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Biology Strand 3

Scientific Inquiry

Biology Strand - Ecology

Rubric Code: S6WB7X

By marcschulz

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Subject: Biology

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Scientific Inquiry
	Unsatisfactory 1 pts	Emerging 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Exemplary 4 pts
B3.2C	Unsatisfactory Cannot draw the flow of energy or lacks the ability to discuss the impact caused by the removal of of one or more organisms.	Emerging Draws the flow of energy but incorrectly discusses the change associated with the removal of one or more organisms.	Proficient Draw a flow of energy through an ecosystem. Predict changes of the food web when one or more organisms are removed.	Exemplary Plus can discuss what the new food web may look like as it re-establishes equilibrium. OR can discuss a real-world case in which this scenario has been documented.
B3.3A	Unsatisfactory Lack understanding	Emerging Can discuss the food web but confuses the producer and consumer.	Proficient B3.3A Use a food web to identify and distinguish producers, consumers, and decomposers and explain the transfer of energy through trophic levels;	Exemplary Plus can provide correct examples of organisms at each level.
B3.5A	Unsatisfactory Cannot graph the point correctly.	Emerging Can graph the points but cannot explain or give possible causes to explain the changes in population.	Proficient B3.5A: Graph Changes that affect population growth, given a data table. And explain what the graphs tells us about the population.	Exemplary Plus can identify possible factors which will cause a population to enter s-curve or an ecosystem to reach its carrying capacity.
B3.5B	Unsatisfactory Cannot identify a j-curve or s-curve	Emerging Can identify and explain a s-curve and j-curve but cannot list influences that impact either.	Proficient B3.5B Explain the influence that effect population growth. Correctly discuss S-curve, J-Curve and carrying capacity.	Exemplary Plus can provide solutions or suggestions to solve population/influence conflicts.
B3.4C	Unsatisfactory Cannot identify or discuss any negative impacts	Emerging Can identify several negative impacts but cannot explain how or why they are a negative impact (ie - cars, factories)	Proficient Examine the negative impact of Human activity	Exemplary Plus compare/contrast alternative activities that would have less of an impact.
B3.4A	Unsatisfactory Cannot discuss how a natural disaster would impact an ecosystem.	Emerging Recognizes that a natural disaster or major change can disrupt an ecosystem but cannot explain the recovery	Proficient Describe ecosystem stability. Demonstrates an understanding that after a disaster an ecosystem is likely to recover in stages of succession that result in a system similar to the original.	Exemplary Plus can support their claim by referencing a real life example (ie - katrina, Mt St Helens)
B3.4d	Unsatisfactory	Emerging	Proficient Describe the greenhouse effect and list possible causes	Exemplary
B3.5C	Unsatisfactory Cannot recognize that an invading organism would have an impact.	Emerging Acknowledges that an invading organism would have an impact but cannot provide a reasonable prediction.	Proficient B3.5C: Predict the consequences of an invading organism on the survival of other organisms.	Exemplary Plus can provide historical examples to support their prediction.
B3.4e	Unsatisfactory	Emerging	Proficient List the possible causes and consequences of global warming.	Exemplary
B3.5d	Unsatisfactory	Emerging	Proficient B3.5d: Describe the various strategies employed by the various organisms and explain their advantages and disadvantages.	Exemplary
B3.5e	Unsatisfactory	Emerging	Proficient B3.5e: Recognize and describe how the physical or chemical environment may influence the rate, extent, and nature of population dynamics within an ecosystems.	Exemplary
B3.5f	Unsatisfactory	Emerging	Proficient B3.5f: Graph an example of exponential growth. Then show the population leveling off at the carrying capacity of the environment.	Exemplary
B3.5g	Unsatisfactory	Emerging	Proficient B3.5g: Diagram and describe the stages of the life cycle for a human disease-causing organism.	Exemplary

Keywords:

ecology

Subjects:

Biology

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