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Construct a Cell Model

Students must create a model of a plant or animal cell that accurately represents the parts that help the cell function.

Rubric Code: U842A3

By jsisler

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Plant and Animal Cell Model
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Cell Structure 16 pts	Poor Inaccurate representation. Not all cell parts are represented and/or are not a representaion of its part.	Fair Representation of cell not fully accurate. Not all cell parts are represented or are not clearly represented.	Good Mostly accurate representation of cell . Cell parts are clear and all represented	Excellent Highly accurate representation of cell. Cell parts are very clearly and accurately represented.
Key 8 pts	Poor No key or numerous errors in cell part labeling.	Fair Missing labels or more than two spelling errors in key of cell parts.	Good All parts are labeled appropriately with no more than two spelling errors in key of cell parts.	Excellent All parts are labeled accurately with correct spellings in key of cell parts.
Organelles 16 pts Include: Mitochondria, Nucleus, Vacuole, Membrane, Cytoplasm, Cell Wall, Ribosomes, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Body, Lysosomes OR Chloroplast	Poor Most (6 or more) organelles were left out of the model or have size/appearance issues.	Fair 4-5 organelles were left out of the model or have size/appearance issues.	Good 1-3 organelles were left out of the model or have size/appearance issues.	Excellent All organelles are present, and correct in size appearance.
Neatness 8 pts	Poor Very messy. Numerous smudges on project. No Title.	Fair Somewhat neat. Some effort in appearance. Title present, not centered.	Good Neatly constructed. Attractive, with little room for improvement. Title present, same size as rest of text	Excellent Extremely neatly constructred. Attractive. Title larger than rest of text and centered.
Creativity and Effort 12 pts	Poor Little creativity seen in design. Problems with planning and organization. Poor use of materials.	Fair Shows some creativity in design. Use of materials show signs of planning and organization.	Good Creative use of materials that show very good planning, organization and hard work.	Excellent Extremely creative design. Clever use of materials. Time management well used. Above and beyond expectations.
Paper Description 20 pts	Poor No paper, or handwritting illegible.	Fair Paper present but missing more than 3 parts of the cell. Descriptions inadequate. Handwritting messy.	Good Paper present. Missing 1-2 parts of the cell. Descriptions Adequate. Handwritting mostly neat, few mistakes.	Excellent Paper includes all parts of the cell with full descriptions. Handwritting neat an organized.

Keywords:

nucleus, cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitchondria, vacuole, ribosomes,endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes

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