iRubric: Animals Meeting Their Basic Needs rubric

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Animals Meeting Their Basic Needs Students will identify the 4 basic needs for Living Things. Then they will explain how the animals rely on their environment to meet these needs. Rubric Code: EX2W475 By mdillyteach Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Basic Needs for Living Things
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Identified the 4 basic needs .	Poor Identified only 1 basic need.	Fair Identified only 2 basic needs.	Good Identified only 3 basic needs.	Excellent Identified 4 basic needs.
Meeting basic needs	Poor Student did not write ways his/her animal met its basic needs.	Fair Student wrote two ways his/her animal met basic needs, but lacked clarity in writing.	Good Student wrote several ways his/her animal met basic needs, but needs more details.	Excellent Student wrote detailed information on his/her animal meeting all of its basic needs.
Explained the role the environment	Poor Student did not explain clearly how the animal relies on its environment to meet its' needs.	Fair Student's explanation on the given topic lacked detail about the role of the environment in helping the animal meet its' needs.	Good Student's writing included several details on the role of the environment in helping the animal meet its' needs.	Excellent Student included a detailed description on the role of the environment in helping the animal meet its' needs.