Dig It! Overall Project Rubric
Digging in the
Tub:
Investigation
Digging in the
Tub:
Graphing
Big Dig:
Investigation
Big Dig:
Graphing
Dig It!:
Journal Entries
Total Project
Points
10 points
7 points
4 points
0 points
Student applied the law of
superposition to determine the
relative age of the fossils and
layers; Student used appropriate
tools and scientific procedures.
Student used their
understanding of the coordinate
plane to accurately plot the
location of their fossils; Student
described mathematically the
location of their fossils compared
to others
Student applied the law of
superposition to determine the
relative age of the fossils and
layers; Student used appropriate
tools and scientific procedures.
Student used their
understanding of the coordinate
plane to accurately plot the
location of their fossils; Student
described mathematically the
location of their fossils compared
to others
Student created a narrative
which described the events of
the digs using appropriate
conventions; Student’s narrative
included (fictional) evidence from
the fossils and layers related to
Earth changing over time.
Student was able to apply the
law of superposition to
determine the relative age of
the fossils and layers; Student’s
method was flawed
Student was unable to
accurately plot the location of
their fossils on the plane;
Student was able to describe
mathematically the location of
their fossils compared to others
Student was unable to
successfully determine the
relative age of the fossils
and layers; Student used
appropriate methods.
Student was able to
accurately plot the location
of their fossils; Student was
unable to describe
mathematically the location
of their fossils compared to
others
Student was unable to
successfully determine the
relative age of the fossils
and layers; Student used
appropriate methods.
Student was able to
accurately plot the location
of their fossils; Student was
unable to describe
mathematically the location
of their fossils compared to
others
Student created a narrative
which described the events
of the digs with appropriate
conventions; Student’s
narrative did not include
(fictional) evidence from the
fossils and layers related to
Earth changing over time.
Student was unable to
successfully determine the
relative age of the fossils
layers; Student’s method
was flawed
Student was unable to plot
their points; Student was
unable to describe their
location as compared to
others
Student was able to apply the
law of superposition to
determine the relative age of
the fossils and layers; Student’s
method was flawed
Student was unable to
accurately plot the location of
their fossils on the plane;
Student was able to describe
mathematically the location of
their fossils compared to others
Student created a narrative
which described the events of
the digs without appropriate
conventions; Student’s
narrative included (fictional)
evidence from the fossils and
layers related to Earth changing
over time.
Student was unable to
successfully determine the
relative age of the fossils
and layers; Student’s
method was flawed
Student was unable to plot
their points; Student was
unable to describe their
location as compared to
others
Student created a
narrative with significant
flaws; Student’s narrative
did not include (fictional)
evidence from the fossils
and layers related to Earth
changing over time.