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How an Organism relates to the 7 Characteristics of Living T

Choosing an organism, listing the 7 characteristics of living things and relate these characteristics to the organism. List the 4 needs of life and relate these needs to the organism.

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	Sophisticated mastery 7 pts	Demonstrating high proficiency 6 pts	Exceeding grade level expectations 5 pts	Meeting basic grade level expectati 4 pts	Below grade level expect. 3 pts
Listing Characteristics	Sophisticated mastery Student can list all 7 traits	Demonstrating high proficiency Student can list 6 traits	Exceeding grade level expectations Student can list 5-6 of the traits	Meeting basic grade level expectati Student can list 3-4 of the Traits	Below grade level expect. Student can list 1-2 of the traits or fewer
Understanding of Characteristics	Sophisticated mastery Student is able to provide examples for all 7 of the characteristics of life. The examples required much thought and are unique.	Demonstrating high proficiency Student is able to provide examples for all of the different traits; however, they were the 'generic' examples that were discussed in class.	Exceeding grade level expectations Student is able to provide examples for 5-6 of the different traits. Some of the examples were confusing or were the same as mentioned in class.	Meeting basic grade level expectati Student is able to provide examples for 3-4 of the different traits. Many of the examples are confusing or are the same as the teachers.	Below grade level expect. Student is able to provide examples for only 1-2 of the different traits
Organism	Sophisticated mastery Student chose a unicellular or unique organism.	Demonstrating high proficiency Student chose a multicellular organism that is unique	Exceeding grade level expectations An original organism was provided.	Meeting basic grade level expectati Not much creativity or effort put into finding an organism.	Below grade level expect. Organism is one that was mentioned and/or taught in class.
Listing Needs of Life	Sophisticated mastery Student can list all 7 needs of life.	Demonstrating high proficiency Student can list 6 needs of life.	Exceeding grade level expectations Student can list 5-6 of the needs of life	Meeting basic grade level expectati Student can list 3-4 of the needs of life	Below grade level expect. Student can list 1-2 of the needs of life or fewer
Understanding of Needs of Life	Sophisticated mastery Student is able to provide examples for all 4 of the needs of life. The examples required much thought and are unique.	Demonstrating high proficiency Student is able to provide examples for all of the needs of life; however, they were the 'generic' examples that were discussed in class.	Exceeding grade level expectations Student is able to provide examples for 3 of the needs of life. Some of the examples were confusing or were the same as mentioned in class.	Meeting basic grade level expectati Student is able to provide examples for 2 of the needs of life. Many of the examples are confusing or are the same as the teachers.	Below grade level expect. Student is able to provide examples for only 1-2 of the needs of life

Keywords:

organisms, characteristics of life, life science, needs of life

Subjects:

Biology

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