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"Bug of the Year" Awards 
Students design and build a new bug and its habitat then give a 3 minute persuasive speech about why their bug should be nominated "Bug of the Year" based on the bug's effect on the organisms around it.
Rubric Code: X26C22
By grace5_7
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Subject: Biology  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Powered by iRubric Bug of the Year
  Excellent

5 pts

Good

3 pts

Needs Work

1 pts

Physical Attributes

Excellent

Mentions number of legs and wings, color, size, shape.
Good

Does not mention all important physical attributes.
Needs Work

Does not mention physical attributes.
Life cycle

Excellent

Mentions the life cycle of this bug and describes it.
Good

Mentions the life cycle but does not describe it.
Needs Work

Does not mention the life cycle of bug.
Habitat

Excellent

Temperature, habitat, type of ecosystem the bug thrives in is discussed.
Good

Not all elements of habitat are mentioned.
Needs Work

Discussion of habitat is left out.
Bug matches habitat

Excellent

The bug fits into the habitat, is able to find shelter and protection from predators.
Good

The bug has a habitat but may not be able to escape or hide from predators.
Needs Work

Bug or habitat is missing.
Producer/Consumer/Decomposer

Excellent

Tells if the bug is a producer, consumer, or decomposer and explains how by what it eats.
Good

Tells if bug is producer, consumer, or decomposer.
Needs Work

Does not tell.
Effect on the environment

Excellent

Gives description of the bug's effect on the environment, positive and negative.
Good

Does not give clear description of effect on environment.
Needs Work

Does not tell the bug's effect on the environment.
Ease of removal

Excellent

Ease of removal of bug from environment is mentioned.
Good
Needs Work

Ease of removal left out.
Length

Excellent

Speech is at least 3 minutes in length.
Good

Speech is less than three minutes in length but longer than two.
Needs Work

Speech is less than two minutes in length.
Persuasion

Excellent

Speech is persuasive in nature.
Good

Speech is simply informative.
Needs Work

Speech makes listener want to vote against the bug.
Fluency

Excellent

It is evident that the speaker has practiced this speech: rate, volume, accuracy, expression, and eye contact are used.
Good

The speech is not very fluent, but speaker is loud enough to be heard.
Needs Work

Speech lacks fluency, several long pauses, stumbles over words, voice is too quiet to hear.
Peer Review

Excellent

Student did a thorough peer review of another presentation.
Good

Effort in peer review is lacking.
Needs Work

Student did not peer review another speech.
Participation in Discussion

Excellent

Student was actively participating in discussion of which bugs should get voted "Bug of the Year" with supporting reasons.
Good

Student is active in nominations but does not give reasons why.
Needs Work

Student did not participate in discussion of nominations.



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