Culminating+Activity+and+Rubric

__ Culminating Activity Rubric __

Category || Approaching the Standards || Meets the Standards || Exceeds the Standards || Use of Persuasion || Student uses less than three persuasion strategies in their poster and presentation || Students uses 3-5 persuasion strategies in their poster and presentation || Student uses all 6 persuasion strategies in their poster and presentation || Adaptations of Discovered Organisms || - 3 organisms discovered - 3 Descriptions of adaptations - Adaptations do not explain contributions to organism survival  || - 3 organisms discovered - 3 Descriptions of adaptations - Adaptations explain contributions to organism survival  || - 3 or more organisms discovered - 3 or more Descriptions of adaptations - Adaptations **clearly** explain contributions to organism survival  || Description of Ecosystem(s) || - Ecosystem is not described and/or less than 3 characteristics of ecosystems described || - 1 Ecosystem is described - 3 or more characteristics of ecosystems described  || - More than 1 ecosystem is described - 5 Characteristics of ecosystems described || Rules and Structure of your Society || -At least 2 rules are created to organize society -Some students have been assigned roles || -At least 4 rules created that clearly define the organization of your society -Each person has a role in society || -At least 6 rules created that clearly define the organization of your society -Each person in your group has a specific role in your society || Maps and Measurements || -Maps show how students will lay out their new society || -Maps created are creative but measurements have been estimated || -Students have included maps with clearly measured and scaled dimensions ||