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Create a Creature Rubric

Grade 4 Rubric for creating a creature with identifiable adaptations to its habitat

Rubric Code: P237C79

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Create a Creature Rubric
	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Basic (N/A)	Not Meeting (N/A)
Ecosystem and Habitat Ecosystem including habitat.	Excellent Ecosystem described in detail with specifics with visuals regarding their habitat.	Good The student included several characteristics and descriptive information regarding habitat. .	Basic The student included a few characteristic and included habitat with limited details.	Not Meeting The student did not give provide the necessary information.
Adaptations Creature adaptations are described.	Excellent Majority of the adaptations were described fully with connections as how the adaptations support survival.	Good The student included 2 adaptations with connections to how the creature survives	Basic The student included 1 adaptations with connections to how the creature survives.	Not Meeting The student did not give adaptations for their creature.
Niche and Food Chain/Web Student explains what their creatures role is dislays its position in a Food Chain/web. Alos shows energy flow	Excellent The student fully described their creature's Niche with thorough description of Food chain/web as well as accurate energy flow.	Good The student gave the required information of their creature's Niche, Food chain/web as well as accurate energy flow.	Basic The student gave too little information about what their creature's role and place in the food web/chain and energy flow was unclear.	Not Meeting The student did describe the necessary information for their creature.
Creature Facts Chosen creature has interesting facts and all other necessary information (name, sounds, movement, number of young etc.)	Excellent All information was descriptive and detailed. Extra information on creature was also provided.	Good The student provided a significant amount of information about their creature.	Basic The student gave too little information about creature and some required information was missing.	Not Meeting The student did not give an interesting fact about their creature and did not provide any of the required information.
Plan to Protect What is the plan to save the creature from extinction and how will the government funds be used.	Excellent A thought out detailed and logical plan is described with outcome goals and possible scenerios for problem solving.	Good A detailed plan for the use of the giovernment funding to save the creature	Basic Some basic information is given in reagards to the use of the govenmnet funding	Not Meeting It is unclear how the govenment funding will be used and/or how this will protect the creature from extinction.