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Characteristics of Life Foldable

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Foldable

Students must create 3-circle foldable of the eight characteristics of life, shared by all living things, by following the instructions for the notes and the foldable given in class.

Rubric Code: PBXBX8

By kmsimms

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Characteristics of Life Foldable
	Poor (Needs Major Improvement) 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good/Excellent 4 pts	Superior 5 pts
Neatness	Poor (Needs Major Improvement) Foldable is very messy and hard to decipher the drawings and labels.	Fair Foldable is somewhat difficult to follow due to some messy content. Drawings are a bit difficult to interpret.	Good/Excellent Foldable is average in neatness. Drawings are readable and somewhat neat.	Superior Foldable is extremely neat and easy to follow. Drawings are excellent.
Visual Organization and Labels Items of importance include labeling the characteristic, the definitions and descriptions, and the pictures.	Poor (Needs Major Improvement) No or several important labels were misplaced and/or missing and contained spelling errors.	Fair Some items of importance on the foldable are misplaced and/or missing and contained spelling errors.	Good/Excellent Almost all items of importance on the foldable are clearly labeled. 1 label may be misplaced or missing and contains spelling errors.	Superior All of the labels are correctly placed and items of importance are identified. Contains no spelling errors.
Pictures	Poor (Needs Major Improvement) The pictures do not relate to the subject, are not well done, and are not colored or colored poorly.	Fair The pictures somewhat relate to the subject, are somewhat well done, and some of the picture or none of the pictures are colored.	Good/Excellent The pictures relate to the subject, are pretty well done, and are colored nicely.	Superior The pictures relate extremely well to the subject, are well done, and colored very nicely.
Following Directions	Poor (Needs Major Improvement) Directions not followed at all while lesson was presented. The size of all three circle is incorrect and each circle show evidence of lack of notetaking. Did not stay on task.	Fair Directions were not followed while lesson was presented. The size of one of the circles is correct and circles show little evidence of notetaking. A lot of redirection needed.	Good/Excellent All directions were followed accurately as lesson was presented. The size of two of the circles is correct and circles show evidence of good notetaking. Little redirection needed.	Superior All directions were followed accurately as lesson was presented. The size of all three circle is correct and each circle show evidence of excellent notetaking. No redirection needed.
Accuracy of Use of Compass	Poor (Needs Major Improvement) The student's knowledge of the technique is flawed. Circles were not drawn according to the given technique and measurement requirements.	Fair The student shows little knowledge of the technique by using tools. Some circles are drawn according to the given technique and measurement requirements.	Good/Excellent The student shows a basic knowledge of the technique by accurately using tools. Most circles are drawn according to the given technique and measurement requirements.	Superior The student shows an in-depth knowledge of the technique by accurately using tools with precision. All circles are drawn according to the given technique and measurement requirements.

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characteristics of life, science foldable, living versus non-living

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