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Plant ID Activity

Students will select 10 tree leaves to identify and classify. This will be bound in a class binder and be used to identify future collections.

Rubric Code: ZA9C24

By sbrinton

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Did not reach the standard 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Collection	Did not reach the standard Student(s) collected 5 leaves from ten different trees.	Poor Student(s) collected 6-7 leaves from ten different trees.	Fair Student(s) collected 8 - 9 leaves from ten different trees.	Good Student(s) collected 10 leaves from ten different trees.
Identification	Did not reach the standard Student correctly identifies 5 specimens collected.	Poor Student correctly identifies 6-7 specimens collected.	Fair Student correctly identifies 9 specimens collected. The date and location have been properly documented.	Good Student correctly identifies all specimens collected. The date and location have been properly documented.
Preparation	Did not reach the standard	Poor Major problems mounting the leaves. The leaves are not complete and are not able to be identified.	Fair Slight problems with mounting the leaves.	Good Specimens have been prepared and correctly mounted on the paper.
Format	Did not reach the standard Did not use the template for mounting the specimens.	Poor 6-7 Specimens follows the template format.	Fair 9 Specimens follows the template format.	Good All Specimens follows the template format.
Neatness	Did not reach the standard Written work is not able to be read. 5 or more spelling mistakes.	Poor Writting work is difficult to read. 3-4 spelling mistakes.	Fair Most of the written work can be easily read. 1-2 spelling mistakes.	Good All written work can be easily read.
Sources	Did not reach the standard Sources are missing	Poor Missing 2 or more sources. Works Cited Page does not follow MLA format.	Fair Missing 1 source.	Good All sources of information are properly cited using MLA format
Group Work	Did not reach the standard Did not work at all together. Group members had to be reassigned to other groups	Poor Many difficulties with partner or group. Needed assistance to work through the problems.	Fair Few difficulties with partner or group.	Good All students have contributed to this project and have properly identified their contributions. All members Listen to, shares with, & supports the efforts of others.
On Time and Use of Time	Did not reach the standard Needed more than three reminders to stay on task.	Poor Needed two or more reminders to stay on task.	Fair Needed only one redirection or reminder to stay on task.	Good Project is completed on time, and students used their time in a wise manner throughout the project.

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Science

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