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Design Your Own Animal Project 
Design Your Own Animal Project
You will be creating an animal that combines features from at least 4 different animals. Your animal will have at lease 6 adaptations that allow it to survive in your chosen environment. You will also be creating a detailed drawing of your animal in its habitat. Label each adaptation and its purpose.
Rubric Code: XXAX84W
By lemoore98
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: K-5

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  Not Yet Meeting

1 pts

Minimally Meeting Expectations

2 pts

Meeting Expectations

3 pts

Exceeding Expectations

4 pts

Accuracy and Completeness

Not Yet Meeting

Fewer than 3 adaptations,
OR
Adaptations are not related to the environment
OR
Adaptations involve science fiction, magic, or fantasy.
Minimally Meeting Expectations

Includes only 3 physical adaptations.

Most of the adaptations are appropriate to the chosen environment.

Adaptations do not involve science fiction, magic, or fantasy.
Meeting Expectations

Includes 6 adaptations that are physical and behavioural adaptations.

Adaptations are appropriate to the chosen environment.

Adaptations do not involve science fiction, magic, or fantasy.
Exceeding Expectations

Includes and provides detailed explanations for more than 6 adaptations (physical and behavioural)

Adaptations are appropriate to the chosen environment.

Adaptations do not involve science fiction, magic, or fantasy.
Diagrams and Labels

Not Yet Meeting

Drawings / sketches are not provided or are messy with no attention to neatness or detail

Diagrams are not related to animal's adaptations

Labels are missing or are difficult to read.
Minimally Meeting Expectations

Drawings / sketches lack detail and may be difficult to identify.

Diagrams only include a few adaptations and how it helps the animal survive.

Labels are present, but may be difficult or confusing to read
Meeting Expectations

Drawings/sketches are fairly tidy.
May lack some detail.

Most of the diagrams include the adaptation and how it helps the animal survive.

Labels are easy to read and informative but may have some errors in spelling or grammar.
Exceeding Expectations

Drawings/Sketches are tidy and detailed.

Diagrams include the adaptation and how it helps the animal survive.

Labels are easy to read, informative and do not have spelling errors.
Neatness and Overall Presentation

Not Yet Meeting

Your work does not show effort.
Your work is not neat.

Your worksheet is not attached.

The work you did does not match the assignment or the presentation / display was not completed.
Minimally Meeting Expectations

Your work is not as neat as it could be. Paper is torn, erasures are sloppy.

Your worksheets are attached, but are incomplete OR difficult to read.

You forgot to include one or more of the following: animal name, environment, your name on the presentation / display.
Meeting Expectations

Your work is neat, and shows attention to details.

Your completed worksheets/ planning pages are attached.

Presentation / display included animal name, environment, your name.
Exceeding Expectations

Work shows effort. It is neat and attractive.

Animal is represented as if it was real.

Worksheets / planning pages are completed neatly.

Presentation / display contains creative animal name, environment, student name



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  • Animals S.T.E.M.

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