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Desert Research Rubric

Choose a large desert of the world and describe this desert using text and pictures. 1. Describe your desert in detail. 2. Describe adaptations that help your plants and animals to survive. 3. Use pictures to show what the environment is like.

Rubric Code: XXC67X5

By crayborn

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Subject: Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Desert Project
	0 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Meets Objective 2 pts	Exceeds Objective 3 pts	Total Points 15 pts
Climate	0 Climate not described at all.	Needs Improvement Student has at least 1 key detail about climate of the desert.	Meets Objective Student has at least 2 key details about the climate of the desert.	Exceeds Objective Student has at least 3 accurate key details about the climate of the desert.	Total Points
Animals	0 No animal content is listed or described.	Needs Improvement Animal content is shown by listing at least 1 detail about animals in the desert.	Meets Objective Animal content is shown by listing at least 2 key details about animals in the desert.	Exceeds Objective Animal content is shown accurately by listing at least 3 key details about the animals in the desert.	Total Points
Plant life	0 No plant life content is described.	Needs Improvement Plant content is shown by listing at least 1 detail of plant life in the desert.	Meets Objective Plant content is shown by listing at least 2 key details of plant life in the desert.	Exceeds Objective Plant content is shown by listing at least 3 key details about plant life in the desert.	Total Points
Model or Drawing	0 No model or drawing is present.	Needs Improvement Model or drawing is not complete.	Meets Objective Model or drawing is accurate as provided but is not complete.	Exceeds Objective Model or drawing is accurate with great detail and thought shown.	Total Points
Biome	0 The biome that was discussed in class was not listed.	Needs Improvement Student listed a biome but it was incorrect.	Meets Objective The biome was listed but was incorrect.	Exceeds Objective Student correctly stated which biome and has provided more details about the biome.	Total Points