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Biomes

Students are to model a biome. The model should include appropriate living & non-living organisms present. It should include a description of the climate, what living & non-living organisms are present, how the living organisms meet their needs for survival, & an example of a food chain/web that exists in this environment. Students will need to state the name of a plant, animal, fungi, & protist of the biome. Students will also have to describe the relationships of the species of their choice.

Rubric Code: VA7656

By kbauer1

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Subject: Biology

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Biomes
	Needs Improvement 5 pts	Satisfactory 10 pts	Exceeds 15 pts
Food Web	Needs Improvement Students include 0-1 producers, 0-1 consumers, and 0-1 decomposers in the food web with some corresponding labels and descriptions. The web is not organized and the viewer cannot view the project with ease. Students were unable to use most arrows to show the flow of energy.	Satisfactory Students include 2-3 producers, 2-3 consumers, and 1 decomposers in the food web with corresponding labels and descriptions. The web is somewhat organized and the viewer can view the project with almost complete ease. Students use arrows to show the flow of energy with 2-3 errors.	Exceeds Students include 4 or more producers, 4 or more consumers, and 2 or more decomposers in the food web with accurate labels and descriptions. The web is highly organized and the viewer is able to view the project with ease. Students accurately use arrows to show the flow of energy with minimal errors.
Climate	Needs Improvement Students provided inaccurate descriptions of both temperature and climate or did not include temperature and climate in their presentation.	Satisfactory Students provided inaccurate description(s) of either temperature or climate or did not include one in their presentation.	Exceeds Students provided accurate descriptions of the temperature and climate of the biome.
Location and Map	Needs Improvement Does not demonstrate knowledge of the worldwide locations of the biome using a world map and descriptive terms.	Satisfactory Demonstrates some knowledge of the worldwide locations of the biome using a world map and descriptive terms.	Exceeds Demonstrates knowledge of the worldwide locations of the biome using a world map and descriptive terms.
Animals	Needs Improvement Identifies 1-3 animals in the biome that are adapted to the biome and why those adaptations contribute to the animals living and surviving in that biome and/or does not demonstrate understanding of how animals living in the biome are adapted to live in the biome.	Satisfactory Identifies 4-6 animals in the biome that are adapted to the biome and why those adaptations contribute to the animals living and surviving in that biome and/or can not express why the adaptations contribute to the animals living and surviving in that biome.	Exceeds Identifies 7 or more animals in the biome that are adapted to the biome and why those adaptations contribute to the animals living and surviving in that biome.
Plants	Needs Improvement Identifies 1-3 plants in the biome that are adapted to the biome and why those adaptations contribute to the plants living and surviving in that biome and/or does not demonstrate understanding of how plants living in the biome are adapted to live in the biome.	Satisfactory Identifies 4-6 plants in the biome that are adapted to the biome and why those adaptations contribute to the plants living and surviving in that biome and/or can not express why the adaptations contribute to the plants living and surviving in that biome.	Exceeds Identifies 7 or more plants in the biome that are adapted to the biome and why those adaptations contribute to the plants living and surviving in that biome.
"Extra" Facts	Needs Improvement Students provided descriptions of 0-1 "extra" facts about the biome.	Satisfactory Students provided descriptions of 2-3 "extra" facts about the biome.	Exceeds Students provided descriptions of at least 4 "extra" facts about the biome.
Organization/Understanding	Needs Improvement Information is poorly organized.	Satisfactory Information is somewhat organized.	Exceeds Information is highly organized into well thought out.
Visual Presentation	Needs Improvement Does not follow the following criteria: neatness, creativity, interesting and appealing to the eye. Presentation includes 0-2 areas locations, plants, animals, climate, food web, and "extra facts").	Satisfactory Does the minimum required in following the criteria: neatness, creativity, interesting and appealing to the eye. Presentation includes 3-5 areas locations, plants, animals, climate, food web, and "extra facts").	Exceeds Goes above and beyond the following criteria: neatness, creativity, interesting and appealing to the eye. Presentation includes all 6 areas (locations, plants, animals, climate, food web, and "extra facts").

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Biology

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