Ecosystem Subject Investigation Rubric
This table contains the rubric for the Subject Investigation.
Items
Unsatisfactory Satisfactory
0 Points
1 Point
Competent
2 Points
Exemplary
Points
Awarded
3 Points
The ecosystem
does not contain
any abiotic factors.
The ecosystem
contains abiotic
factors that do
not make sense
for the
constructed
ecosystem.
The ecosystem
has all
necessary
abiotic
components,
with no
additional nonnecessary
abiotic factors.
The ecosystem
does not contain
any biotic factors.
The ecosystem
contains biotic
factors that do
not make sense
for the
constructed
ecosystem.
No food web was
created.
Not neat or hard
to understand or
many spelling or
grammatical
errors or not
visually
appealing.
The ecosystem
has all
necessary
abiotic
components,
with the
addition of a
few nonnecessary
components.
The ecosystem
has all
necessary
biotic
components,
with the
addition of a
few nonnecessary
components.
Neat, few
spelling or
grammatical
errors, and
mostly visually
appealing.
No food web was
created.
Food web
contains only
one level of
organisms.
Food web
contains only
two levels of
organisms.
Food web
contains
producers,
consumers and
decomposers
appropriate to
your
ecosystem.
Abiotic
factors
Biotic
Factors
Food Web
Appearance
Food Web
Composition
The ecosystem
has all
necessary biotic
components,
with no
additional nonnecessary biotic
factors.
Neat, no
spelling or
grammatical
errors, and used
appropriate
colors (visually
appealing).
No notecards are
used.
Notecards
contain one of
the following:
neat or labeled
or a less than 4
sentence
explanation.
Notecards are
neat and
contain an
inappropriate
label or an
explanation
less than 4
sentences.
Notecards are
neat, contain a
label and a 4-5
sentence
explanation on
the factor.
There are many
spelling and
grammar mistakes.
There are a few
spelling and
grammar that
take away from
the projects
overall appeal.
There are a few
spelling and
grammar
mistakes.
There are no
spelling or
grammar
mistakes.
Notecards
Spelling
and
Grammar
Total Points Earned