Rubric: Saltwater Systems Final Project

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Score
Insufficient/
3 - Exemplary 2 - Capable 1 - Beginning
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Criteria
Project describes the role Project describes the Project does not
Demonstrates
of this region role of this region describe the role of
understanding of regions
comprehensively and proficiently and this region and
role in global water
considers multiple global considers multiple considers no global
supply (8-E1.1k)
connections global connections connections

Demonstrates
understanding the Project describes the role Project describes the Project does not
impact of dissolved of chemical composition role of chemical describe the role of
minerals and in biodiversity composition in chemical composition
particulates to comprehensively biodiversity proficiently in biodiversity
biodiversity (8-E1.2k)

Project showcases less

Project showcases 3 Project showcases less
than 3 different No score is
different animals and than 3 different animals
Demonstrates animals and does not awarded because
discusses the role of and discusses the role
understanding of discuss the role of there is
biodiversity in the of biodiversity in the
biodiversity of the biodiversity in the insufficient
chosen region. chosen region.
chosen region (8-E3.1k) chosen region. evidence of
Rationales for animals Rationales for animals
Rationales for animals student
chosen are strong chosen are valid
chosen are weak performance
based on the
Project outlines 3 Project does not requirements of
Demonstrates Project outlines 3
different ways humans outline different ways the assessment
understanding of human different ways humans
impact ocean health. humans impact ocean task.
interference and the impact ocean health.
Possible solutions and health. Possible
impacts on oceanic Possible solutions and
implications for the solutions and
health implications for the
future are well-thought implications for the
(8-E3.4k, 8-E1.4k) future are considered
out future are missing

Information is up to Information is out of

Information is up to date
date but could use date and references
Scientific Process and references are used
additional evidence to are not used to
to support ideas
support claims support claims

Communication is
Communication is clear Communication is clear
unclear or many
Presentation and free of grammatical but some grammatical
grammatical errors are
errors errors are present
present