Questions 1-7 Were Answered Completely but There Were Omissions And/ Or Factual Errors

Ocean Animal Research Activity Rubric

Student Name______Animal Name______

Scoring Guide: 12 points Excellent 11-10 points Satisfactory 9-0 points Unsatisfactory

3 points 2 points 1 point

Background Questions Questions 1-7 were Questions 1-7 were Questions 1-7 were not answered completely, answered completely but answered completely correctly, and with there were omissions and/ or correctly. many details or factual errors. included. There were no omissions or factual errors. Physical Description A complete and A description of the A description of the detailed description of animal was included. animal was included, the animal was Information was present but it was incomplete. included. Information about the animal’s size, was present about the shape, color, and special animal’s size, shape, adaptations. Very few color, and special details were included in adaptations. the description Ocean Habitat The ocean habitat of The ocean habitat of the No ocean habitat was the animal was animal was named, but no named in the brochure included and description on the area or or presentation. described in detail. details were included. Food The animal’s food There was very little There was no source (s) were information about the information about the included along with animal’s food source(s). animal’s food details about how the source(s). food was found or hunted. Interesting Facts At least five correct At least three correct facts Fewer than three facts were included in were included in the correct facts were the brochure or brochure or presentation. included in the presentation. brochure or presentation.