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Water Cycle 
Water Cycle
Create a diagram of the water cycle. This will be on paper or online. Label each step of the water cycle and give a brief description of each step in your own words on a google slide, text entry, or recording. Color it. Then Pick 10 additional stages to label and explain on your drawing. Make sure to explain the sequence and details of each stage in the water cycle. Be creative and colorful!
Rubric Code: L2324BA
By Okgray
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Graduate

Powered by iRubric Water Cycle
  Beginning

1 pts

Approaching

2 pts

Meets

3 pts

Advanced

4 pts

Basic Diagram Steps

Beginning

0-2 stages are present.
Approaching

3-4 stages are present, but some are out of order.
Meets

All four stages are present, but 1-2 of the stages are out of order.
Advanced

Project places the 5 stages in the correct sequence and includes real life examples of each step.
In-Depth Steps

Beginning

0-2 in depth stages are present. No explanations given about what happens at the stage.
Approaching

2-5 stages present with little explanation given about what happens at the stages.
Meets

All 10 extra stages are present, some detail given on what happens at these stages. Stages may not be in order.
Advanced

All 10 extra stages present in the correct place with arrows indicating where these parts of the water cycle move to, with a detailed explanation on what happens at each stage.
Project is Neat

Beginning

Handwriting is not legible. Project is not colored.
Approaching

Project is not colored. Handwriting may not be legible in some areas.
Meets

Project is colored. Student put effort into the project, handwriting is legible and neat.
Advanced

Project is colored. Project shows that the student put forth their best effort. Handwriting is neat and legible. Project is creative and visually appealing.
Sequence

Beginning

Project indicates 0 stages in the correct order.
Approaching

Project indicates two or more stages out of order or the order of two or more stages is unclear.
Meets

Project indicates one stage out of order or the order of one stage is unclear.
Advanced

Project places the five stages in the correct sequence.
Written Cycle or Verbal Recording(Vocabulary)

Beginning

Written project includes 0-one stages of the cycle by name.
Approaching

Written project includes two - five stages of the cycle by name.
Meets

Written project correctly identifies five - eight stages of the water cycle by name.
Advanced

Written project correctly indicates all stages of the water cycle by name.
Vocabulary (content)

Beginning

Visual project includes 0- one stage of the cycle by name
Approaching

Visual project includes two - five stages of the cycle by name
Meets

Visual project correctly identifies five - eight stages of the water cycle by name.
Advanced

Visual project correctly indicates all stages of the water cycle by name and connects it to a picture or real life example.
Vocabulary (grammar)

Beginning

Does not include vocabulary to indicate sequence.
Approaching

Uses one vocabulary word or less that indicates sequence. The sequence and/or transition of events in the cycle are not clear.
Meets

Correctly uses two to four vocabulary words that indicate sequence of events. There may be some confusion as to the sequence or events/transitions.
Advanced

Correctly uses at least four vocabulary words that indicate sequence of events. The sequence and transitions are clear.





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