Grading Scheme Criteria Exceeding Meeting Below Expectation Expectations Expectations (Level 3) Visual Aid The students' visual The students have The students' aid exceeds included a useful assignment either (15) expectations in its visual aid (sketch or lacks a visual aid or clarity and/or its computer assisted the illustration is of detail for the composite) of the poor quality, which purposes of this species to better does not adequately assignment. illustrate the traits address the discussed). adaptations discussed. Adaptations The students have The students have The students did not exceeded the discussed 5-6 meet the expectation (25) number and/or level adaptations of the in the number and/or of detail in their species, and how the explanation of explanation of the they are a benefit in the adaptations adaptations for this the environment required. assignment. assigned. Environmentally The adaptations The adaptations The adaptations discussed are of discussed are logical discussed are either Appropriate particularly for the environment less appropriate for Adaptations impressive use in assigned, and could the environment the environment easily be seen as assigned or (10) assigned. useful. Species Naming The students have The students have The students have provided a common provided an failed to include a (10) name and/or a appropriate common common name scientific name that and scientific name and/or a scientific exceeds for the species, name and/or the expectations in its relating to its scientific name is not description of the characteristics and/or science based (latin, species or its origin the fictitious roman, etc.) and/nor story. discoverer of the does it accurately species. describe the species.
Grading Scheme Criteria Exceeding Expectation Meeting Expectations (Level 3) Below Expectations Visual Aid (15) The students' visual aid exceeds expectations in its clarity and/or its detail for the purposes of this assignment. The students have included a useful visual aid (sketch or computer assisted composite) of the species to better illustrate the traits discussed). The students' assignment either lacks a visual aid or the illustration is of poor quality, which does not adequately address the adaptations discussed. Adaptations (25) The students have exceeded the number and/or level of detail in their explanation of the adaptations for this assignment. The students have discussed 5-6 adaptations of the species, and how they are a benefit in the environment assigned. The students did not meet the expectation in the number and/or the explanation of the adaptations required. Environmentally Appropriate Adaptations (10) The adaptations discussed are of particularly impressive use in the environment assigned. The adaptations discussed are logical for the environment assigned, and could easily be seen as useful. The adaptations discussed are either less appropriate for the environment assigned or Species Naming (10) The students have provided a common name and/or a scientific name that exceeds expectations in its description of the species or its origin story. The students have provided an appropriate common and scientific name for the species, relating to its characteristics and/or the fictitious discoverer of the species. The students have failed to include a common name and/or a scientific name and/or the scientific name is not science based (latin, roman, etc.) and/nor does it accurately describe the species.
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