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Anatomy : Student-Taught Body System/Disease Presentation 
Students will work in groups of 3-5 to teach one of the remaining body systems to the class. Students will have two periods for instructional activities. Remaining systems are: Urinary, Reproductive, Gastrointestinal, Immune, Nervous, Respiratory, Circulatory (not focusing primarily on the heart), Endocrine, Lymphatic
Rubric Code: JX2A265
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Subject: Biology  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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total pts: 100
  Poor

0-2pts

(N/A)

Fair

3-4pts

(N/A)

Good

5-8pts

(N/A)

Excellent

9-10pts

(N/A)

Time Management

Poor

Less than half of the time was utilized for purposeful educational instruction and practice.
Fair

The class periods were used for instructional activities and student practice. More than half of the time was utilized for purposeful educational instruction and practice.
Good

The majority (80% or better) of the class periods were used for purposeful instructional activities and student practice.
Excellent

Two class periods were used for purposeful instructional activities and student practice.
Presentation

Poor

Student shows no enthusiasm for the topic and lacks confidence in his/her knowledge of the topic. There are problems in at least 3 of the following areas:
vocalized pauses
posture
hand gestures
eye contact
professionalism
Fair

Student shows some enthusiasm for the topic and some confidence in his/her knowledge of the topic. There are problems in at least 3 of the following areas:
vocalized pauses
posture
hand gestures
eye contact
professionalism
Good

Student shows some enthusiasm for the topic and confidence in his/her knowledge of the topic. There are problems in 1 or 2 of the following areas:
vocalized pauses
posture
hand gestures
eye contact
professionalism
Excellent

Student shows enthusiasm and seems knowledgeable about the topic. Student shows good posture and eye contact. Student uses appropriate gestures and there are few vocalized pauses (umm, uhhh). Presentation is professional.
Class Notes

Poor

Students were given no or minimum notes through PowerPoint, Guided Notes. They were missing a lot of major concepts and details important to the system being presented as well as being very confusing for students.
Fair

Students were minimum notes through PowerPoint, Guided Notes. They were missing a lot of major concepts and details important to the system being presented, however, it was not confusing for students.
Good

Students were given clear and concise notes through PowerPoint, Guided Notes impotant to the system that were appropriate to the level at which they are teacher-taught.
Excellent

Students were given clear and concise notes through PowerPoint, Guided Notes impotant to the system that were appropriate to the level at which they are teacher-taught and were organized in a very planned and well manner.
Diseases/Disorders

Poor

Students included no discusssion/presentation of disorders/diseases common within their system.
Fair

Students included 1-2 diseases/disorders and were not complete in the A&P of their relationship to the system.
Good

Students included at least 3 examples of diseases/disorders within the system and were well developed and complete in the discussion of the A&P of their relationship to the system.
Excellent

Students included at least 3-4 examples and they were interestingly discussed in a manner that it is clear students truly understood their signficance.Also: must meet the description from last category.
Worksheet or student interactive

Poor

No or very minimal piece of work to give to students to interact with the information presented.
Fair

Worksheet or activity in which students can interact with the information is present but does not address or incorrectly and incompletely addresses the concepts/details.
Good

Worksheet or activity in which students can interact with the information is and addresses correctly the difficult or important information that is presented or needs to be interacted with by the students.
Excellent

Worksheet or activity in which students can interact with the information is and addresses correctly the difficult or important information that is presented or needs to be interacted with by the students. It is creatively or planned in such a way that it has a high-level of insight as to giving the students the best opportunity to deal with the important information
Question and Answer

Poor

Presenters answered some of the student questions.
Fair

The majority of student questions were answered correctly after consulting the textbook or notes.
Good

Student questions were answered clearly and correctly after consulting the textbook or notes.
Excellent

Student questions were answered clearly and correctly on the spot.
Turning in/organizing your work

Poor

Missing many of the needed pieces of the project
Fair

N/A
Good

Missing only one of the required pieces.
Excellent

Any ppt's are on flashdrives and ready to work on my computer. A hard copy of all the following: the ppt,rubric for your group with all names on it, list of all names and what each individual did, homework assignment, in-class assignment, test questions
Test Questions

Poor

No -3 questions or the test questions were not comprehensive or of an appropriate difficulty level.
Fair

4-7 questions and answers were provided to me by the group but the majority of them were of an inappropriate difficulty level. Did not necessarily address the more important concepts/details of the system.
Good

8-10 questions and answers were provided to me by the group and comprehensively covered the majority of the important details and concepts within the system and were of an appropriate difficulty level.
Excellent

8-10 questions and answers were provided to me by the group and comprehensively covered the majority of the important details and concepts within the system and were of an appropriate difficulty level. Questions were thoughtfully created so that they were never confusing in what they were asking yet still complete overall.
Group Cooperation

Poor

No or very little give and take from group members was evident.
Fair

Minimal cooperation and group division of labor in both written and presentation of work.
Good

Cooperative communication in which all group members were involved to a relatively equal amount of work.
Excellent

Outstanding group work. It appears that the group works like a well-oiled machine in its ability to correctly and smoothly put together and present the system project.
Homework

Poor

No homework assignment given to students.
Fair

Homework assignment given.
Good

Homework assignment given and reviewed by the group the second day of presenting.
Excellent

Homework assignment given and reviewed by the group the second day of presenting. Also taken into consideration whether or not it should be considered for a grade or not and this is justified by the group to the class and teacher.










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