Green Thumb Fertilizer Factory Rubric Category 3 2 1 Students ranked their Students ranked their Students ranked their Fertilizer Selection fertilizer choices from best to fertilizer choices from best to fertilizer selections from best worst and explained their worst and explained their to worst but did not provide reasoning. Their reasoning reasoning, but their reasonings for why they was reasonable and on target reasoning did not completely selected their fertilizer or with the data they were align with the data provided their reasoning did not make provided. and their explanation could sense given the data they have been more detailed. were provided. Written Explanation Students completed both Students completed 1 letter Students completed 0 letters letters to Mr. V.E.G. Table, to Mr. V.E.G. Table to Mr. V.E.G. Table, or the ranking their fertilizer completely and accurately letters lacked any reasoning selections from best to worst ranking their fertilizer or explanation in their and gave thorough, accurate selections and provided fertilizer selections. reasoning using language reasonable information or pertaining to cause and completed both letters but effect. reasoning and explanation was not thorough or logical. Students were well prepared Students were prepared to Students were not prepared Oral Presentation to speak about their fertilizer speak about their fertilizer to share their information selection, were able to share selection. Their use of about their fertilizer information using science science vocabulary and selection. They included little vocabulary and information information learned about if any information about the learned about the role of the role of plant structures in role of plant structure in plant structures in nutrient nutrient transport had slight nutrient transport. transport. If any questions errors. Students were able to were asked of the audience answer any questions that they were able to provide an were asked. accurate answer.
Green Thumb Fertilizer Factory Rubric Category 3 2 1 Fertilizer Selection Students ranked their fertilizer choices from best to worst and explained their reasoning. Their reasoning was reasonable and on target with the data they were provided. Students ranked their fertilizer choices from best to worst and explained their reasoning, but their reasoning did not completely align with the data provided and their explanation could have been more detailed. Students ranked their fertilizer selections from best to worst but did not provide reasonings for why they selected their fertilizer or their reasoning did not make sense given the data they were provided. Written Explanation Students completed both letters to Mr. V.E.G. Table, ranking their fertilizer selections from best to worst and gave thorough, accurate reasoning using language pertaining to cause and effect. Students completed 1 letter to Mr. V.E.G. Table completely and accurately ranking their fertilizer selections and provided reasonable information or completed both letters but reasoning and explanation was not thorough or logical. Students completed 0 letters to Mr. V.E.G. Table, or the letters lacked any reasoning or explanation in their fertilizer selections. Oral Presentation Students were well prepared to speak about their fertilizer selection, were able to share information using science vocabulary and information learned about the role of plant structures in nutrient transport. If any questions were asked of the audience they were able to provide an accurate answer. Students were prepared to speak about their fertilizer selection. Their use of science vocabulary and information learned about the role of plant structures in nutrient transport had slight errors. Students were able to answer any questions that were asked. Students were not prepared to share their information about their fertilizer selection. They included little if any information about the role of plant structure in nutrient transport.
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