Scoring rubric: Are mealworms living organisms investigation report
Name _________________________Date______________
Student data posted onschoology site (meal worm STUDENT DATA).
 Student lab data sheet from (the lab handout)
o name, date, and mailbox number included
(1 point)________
o Each section of the lab data sheet is included
(1 point each for thorough, thoughtful completion of each section; 0.5 points for
poorly explained explanations that fair to truly address the prompt)
1______2______3______4______5______6_______
 1st paragraph of the essay should be an introduction that lists
and describes the 8 characteristics of all living organisms.
o (1 point per characteristic if listed and explained, only 0.5 points if listed without
explanation.)
DNA________
Cells___________ Homeostasis _____
Metabolism ____ Response to stimuli___
Evolves and adapts _____
Grows & develops ____Reproduction _____
 2nd paragraph should use your own lab observations or that of
the other groups (use your or teacher notes from presentations)
to describe the 5 characteristics of life verified in the lab for
mealworms.
o (1point per characteristic if listed and explained using evidence from lab; 0.5
points if listed only without evidence)
Metabolism ____
Cells _____
Homeostasis and response to stimuli ___
Evolves and adapts_____
Growth and development ___
 Excellent grammer (1 point), Very few grammatical errors (0.5
points), grammer is highly flawed (0 points)
_______
 Paragraphs are very well organized and constructed so that they
are clear, logical, and precise (1 point), moderately well (0. 5
points), poorly (0 points)
_________
Total points _______/__22__