Visual
Display
Beginner
Novice
*Represents biome
with less than 7
biotic/abiotic factors
*Uses few pictures
or figures
*Represents biome
with 7 - 9
biotic/abiotic factors
*Uses some pictures
or figures
Practitioner
*Neatly done
*Represents biome
with more than 10
biotic/abiotic factors
*Creative
Expert
*Exceptional quality
*Very creative
*Represents biome with
geography,climate &
organisms
*More than 10 biotic/abiotic
factors
*All of practitioner plus:
*Explain a relationship
between one biotic factor to
an abiotic factor
Bullet Form
Information
(Parts of your
ecosystem)
*Less than 7
*7 - 9 biotic/abiotic
biotic/abiotic factors factors
*Either community *1 community
or population
1 population
*10 biotic/abiotic
factors
*1 community
1 population
Diagram &
paragraph
(Major cycle)
*Diagram contains
many errors
*Cycle not related
accurately to biome
*Paragraph missing
both the topic
sentence and the
concluding sentence
*diagram contains a
few errors
*Cycle is somewhat
related to biome
*Paragraph missing
a topic sentence or a
conclusion sentence
*Diagram of cycle is
correct & labeled
*Clearly relates cycle
to biome
*well written w/topic
sentence & concluding
sentence
*All of practitioner plus:
*explanation relating cycle
to biome is done very well
with examples and details
Flow Chart
(food chain)
*Little of the flow
chart is included or
flow chart has errors
*Few of the parts
are labeled
*Part of the flow
chart is included
*Some of the parts
are labeled
*Flow chart clearly
marked
*Labels for each part
of the food chain
*All of practitioner plus:
*Explain what would
happen if one piece of the
chain disappeared.
*Paragraph missing
both the topic
sentence and the
concluding sentence
*Few details and/or
contains incorrect
information
*Paragraph missing
a topic sentence or a
conclusion sentence
*Gives some detail
in the paragraph
*Well written with
topic sentence and
concluding sentence
* Clearly explains 1
adaptation of a biotic
factor in the biome
*All of practitioner plus:
*Explains more than one
adaptation for an organism
in biome
*Paragraph missing
both the topic
sentence and the
concluding sentence
*Few details are
included in the
paragraph
*Paragraph missing
a topic sentence or a
conclusion sentence
*Gives some detail
in the paragraph
*Well written with
topic sentence and
concluding sentence
* Clearly summarizes
an environmental issue
affecting the biome
*All of practitioner plus:
*Explain what can be done
to reverse environmental
issue or protect the biome
Paragraph
(adaptation)
Paragraph
(Env. issue)
Written
Information
Mechanics
▪
1 out of 4 from
expert
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Resources
no sources
included
▪
▪
2 out of 4 from
expert
1 source
included
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3 out of 4 from
expert
2 sources included
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no errors in grammar
no errors in spelling
all writing is in own
words
typed or neatly written
more than 2 valid
sources included