BiomesProjectRubric

Introduction

Completeandaccurate
introductiontobiome,
includingoneparagraph
summaryandimageofbiome.

Introductionparagraphisless
thanasubstantialparagraph
(35solidsentences)but
includesimageofbiome.

Introductionparagraphisless
thanasubstantialparagraph
(35solidsentences)andis
missingimageofbiome.

Noevidenceofintroduction
paragraphorimage,butpage
established.

Completelyandaccurately
discussesbothaverage
temperatureandannual
precipitationindetailand
relatesclimatetotheabilityto
maintainlifeinthatbiome.

Discussesbothaverage
temperatureandannual
precipitationandrelates
climatetotheabilityto
maintainlifeinthatbiome.

Discusseseitheraverage
temperatureorannual
precipitationandrelates
climatetotheabilityto
maintainlifeinthatbiome.

Discusseseitheraverage
temperatureorannual
precipitationbutdoesnot
relatetotheabilitytomaintain
lifeinthatbiome.

Biodiversity

Completelyandaccurately
discussesbiomebiodiversity,
givingspecificevidencefrom
research.

Discussesbiomebiodiversity,
givingsomeevidencefrom
research.

Identifiesbiomebiodiversity,
butdoesnotgiveevidence
fromresearch.

Incorrectidentificationof
biomebiodiversity.

Plants

Identifiesatleast5plant
specieswithbriefexplanation
andimage.

Identifiesatleast4plant
specieswithbriefexplanation
andimage.

Identifiesatleast3plant
specieswithbriefexplanation
andimage.

Identifies2orfewerplant
specieswithbriefexplanation
andimage.

Animals

Identifiesatleast5animal
specieswithbriefexplanation
andimage.

Identifiesatleast4animal
specieswithbriefexplanation
andimage.

Identifiesatleast3animal
specieswithbriefexplanation
andimage.

Identifiesatleast2orfewer
animalspecieswithbrief
explanationandimage.

01mistakes

24mistakes

59mistakes

10ormoremistakes

Noindicationofplagiarismall
informationiswrittenin
studentsownwords.

Oneindicationofplagiarism
fromanoutsidesource.

Climate

Grammar,punctuation,
spelling,andcorrect
languageusage.

Plagiarism

TotalPoints:_____/28