Scoring Rubric for Environmental Science Final
STUDENT: ____________________________________________
Total
possible
points
Category
Format
(12 slides)
Title
PowerPoint at least 12 PowerPoint 10-12 slides, PowerPoint 8-10
slides properly
some not properly
slides, some not
labeled:10
labeled:8
properly labeled:5
PowerPoint 5-8
slides with several
labeling issues:2
Name of City given,
creative: 10
PowerPoint less
than 5 slides:0
10
City Has No
Name: 0
10
Neat with Visuals: 15
. Neat with some
visuals: 7 pts
Neatness and
Visuals
Lacks neatness,
no visuals: 0 pts
15
Location and Location and Map
Provided: 10
Map
Includes a description of
your city but missing
components such as
population, where
people live attractions,
or geography: 15
.
.
Location and
map not
provided: 0
Includes description
of your city but
missing two
components:10
Includes description
of your city but
missing three or
more components: 5
Missing city
description: 0
City
Description
Includes a complete
description of your
city, including
population numbers,
where they live,
attractions, and
geography: 20
Zoning
Includes clear zoning
laws based on realworld examples: 15
Zoning laws unclear
or unrealistic: 7
No zoning laws
included: 0
Waste
Disposal
A clear, realistic
method of waste
disposal is described
that is moderately
environmentally
friendly and includes
some use for biofuel:
15
Waste disposal
model exists but is
not environmentally
friendly:7
No waste
disposal model
described: 0
Recycling
Recycling program is
described and states
what products can be
recycled and what
those products
become: 20
Recycling program
described but unclear
what products can be
recycled or what they
become: 15
Sewage
Electricity
15
15
20
Drinking water
source described but
not logical: 7
No drinking
water source
provided
15
Sewage is treated in
an environmentally
friendly way at a
reasonable distance
from the city:20
Sewage is treated
but not in an
environmentally
friendly way or not
in a logical location:
10
Sewage is not
treated in your
city: 0
20
Electricity is
Electricity is generated
generated in large part by renewables in your
by renewables in your city. Some fossil fuels
Electricity is
Electricity is
generated by
generated by
minimal renewables minimal renewables
No description
of energy
generation:0
20
described and logical:
15
Recycling program
weakly described
and unclear what
products can be
recycled or what they
become
20
No recycling
program
described
Drinking water Drinking water source
Recycling program
described but
unclear what
products can be
recycled and what
they become:10
10
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Category
Score
Total
possible
points
Category
city. Some fossil fuels
may still exist.
Percentages of
electricity generated
by each source are
given and are realistic
based on research: 20
may still exist.
Percentages of
electricity generated by
each source may be
given but are not
realistic or based on
research.: 15
At least 2 forms of
environmentally
environmentally friendly
friendly transportation transportation in your
in your city are
city are included:10
included:15
or percentages of
electricity generated
by each source are
not given:10
percentages of
electricity generated
by each source are
not given:5
Transportation At least 3 forms of
At least 1 form of
environmentally
friendly
transportation in
your city is
included:5
No sources of
environmentally
friendly
transportation
are included: 0
15
Green Spaces A reasonable amount Land is set aside for
Land is set aside for
green spaces but
they are not
described and
pictures are not
included: 10
Land is not set
aside for green
spaces: 0
20
Works cited in MLA
format for text
information, web site
links for pictures: 15
Works cited not
using MLA format:
7
No works cited
included: 0
15
of land is set aside for green spaces but they are
green spaces. Green
not described or pictures
spaces are briefly
are not included: 15
described and include
pictures: 20
Works cited
Total
Score
Total
Category
Score