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Creating and Labeling Food Chains 
Students will create a food chain and present it to the class. They should include the following components: -label the diagrams with names of animals/plants -Identify and label consumers and producers -Identify and label animals as either Herbivore, Omnivore, or Carnivore -The sun should be at the start of food chain -Use or create images to depict food chain -Arrows to show movement of energy through the food chain
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Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Creating and Labeling Food Chains
Students will create a food chain and present it to the class. They should include the following components:
-label the diagrams with names of animals/plants
-Identify and label consumers and producers
-Identify and label animals as either Herbivore, Omnivore, or Carnivore
-The sun should be at the start of food chain
-Use or create images to depict food chain
-Arrows to show movement of energy through the food chain
  Poor

Level 1

1 pts

Fair

Level 2

2 pts

Good

Level 3

3 pts

Excellent

Level 4

4 pts

Key Information

- Energy source
- Producers
- Consumers
- Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore
- Direction of energy

Poor

The project is missing two or
more of the items: an energy source, a producer, and/or both consumers
Fair

The project is missing one of the items: an energy source, a producer, or both consumers.
Good

The project includes an energy source, a producer, and at least one consumer.
Excellent

The project includes an energy source, a producer, and at least two consumers.
Descriptions

Label the diagram and describe each organisms role in the food chain

Poor

The students did not include any descriptions for the organism’s
functions in the food chain.
Fair

The students included descriptions for some of the organism’s function in the food chain.
Good

The students provided brief descriptions of each organism’s
function in the food chain.
Excellent

The students provided full descriptions of each organism’s function in the food chain.
Illustration

Use or create images depict your food chain

Poor

The illustrations are either missing or do not fit well with the
project, are not colorful and/or do not show great effort.
Fair

The illustrations fit well with the project, are not colorful, and/or do not show great effort.
Good

The illustrations fit well with the project, are colorful, and show some effort.
Excellent

The illustrations fit well with the project, are colorful, and show great effort.
Grammar and Spelling

Use grade level words and spell them correctly.

Poor

Most grade level and academic
words are misspelled.
Fair

Some grade level and academic words are spelled correctly.
Good

Most grade level and academic words are spelled correctly
Excellent

All grade level and academic words are spelled correctly
Presentation

Present your food chain to the class

Poor

The student did not speak loudly and clearly and did not explain his/her part fully.
Fair

The student spoke loudly and clearly but did not explain his/her part fully.
Good

The student did not speak loudly and clearly, but did explain his/her part fully.
Excellent

The student spoke loudly, clearly, and explained his/her part fully.
Group Work

Evenly divide the creative work and the presentation

Poor

The student did not do his/her part and did not allow others to do theirs’.
Fair

The student allowed others to do their part and participated a little.
Good

The student worked well in a group, doing his/her part.
Excellent

The student worked exceptionally well in a group, doing his/her part and allowing others to do their part.



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