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How does your garden grow? 
How does your garden grow?
Lesson Objective(s): 1. Demonstrates plant life cycle by germinating and tending to a garbanzo bean. 1.1 Produce seedling. 1.2 Log daily light, temperature, and measurement of seedling. 1.3 Sort seedlings by health (color and size). 1.4 Predict which seedlings will go on to flower. 1.5 Label at least four stages of lifecycle. 1.6 Label at least five parts of a plant.
Rubric Code: T659X7
By iriegrace
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: K-5

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  EXCELLENT

4 pts

GOOD

3 pts

FAIR

2 pts

POOR

1 pts

Daily Entries
20 %

EXCELLENT

Logbook is complete with ten entries including light, temperature, moisture, and size mesurements.
GOOD

Logbook has eight complete entries including light, temperature, moisture, and size mesurements.
FAIR

Logbook has six complete entries including light, temperature, moisture, and size mesurements.
POOR

Logbook has five or less complete entries including light, temperature, moisture, and size mesurements.
Required Elements
20 %

Date and time of entry.
EXCELLENT

Logbook included all required elements as well as a few additional elements. (eg. expanded findings, elaborate hypothosis, colored drawings)
GOOD

Logbook included all required elements and one additional element. (eg. expanded findings, elaborate hypothosis, colored drawings)
FAIR

Logbook included all required elements.
POOR

One or more required elements was missing from the logbook. (missing date or time on entry)
Labeled Diagrams
20 %

EXCELLENT

Both plant cycle and parts of a plant diagrams are labelled completely and correctly.
GOOD

Both plant cycle and parts of a plant diagrams are labelled completely with few errors.
FAIR

Both plant cycle and parts of a plant diagrams are labelled completely but with several errors.
POOR

Both plant cycle and parts of a plant diagrams are incomplete, but attempted.
Findings & Hypothosis
10 %

EXCELLENT

Findings and hypothosis are well thought out and expressed demonstrating early grasp of the scientific process.
GOOD

Findings and hypothosis are expressed and student is beginning to demonstrate an early grasp of the scientific process.
FAIR

Findings and hypothosis are represented but do not express a clear grasp of the scientific process.
POOR

Findings and hypothosis do not express or demonstrate an early grasp of the scientific process, however section is attempted.
Use of Time
10 %

EXCELLENT

Used time well during each class period (as shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress in journal) with no adult reminders.
GOOD

Used time well during most class periods (as shown by observation by teacher, and documentation of progress in journal) with no adult reminders.
FAIR

Used time well (as shown by observation by teacher and documentation of progress in journal), but required adult reminders on one or more occasions to do so.
POOR

Used time poorly (as shown by observation by teacher and/or documentation of progress in journal) in spite of several adult reminders to do so.
Clarity and Neatness
10 %

EXCELLENT

Logbook is easy to read and all entries are so clearly written, labeled, and drawn.
GOOD

Logbook is easy to read and most entries are clearly written, labeled, and drawn.
FAIR

Logbook is hard to read with rough drawings and labels. It would be hard for another person to understand without asking lots of questions.
POOR

Logbook is hard to read and one cannot tell what goes where. It would be impossible for another person to understand this without asking lots of questions.
Spelling
10 %

EXCELLENT

There are only one or two spelling errors, however all scientific terminology from this lesson are spelled correctly.
GOOD

There are three to five spelling errors, and may include a misspelling of lesson vocabulary.
FAIR

There are six to ten spelling errors.
POOR

There are more than ten spelling errors.



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