Endangered Species Presentation Rubric
Rubric Items:
Score
0
Cover slide with your name and class info
Organism’s common and scientific names
Year organism was placed on endangered/threatened
species list
Estimated count of your organism in the wild and in
captivity
Location/habitat of the organism
Food chain/ecological niche of this organism
The causes of the organism’s endangered/threatened
status
What is being done to preserve this species
Are conservation efforts working? Why or why not?
Minimum 4 images to include: the organism, its
habitat, map of where it exists on Earth
(country/continent/region, etc.)
Organizations working to save this species (list 2)
Paragraph or more of persuasive argument in favor of
saving your organism “Why should this organism be
saved?”
Total
Score:
1
2
3
4