iRubric: Teacher Rubric: Save the Planet: Brochure On Soils

Brochure informs planet that healthy soils contain all 6 ingredients: sand, clay, silt, small rocks/gravel, and humus. Each soil type is explained.

Brochure mentions 3-5 ingredients and explains each.

Brochure mentions less than 3 ingredients with explanations of each.

Brochure mentions the benefits of clay in the soil plus:
Part 1. Having clay enables the soil to have a higher water capacity.
Part 2. Explains that clay particles are so small and packed so close together that they can hold more water because of less room for the water to escape. The soil will have a higher water capacity.
Part 3. Explains that soil with larger particles (e.g. gravel) will have larger spaces for water to escape through and will have a lower water capacity.

Brochure mentions the benefits of more clay being in the soil, plus only two of the three parts mentioned from the left: Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3.

Brochure only mentions the benefits of clay being in the soil without mentioning Parts 1, 2, or 3.

The brochure is very nice to look at! It is organized wonderfully and is very neat!

The brochure might be a bit messy. It is "okay" to look at. Some parts could have been organized a little better.

Brochure is messy and not organized very well. It does not look very nice.