Animal Project Scoring Rubric for
1 – Cereal Name, 2 – Slogan,
3 – Drawing, 4 – Your Name
1 – World Map, 2 – Paragraph
Part #2: Nutrition Facts
Part #3:
Ecosystem and Habitat
1 – Paragraph, 2 – Food Chain
Part #1: Front of Box
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3
2
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All four of the requirements
for Part 1 were met. Your
cereal has a name in large,
readable lettering. Your cereal
has a slogan that is related to
your animal. The front of
your box contains a large
drawing of your animal, as
well as your name. All work
is done neatly and in color.
All four of the
requirements for Part 1
were met. Your cereal
has a name. Your cereal
has a slogan. The front
of your box contains a
drawing of your animal,
as well as your name.
Three of the four
requirements for
Part 1 were met,
or there are other
major
components of
the project
expectations
missing from the
front of your box.
Two or fewer
of the four
requirements
for Part 1
were met.
Both requirements for Part 2
were met. The side panel of
your box has a well-written
paragraph explaining what
kind of consumer your animal
is. There is a food chain
neatly drawn and colored. The
food chain contains the sun, a
producer, and at least two
consumers, including your
animal.
The two requirements for
Part 2 were met. The
side panel of your box
has a paragraph
explaining what kind of
consumer your animal is.
There is a food chain
drawn and colored. The
food chain contains at
least 3 of the following:
the sun, a producer, and
at least two consumers,
including your animal.
Both
requirements for
Part 2 were met,
but the paragraph
and/or food chain
are lacking
multiple required
elements.
One or both
of the
requirements
for Part 2
were not met.
Both requirements for Part 3
were met. There is world map
with your animal’s habitat
neatly and clearly highlighted
in color. There is a wellwritten paragraph with a topic
sentence and at least 3
supporting details about where
your animal lives. All
information in the paragraph
stays on topic.
Both requirements for
Part 3 were met. There is
a world map with your
animal’s habitat
highlighted in color.
There is a paragraph with
a topic sentence and at
least 3 supporting details
about where your animal
lives.
Both
requirements for
Part 3 were met,
but the map
and/or paragraph
are lacking
required
elements.
One or both
of the
requirements
for Part 3
were not met.
1 – Traits Paragraph, 2 – Adaptations
Paragraph, 3 – Supporting Picture
Part #4: Traits and Adaptations
Part #5: Free Choice
Side Panel
4
3
2
1
All three of the requirements for
Part 4 were met. There are two
well-written paragraphs—one
describing your animal’s traits,
and one describing your animal’s
adaptations. Each paragraph has
a topic sentence and at least 3
supporting details. All
information in the paragraphs
stays on topic. Each paragraph
has a title. There is a picture to
support the information from one
of the paragraphs. All
information is well-organized and
neat.
All three of the
requirements for Part 4
were met. There are two
paragraphs—one describing
your animal’s traits, and
one describing your
animal’s adaptations. Each
paragraph has a topic
sentence and at least 3
supporting details. Each
paragraph has a title. There
is a picture to support the
information from one of the
paragraphs.
All three of the
requirements for
Part 4 are met, but
some of the
elements are
missing from the
paragraphs or the
picture.
One or more of
the three
requirements
for Part 4 were
not met.
The side panel of your cereal box
creatively relates to your animal
in an interactive way. The space
is filled with neat and colorful
work. A reader can learn
something about your animal
from the Free Choice side panel
of your cereal box.
The side panel of your
cereal box relates to your
animal in an interactive
way. A reader can learn
something about your
animal from the Free
Choice side panel of your
cereal box.
The side panel of
your cereal box
relates to your
animal. Work may
not be neat, or the
side panel may be
lacking color.
The side panel
of your cereal
box does not
relate to your
animal, is
lacking color,
or is
incomplete in
some way.
Total Points Earned: _________/20
Grade: ________