iRubric: Design an Animal rubric

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Design an Animal Design an animal that can live in one of four different environments, or ecosystems Rubric Code: U9B52 By dnewton7 Draft Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: K-5

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	Very Good 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Attention to Ecosystem	Very Good The student gives a reasonable explanation of how every adaptation is related to the selected ecosystem. For most adaptations, the relationship is clear without explanation.	Good The student gives a reasonable explanation of how most adaptations are related to the selected ecosystem. For many adaptations, the relationship is clear without explanation.	Fair The student gives a fairly reasonable explanation of how most adaptations are related to the selected ecosystem.	Poor The student's explanations are weak and illustrate difficulty understanding how to relate the adaptations to the assigned ecosystem.
Labels	Very Good All 8 items that need to be identified have a label. It is clear which label goes with which item.	Good Almost all items (6-7) that need to be identified have been clearly labeled.	Fair Several (4-5) items that need to be identified are clearly labeled.	Poor Less than 4 items that have to be identified are labeled OR it's not clear which label goes with which item.
Drawing Details	Very Good All (8) assigned details have been added. The details are clear and easy to identify.	Good Almost all (6-7) assigned details have been added. The details are clear and easy to identify.	Fair Almost all (6-7) assigned details have been added. A few details are hard to identify.	Poor Fewer than 6 of the assigned details are present OR most details are difficult to identify.
Attractiveness	Very Good The drawing is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, color, layout, and neatness.	Good The drawing is attractive in terms of design, color, layout, and neatness.	Fair The drawing is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy.	Poor The drawing is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Title	Very Good The name of the animal is centered, and larger than other text and the selected ecosystem description has been cut and pasted to top of drawing sheet.	Good The name of the animal is larger than other text and the selected ecosystem description has been cut and pasted to top of drawing sheet.	Fair Either the name of the animal OR the selected ecosystem is missing from drawing.	Poor The animal has no name and the selected ecosystem is not on the page.