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"Bug of the Year" Awards
"Bug of the Year" Awards
Students design and build a new bug and its habitat then give a 3 minute persuasive speech about why their bug should be nominated "Bug of the Year" based on the bug's effect on the organisms around it.
Rubric Code:
J8XW3A
By
lorinemarvin
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Subject:
Biology
Type:
Presentation
Grade Levels:
K-5, 6-8
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Bug of the Year
Excellent
5 pts
Good
3 pts
Needs Work
1 pts
Physical Attributes
Excellent
Mentions number of legs and wings, color, size, shape.
Good
Does not mention all important physical attributes.
Needs Work
Does not mention physical attributes.
Life cycle
Excellent
Mentions the life cycle of this bug and describes it.
Good
Mentions the life cycle but does not describe it.
Needs Work
Does not mention the life cycle of bug.
Habitat
Excellent
Temperature, habitat, type of ecosystem the bug thrives in is discussed.
Good
Not all elements of habitat are mentioned.
Needs Work
Discussion of habitat is left out.
Bug matches habitat
Excellent
The bug fits into the habitat, is able to find shelter and protection from predators.
Good
The bug has a habitat but may not be able to escape or hide from predators.
Needs Work
Bug or habitat is missing.
Producer/Consumer/Decomposer
Excellent
Tells if the bug is a producer, consumer, or decomposer and explains how by what it eats.
Good
Tells if bug is producer, consumer, or decomposer.
Needs Work
Does not tell.
Effect on the environment
Excellent
Gives description of the bug's effect on the environment, positive and negative.
Good
Does not give clear description of effect on environment.
Needs Work
Does not tell the bug's effect on the environment.
Ease of removal
Excellent
Ease of removal of bug from environment is mentioned.
Good
Needs Work
Ease of removal left out.
Length
Excellent
Speech is at least 3 minutes in length.
Good
Speech is less than three minutes in length but longer than two.
Needs Work
Speech is less than two minutes in length.
Persuasion
Excellent
Speech is persuasive in nature.
Good
Speech is simply informative.
Needs Work
Speech makes listener want to vote against the bug.
Fluency
Excellent
It is evident that the speaker has practiced this speech: rate, volume, accuracy, expression, and eye contact are used.
Good
The speech is not very fluent, but speaker is loud enough to be heard.
Needs Work
Speech lacks fluency, several long pauses, stumbles over words, voice is too quiet to hear.
Peer Review
Excellent
Student did a thorough peer review of another presentation.
Good
Effort in peer review is lacking.
Needs Work
Student did not peer review another speech.
Participation in Discussion
Excellent
Student was actively participating in discussion of which bugs should get voted "Bug of the Year" with supporting reasons.
Good
Student is active in nominations but does not give reasons why.
Needs Work
Student did not participate in discussion of nominations.
Keywords:
Bugs, speech, persuasive
Subjects:
Biology
Types:
Presentation
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