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Title and Heading
Neatness
Accurately demonstrates
how water exists on and
above Earth’s surface
Accurately includes
arrows labeled with the
following key words
Includes definitions of
key words
Accurately demonstrates
how water exists below
Earth’s surface in key
underground zones
Includes names and
definitions of key
underground zones
Paragraph describes the
relationship between the
warming of the Earth by
the sun and the water
cycle on and above the
Earth’s surface.
Grade: ________/
Score
4 points
Wow!
Includes a title, name, date,
hour
Project is colorful, well
organized, and clean without
marks and cross-outs.
Includes the sun, clouds,
precipitation and a river.
Includes correctly placed
labeled arrows representing:
evaporation, transpiration,
water vapor, condensation,
precipitation, infiltration,
runoff, groundwater
Includes correctly placed
definitions of the following
words: evaporation,
transpiration, water vapor,
condensation, precipitation,
infiltration, runoff, groundwater
An accurate representation of
how water exists below the
Earth’s surface and includes the
water table, saturated zone,
unsaturated zone, permeable
layer, and impermeable layer.
Includes names and correctly
placed definitions of the
following: water table, saturated
zone, unsaturated zone,
permeable layer, and
impermeable layer.
Paragraph (in your own words)
includes a correct and detailed
description of the relationship
between the warming of the
Earth by the sun and the water
cycle on and above the Earth’s
surface using the following
words: evaporation, water
vapor, warm air rises, cooling,
condensation, clouds (or cloud
formation)
Water Cycle Drawing Rubric
3 points
Almost There
2 points
On the Way
0-1 point
Not Yet
One of the following is missing:
Title, name, date, hour
Project is somewhat colorful and
organized and/or could be
neater.
One of the following is missing:
sun, clouds, precipitation and a
river.
Labeled arrows of one of the
following is missing:
evaporation, transpiration, water
vapor, condensation, precipitation,
infiltration, runoff, groundwater
Two of the following are missing:
Title, name, date, hour
Project is somewhat colorful and
organized but lacks clarity.
Two of the following are missing:
Title, name, date, hour
Project is disorganized and messy.
Two of the following are
missing: sun, clouds, precipitation
and a river.
Labeled arrows of two of the
following are missing:
evaporation, transpiration, water
vapor, condensation, precipitation,
infiltration, runoff, groundwater
Three or all of the following are
missing: sun, clouds, precipitation
and a river.
Labeled arrows of three or more of
the following are missing:
evaporation, transpiration, water
vapor, condensation, precipitation,
infiltration, runoff, groundwater
The definition of one of the
following is missing:
evaporation, transpiration, water
vapor, condensation,
precipitation, infiltration, runoff,
groundwater
One of the following is missing:
water table, saturated zone,
unsaturated zone, permeable
layer, and impermeable layer
OR is a fairly accurate
representation of how water exists
below Earth’s surface but contains
some errors.
The name and/or definition of one
of the following is missing: water
table, saturated zone,
unsaturated zone, permeable
layer, and impermeable layer.
Definitions of two of the following
are missing:
evaporation, condensation, water
vapor, precipitation, infiltration,
runoff, transpiration, groundwater
Definitions of three or more of the
following are missing:
evaporation, transpiration, water
vapor, condensation, precipitation,
infiltration, runoff, groundwater
A somewhat accurate
representation of how water exists
below Earth’s surface and/or
contains several errors.
Drawing is not an accurate
representation of how water exists
below Earth’s surface and contains
several errors.
The names and/or definitions of
two of the following are missing:
water table, saturated zone,
unsaturated zone, permeable
layer, and impermeable layer.
The definitions of three of the
following are missing: water table,
saturated zone, unsaturated zone,
permeable layer, and impermeable
layer.
Paragraph correctly describes the
relationship between the warming
of the Earth by the sun and the
water cycle on and above the
Earth’s surface using the following
words: evaporation, water vapor,
warm air rises, cooling,
condensation, clouds (or cloud
formation) but lacks detail or is
missing one key word.
Paragraph describes the
relationship between the warming
of the Earth by the sun and the
water cycle on and above the
Earth’s surface but contains
some errors OR is missing a few
key words.
Paragraph is missing several key
words involved in the relationship
between the warming of the Earth by
the sun and the water cycle on and
above the Earth’s surface and/or
contains several errors.