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Schoolyard Habitat Project In the Schoolyard Habitat Project students research, design and implement a plan to enhance their school campus by creating insect habitats, providing nesting sites for birds, planting native plants or even removing weeds and invasive plants from the school grounds. This project emphasizes simple, low or no-cost student-led actions to make a difference in their community, their school. Rubric Code: XXCB565 By Beenish Draft Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Assessment Grade Levels: K-5

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	Not Yet 1 pts	Meets Criteria 2 pts	Exceeds Criteria 3 pts
Student Learning targets/Goals	Not Yet No learning target/goal	Meets Criteria One learning target/goal	Exceeds Criteria More than one learning target/goal
	Not Yet Student learning goals are not clear and specific	Meets Criteria Student learning goals are clear but not specific	Exceeds Criteria Student learning goals are clear and specific
	Not Yet The project is not focused on standards-derived knowledge and understanding	Meets Criteria The project is focused on standards-derived knowledge and understanding	Exceeds Criteria The project is focused on teaching students specific and important knowledge, understanding, and skills derived from standards and central to academic subject areas
Process Skills	Not Yet No process skills are targeted	Meets Criteria One process skill is targeted	Exceeds Criteria More than one process skill is targeted
	Not Yet Process skills are not age-appropriate	Meets Criteria Few process skills are age-appropriate	Exceeds Criteria All process skills are age-appropriate
	Not Yet Process skills are not taught or assessed	Meets Criteria Process skills are taught but not assessed	Exceeds Criteria Process skills are taught and assessed
Challenging Problem or Question	Not Yet The project is not focused on a central problem or question	Meets Criteria The project is focused on a central problem or question	Exceeds Criteria The project is focused on an age-appropriate central problem or question
	Not Yet The project is not framed by driving question	Meets Criteria The project is framed by a related driving question	Exceeds Criteria The project is framed by a related driving question which is open-ended
	Not Yet Driving question is not aligned with goal	Meets Criteria Driving question is partially aligned with goal	Exceeds Criteria Driving question is fully aligned with goal
Sustained Inquiry	Not Yet No inquiry	Meets Criteria Limited inquiry	Exceeds Criteria Inquiry is sustained over time
	Not Yet Students do not generate questions to guide inquiry	Meets Criteria Students generate few questions to guide inquiry	Exceeds Criteria Students generate questions throughout the project to guide inquiry
	Not Yet No questions and the path of the project is not affected	Meets Criteria Questions are addressed but the path of the project is not affected	Exceeds Criteria Questions are addressed and the path of the project is affected
Authenticity	Not Yet It lacks real-world context	Meets Criteria It somewhat provides real-world context	Exceeds Criteria It provides real-world context
	Not Yet The project does not make a real impact on the world	Meets Criteria The project makes a slight impact on the world	Exceeds Criteria The project makes a real impact on the world
	Not Yet The project does not speak to students’ personal concerns and interests	Meets Criteria The project slightly speaks to students’ personal concerns and interests	Exceeds Criteria The project speaks to students’ personal concerns and interests
Student Voice & Choice	Not Yet Students are not given opportunities to express their voice and make choices	Meets Criteria Students are given limited opportunities to express their voice and make choices	Exceeds Criteria Students are given multiple opportunities to express their voice and make choices
	Not Yet Content and process of the project is teacher directed	Meets Criteria Content and process of the project is teacher and student directed	Exceeds Criteria Content and process of the project is student directed with guidance
	Not Yet Students do not work independently	Meets Criteria Students work independently to some extent	Exceeds Criteria Students work independently
Reflection	Not Yet Students did not reflect during or after the project	Meets Criteria Students reflected either during or after the project	Exceeds Criteria Students reflected during and after the project
	Not Yet Students did not reflect about project design	Meets Criteria Students slightly reflected about project design	Exceeds Criteria Students deeply reflected about project design
	Not Yet Students did not reflect about what and how students learn	Meets Criteria Students slightly reflected about what and how students learn	Exceeds Criteria Students deeply reflected about what and how students learn
Critique & Revision	Not Yet Students do not get any feedback	Meets Criteria Students get limited and irregular feedback	Exceeds Criteria Students get ongoing and structured feedback
	Not Yet Students get feedback only from the teacher	Meets Criteria Students get feedback only from the teacher and peers	Exceeds Criteria Students get feedback only from the teacher, peers and people from outside the class
	Not Yet Students do not revise their work	Meets Criteria Students revise but do not improve their work	Exceeds Criteria Students revise and improve their work
Product	Not Yet Students do not make their work public	Meets Criteria Students make their work public only to their classmates and teacher	Exceeds Criteria Students make their work public to class mate, teacher and people beyond the class
	Not Yet Students did not explain how they worked and what they learned	Meets Criteria Students explained briefly how they worked and what they learned	Exceeds Criteria Students explained in detail how they worked and what they learned
	Not Yet Students did not explain the reason behind the choices they made	Meets Criteria Students explained briefly the reason behind the choices they made	Exceeds Criteria Students explained in detail the reason behind the choices they made

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