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Neuron Project

Students will modelling clay to make a model of a neuron. It must have labels and a paragraph that outlines the functions of all the parts of a neuron.

Rubric Code: RXAW27A

By jilliantbrown

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Subject: Biology

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Neurone Project rubric Enter rubric description
	5 pts	4 pts	3 pts	2 pts	1 pts
Complete Required structures labeled and accurately identified	5 All required parts are present and labelled. (Dendrites, cell body/soma, axon, shwann cells, myelin sheath, axon terminal)	4 1 organelle missing	3 2 organelles missing	2 3 organelles missing	1 4 or more organelles missing
Neatness and creativity	5 Extremely well-developed project; extremely neat; a high degree of thought and effort	4 Well developed; neat with a good degree of thought and effort	3 Satisfactory; some degree of thought and effort present	2 Adequate; little thought and effort	1 Poorly developed; little thought and effort
Effort	5 Extremely creative presentation of material. Thoughtful preparation is apparent.	4 Creative presentation of material. Good effort is apparent.	3 Somewhat creative presentation. Some portions could have more detail and creativity.	2 Presentation was slightly creative. Most of the presentation could have used more time and creativity when planning.	1 Presentation was not creative.
Paragraph	5 A well thought out paragraph is included that describe a neuron and the function of all the parts.	4 A paragraphs is included that describes all the parts more detail could have been provided.	3 A paragraphs is included that describes MOST of the parts more detail could have been provided.	2 A paragraphs is included that describes SOME of the parts more detail could have been provided.	1 A paragraph is included but doesn't provide much information nor does it describe most of the parts.
Accuracy	5 All information presented in the project is accurate.	4 Most of the information presented in the project is accurate.	3 Some of the information in the project is accurate.	2 Most of the information presented in the project is not accurate.	1 None of the information presented in the project is accurate.