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Animal Adaptation Project

Students will create or use an existing animal and clearly identify and label at least 3 adaptations that help it survive in its given environment

Rubric Code: Y6XXB4

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

New Animal with Adaptations
	Exceeds Expectations 4 pts	Meets Expectations 3 pts	Near Expectations 2 pts	Having Difficulty 1 pts
Creation of Adaptations	Exceeds Expectations The animal included 3 or more adaptations that helped it in its environment.	Meets Expectations The animal included 2 adaptations the helped it in its environment.	Near Expectations The animal included 1 adaptation that helped it in its environment.	Having Difficulty The animal lacked an adaptation that helped it in its environment.
Adaptation Justification	Exceeds Expectations A justification of 3 or more adaptations about how those adaptations helps the animal in its environment.	Meets Expectations A justification of 2 adaptations about how those adaptations helps the animal in its environment.	Near Expectations A justification of 1 adaptation about how the adaptation helps the animal in its environment.	Having Difficulty Project lacked a sufficient justification of an adaptation about how the adaptation helps the animal in its environment.
Content	Exceeds Expectations Displays topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. Project is very organized.	Meets Expectations Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. Project is mostly organized.	Near Expectations Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. Project is somewhat organized.	Having Difficulty Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. Project is not organized.
Originality	Exceeds Expectations Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.	Meets Expectations Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.	Near Expectations There is little evidence of original thinking.	Having Difficulty Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit.
Environmental Change	Exceeds Expectations Paragraphs are complete and clearly explain environmental change and student justifies whether or not all the animal's adaptations would lead to survival.	Meets Expectations Paragraphs are complete and explain the environmental change and student mostly justifies whether or not the animal's adaptations would lead to survival.	Near Expectations Paragraphs are complete and explain the environmental change and somewhat justifies whether or not the animal's adaptations would lead to survival.	Having Difficulty The paragraphs are not complete or do not explain the environment or do not justify whether or not the animal's adaptations would lead to survival.

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