. Work is incomplete.	Fair Work is done with fair effort, but the quality is still not what the learner is capable of. It is evident that the work was rushed.	Good The work was done with good effort that shows what the learner is capable of. It is evident that time was put into this poster and presentation.	Excellent The work done exceeds all expectations and shows that the learner is proud of his/her work. The effort that was put into this task is the best it can be by the learner.	Comments

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