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Endangered, threatened and extinct species

Students will determine the differences between endangered, threatened and extinct species and what classifies as each. Students will write a 1/2 page paper on a species of their choice describing what the animal is, where it is located, and why they are on the endangered species list for one of these categories as well as defining all three terms and giving an example of each.

Rubric Code: QXACA3B

By aimenew

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Subject: Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Conservation of Species
	Limited Mastery 1 pts	Partial Mastery 2 pts	Full Mastery 3 pts	Exceeds Mastery 4 pts
Defined all three terms	Limited Mastery Defined one definition and did not give an example of it.	Partial Mastery Defined 2 definitions and only gave an example of one.	Full Mastery Defined all three definitions but did not give an example of all three.	Exceeds Mastery Defined all three definitions within the paper and gave an example of all three.
Species	Limited Mastery Developed what the species is but did not explain where it lives or why it is on the list.	Partial Mastery Species and where it lives are developed but did not list why it is on the list.	Full Mastery Species, where it lives and why it is on the endangered species list but paper is less than 1/2 page.	Exceeds Mastery Species, where it lives, and why it is on the endangered species list and 1/2 page or more.