Ecosystems Presentation Project Rubric
Initiating Progress
7 points each
(any area below this
level receives 0 points)
Approaching
Expectations
8 points each
Meeting Expectations
9 points each
Exceeding Expectations
10 points each
Background Science
Concept:
Biotic/Abiotic
Slides 2-3
Correctly Define
Abiotic and Biotic
Factors and
provide at least 1
accurate example
of each.
Correctly Define
Abiotic and Biotic
Factors and provide at
least 2 accurate
examples of each.
Describe Biotic and
Abiotic parts of an
ecosystem in which
organisms interact
and provide 4
accurate examples of
each.
Differentiate between
Abiotic and Biotic Factors
and describe how
organisms may compete for
abiotic factors in an
ecosystem. Provide at least
4 examples.
Background Science
Concept: Levels of
Organization
Slide 4
Identify and
provide examples
for 1- 3 levels of
organization within
an ecosystem.
Define the 4 levels of
organization within an
ecosystem in any
order and provide
examples of each
level.
Diagram the 4 levels
of organization within
an ecosystem and
provide definitions
and examples of each
level.
Diagram the 4 levels of
organization within an
ecosystem and provide
definitions and examples of
each level in one specific
ecosystem.
Science Concept:
Parasite/Host
Slide 5
Provide an image
of a parasite/host
relationship and
identify the
parasite and host
in the image.
Define Parasite and
Host. Provide 2
examples of a
parasite/host
relationship.
Describe the
relationship between
Parasite and Host in
an ecosystem using 3
examples.
Describe Parasite/Host
relationships in an
ecosystem using 3 examples
and compare parasitism
with other symbiotic
relationships in an
ecosystem.
Science Concept:
Predator/Prey
Slide 6
Provide an image
of a predator/prey
relationship and
identify the
predator and prey
in the image.
Define Predator and
Prey. Provide 2
examples of a
Predator/Prey
relationship.
Describe the
relationship between
Predator and Prey in
an ecosystem using 3
examples.
Describe the relationship
between Predator and Prey
in an ecosystem using 3
examples and differentiate
between a parasite/host
relationship and a
predator/prey relationship.
Background Science
Concept:
Food Chain
Slide 7
Define Producer
and Consumer and
provide an
example of each.
Also provide a food
chain that has a
producer and
consumer.
Define Producer,
Consumer, and
Decomposer and
provide an example of
each along with an
example of a food
chain that has a
producer, consumer
and decomposer.
Diagram and define a
producer, consumer
and decomposer in a
food chain, and
identify the flow of
energy through the
food chain. Also
identify the source of
all energy.
Diagram a producer, three
levels of consumers, and a
decomposer in a food chain,
and identify the flow of
energy through the food
chain. Also identify the
source of all energy.
Total
Points
Science Concept:
Marine Food Webs
Slides 10
N/A; See Below
Science Concept:
Freshwater Food
Webs
Slide 11
Science Concept:
Terrestrial Food
Webs
Slide 12
Cornerstone Skill:
Critical ThinkingImpact on Food Web
Slide 13
Citation of Sources
Slide 15
Required slides
Slides 1-15
N/A; See Below
Illustrate a Marine,
Ecosystem which
includes labels for
producers, consumers,
decomposers, and
energy.
Illustrate a Freshwater
Ecosystem which
includes labels for
producers, consumers,
decomposers, and
energy.
Illustrate a Marine,
Ecosystem which
includes labels for
producers, consumers,
decomposers,
predator, prey,
parasite, host, and
energy.
Illustrate a Freshwater
Ecosystem which
includes labels for
producers, consumers,
decomposers,
predator, prey,
parasite, host, and
energy.
Illustrate a Terrestrial
Ecosystem which
includes labels for
producers, consumers,
decomposers,
predator, prey,
parasite, host, and
energy.
Illustrate a Marine,
Ecosystem which includes
all labels as well as the
location of this ecosystem
on Earth and any other
locations which may have a
similar food web.
Illustrate a Freshwater,
Ecosystem which includes
all labels as well as the
location of this ecosystem
on Earth and any other
locations which may have a
similar food web.
Provide an image
of a Marine,
Freshwater, OR
Terrestrial
ecosystem and
label 5 of the
following 8 parts:
producers,
consumers,
decomposers,
predator, prey,
parasite, host, and
energy.
Predict how the
extinction of a
species will impact
one other
organism in the
food web.
Illustrate a Terrestrial
Ecosystem which
includes labels for
producers, consumers,
decomposers, and
energy.
Illustrate a Terrestrial,
Ecosystem which includes
all labels as well as the
location of this ecosystem
on Earth and any other
locations which may have a
similar food web.
Predict how the
extinction of a species
will impact 2-3 of the
organisms in the food
web.
Predict how the
extinction of a species
will impact the rest of
the organisms in the
food web.
Explain how a natural
disaster or human activity
may cause the extinction of
a species and predict how
this event will impact the
entire food web.
Sources are not
cited and few
slides required are
included.
Few sources used to
create presentation
are cited and few
slides required are
included.
All sources used to
create presentation
are cited and most
slides required are
included.
All sources used to create
presentation are cited
correctly. All slides required
are included.
Total Points _____