CATEGORY 6 points 4 points 2 points 0 points Content Included 3 or more Included 2 types of Included 1 type of Animal and/or all different types of animals and 2 or animal and 1 type of plants are missing animals and 2 or more different types from the project. more different types of plants. of plants. Also included nonliving things. Informational Paragraph included Paragraph included Paragraph included Paragraph was information information about the information about the missing or did not Paragraph (6-8 ecosystem (climate, ecosystem and ecosystem, but not have information sentences) etc.) and information information about information about the about the about all of the plants some of the animals plants and animals ecosystem chosen. & animals in the and plants in the included in the diorama. diorama. diorama. Accuracy Animals, plants, and Either 1 animal or 1 2 animals or 2 plants, Animals and plants water sources are plant are not found in or 1 animal AND 1 included in project correct for the chosen chosen plant are not correct are not found in habitat/ecosystem. habitat/ecosystem. for the chosen your chosen habitat/ecosystem. ecosystem. Creativity Excellent use of 3-D Good use of realistic- Some realistic Not realistic looking objects, realistic looking materials, materials, some and/or use of paper looking ground and ground and sky mixture of different only. No creativity. sky evident, and evident, and mixture types of materials, creative use and of materials. could have used more mixture of materials. creativity. Overall Very realistic looking Somewhat realistic Not very realistic Mostly empty box, and easily understood looking and easily looking. Somewhat boring use of Attractiveness by anybody. Good understood by confusing. Moderately materials, can't tell use of space. Very anybody. Attractive. attractive. what ecosystem it attractive. is, Not very attractive.
CATEGORY 6 points 4 points 2 points 0 points Content Included 3 or more different types of animals and 2 or more different types of plants. Also included nonliving things. Included 2 types of animals and 2 or more different types of plants. Included 1 type of animal and 1 type of Animal and/or all plants are missing from the project. Informational Paragraph (6-8 sentences) Paragraph included information ecosystem (climate, etc.) and information about all of the plants & animals in the diorama. Paragraph included information about the ecosystem and information about some of the animals and plants in the diorama. Paragraph included information about the ecosystem, but not information about the plants and animals included in the diorama. Paragraph was missing or did not have information about the ecosystem chosen. Accuracy Animals, plants, and water sources are correct for the chosen habitat/ecosystem. Either 1 animal or 1 plant are not found in chosen habitat/ecosystem. 2 animals or 2 plants, or 1 animal AND 1 plant are not correct for the chosen habitat/ecosystem. Animals and plants included in project are not found in your chosen ecosystem. Creativity Excellent use of 3-D objects, realistic looking ground and sky evident, and creative use and mixture of materials. Good use of realistic- looking materials, ground and sky evident, and mixture of materials. Some realistic materials, some mixture of different types of materials, could have used more creativity. Not realistic looking and/or use of paper only. No creativity. Overall Attractiveness Very realistic looking and easily understood by anybody. Good use of space. Very attractive. Somewhat realistic looking and easily understood by anybody. Attractive. Not very realistic looking. Somewhat confusing. Moderately attractive. Mostly empty box, boring use of materials, can't tell what ecosystem it is, Not very attractive.
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