The summative assessment can be scored using the criteria indicated below. Below Standard/ Meets Standard Exceeds Standard Score Not Acceptable (3 points) (5 points) (0 points) Content What are the causes of past No causes identified Answer identifies one cause of Answer identifies more than one mass extinctions? past mass extinctions cause of past mass extinctions What data are used to Data used not addressed Answer addresses types of data Answer addresses types of data determine the causes and for causes or rates of mass used to determine causes and rates of past mass extinctions? extinctions, but not both rates of mass extinctions Ways humans contribute to Answer does not address how Answer gives 1-2 ways humans Answer gives several 3+ ways biodiversity loss and why humans contribute to contribute to biodiversity loss humans contribute to society should be concerned biodiversity loss or why this and why this matters to society biodiversity loss and reasons matters to society why this matters to society Explanation for why current Answer uses several lines of Answer uses several lines of Answer does not present extinction could be considered evidence, information is evidence, information is evidence or gives inaccurate a mass extinction accurate, but does not include accurate, and includes information extinction rates/magnitude discussion of extinction rates/magnitude current extinction No comparison made Basic comparison made, but Comparison made including Causes of lacking in detail specific details regarding how compared to past mass causes varied extinction Interactions among Earth’s Not addressed, no interactions Interaction described, but Interaction described, and spheres described systems thinking terms not used correctly uses systems thinking or used incorrectly terms
The summative assessment can be scored using the criteria indicated below. Below Standard/ Not Acceptable (0 points) Meets Standard (3 points) Exceeds Standard (5 points) Score Content What are the causes of past mass extinctions? No causes identified Answer identifies one cause of past mass extinctions Answer identifies more than one cause of past mass extinctions What data are used to determine the causes and rates of past mass extinctions? Data used not addressed Answer addresses types of data for causes or rates of mass extinctions, but not both Answer addresses types of data used to determine causes and rates of mass extinctions Ways humans contribute to biodiversity loss and why society should be concerned Answer does not address how humans contribute to biodiversity loss or why this matters to society Answer gives 1-2 ways humans contribute to biodiversity loss and why this matters to society Answer gives several 3+ ways humans contribute to biodiversity loss and reasons why this matters to society Explanation for why current extinction could be considered a mass extinction Answer does not present evidence or gives inaccurate information Answer uses several lines of evidence, information is accurate, but does not include extinction rates/magnitude Answer uses several lines of evidence, information is accurate, and includes discussion of extinction rates/magnitude Causes of current extinction compared to past mass extinction No comparison made Basic comparison made, but lacking in detail Comparison made including specific details regarding how causes varied Interactions among Earth’s spheres Not addressed, no interactions described Interaction described, but systems thinking terms not used or used incorrectly Interaction described, and correctly uses systems thinking terms
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