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Decomposition Journal

The students designed enclosed decomposition tanks using bottle biology. They began with wet newspaper, red compost worms, and compost on May 12, 2014. They are supposed to document their observations in a journal and write a reflection paper at the end of the project.

Rubric Code: RXWX49B

By rcummings

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Ecosystem Journal
	Good 5 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 0 pts
Regular Dated Entries	Good Each entry is dated.	Fair Inconsistent notation of day and date of observation.	Poor Entries are not dated.
Documentation of Growth; Sketches	Good Sketches are made daily, are detailed, and draw attention to subtle changes in the developing tank.	Fair Sketches show some effort to represent observed structures.	Poor Sketches show little effort to represent observed structures.
Measurements	Good Consistent effort to record changes and developments in growth. Aspects other than soil height and water level are included.	Fair Inconsistent entries concerning measurement. Measurements restricted to soil height.	Poor No effort to record specific rate of growth
Questions/Predictions	Good Regular questions and predictions about growth and development	Fair Fewer than 3 questions or predictions	Poor No questions or predictions
Data Tables/Graphs	Good Data tables and graphs, interpretation of data pertaining to growth	Fair Data tables w/o graph or graph w/o data table No interpretation of the data	Poor No data tables or graphs
Presentation	Good Strong visual appeal and care given to construction and presentation of journal	Fair Presentation is rushed and writing is unclear.	Poor No effort to present documentation in journal form
Reflection of Learning Title: "What I Learned from a Worm"	Good A detailed reflection of a minimum of 1 typed page Reflects on what can be learned through observation and investigation	Fair a brief reflection of 1 page or less with little reflection on the investigation	Poor No reflection on learning