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Ecological Niche Project

Project must include 1) Introduction - Title of Project, Your Name, Date 2) Choose an organisms from list on Classroom. 3) Explain what niche the organism occupies -Biotic factors -food availability and predators. - Abiotic factors -temperature, landscape characteristics, soil nutrients, light and other non-living factors 4) Why does this organism matters to the ecosystem? 5) Students will provide visuals that can include pictures, drawing, videos, or diorama.

Rubric Code: Q2XWA46

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Subject: Biology

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Ecological Niche Project
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Knowledge	Excellent Explained what niche the organism occupies (Biotic factors affecting a species' niche include food availability and predators. Abiotic factors affecting ecological niche include temperature, landscape characteristics, soil nutrients, light and other non-living factors.) and why this organism matters to the ecosystem. Provided visuals that can include pictures, drawing, videos, or diorama and applied material learned in class to the project.	Good Showed knowledge of the ecological niche of their chosen organism. Had two examples of biotic and abiotic factors of an ecological niche and showed that there was satisfactory understanding.	Fair Showed moderate knowledge of ecological niche of their chosen organism. Had one example of biotic and abiotic factors of an ecological niche and displayed that there was satisfactory understanding.	Poor Displays little to no knowledge of the biotic and abiotic factors of an ecological niche. Student did not apply what was learned in class and did not provide ample examples.
Components	Excellent All components are present and maximum effort was put into the creation.	Good Project contains components and shows satisfactory effort.	Fair Project contains most components and shows some effort.	Poor Project includes one or two of the required components and shows little to no effort.
Grammar	Excellent No errors.	Good Very few grammatical errors and spelling errors.	Fair Some grammatical errors and spelling errors.	Poor Many grammatical errors and spelling errors.
Creativity	Excellent Maximum effort is present and student put much time in the creation of the project.	Good Evident that student spent a fair amount of time on the project and thought about the creation of the project.	Fair Evident that student spent some time on the project and thought about the creation of the project.	Poor Student used very little creativity in the creation of their project.
Visuals	Excellent Student provided 3 visuals (picture, video, drawing, screencastify, diorama, etc.) to enhance or explain their chosen organism, the biotic factors and abiotic factors of this organism.	Good Student provided two visuals (picture, video, drawing, screencastify, diorama, etc.) to enhance or explain their chosen organism, the biotic factors and abiotic factors of this organism.	Fair Student provided one visual (picture, video, drawing, screencastify, diorama, etc.) to enhance or explain their chosen organism, the biotic factors and abiotic factors of this organism.	Poor Student did not provide any visuals (pictures, videos, drawings, screencastify, diorama, etc.) to enhance their or explain their chosen organism, the biotic factors and abiotic factors of this organism.

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Biology

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