ECOSYSTEM POSTER RUBRIC NAME: __________________ HR. ______ ECOSYSTEM:
CONTENT
ADVANCED
PROFICIENT
PARTIALLY
UNSATISPROFICIENT
FACTORY
4
3
2
1
NAME OF
ECOSYSTEM
DESCRIBE THE
CLIMATE
FOUND IN
ECOSYSTEM
VEGETATION
AND ANIMALS
FOUND IN THE
ECOSYSTEM
HOW PEOPLE
GET FOOD AND
WATER IN THIS
ECOSYSTEM
PICTURES OF
THE
ECOSYSTEM
NEATNESS,
ORGANIZATION,
SPELLING,
PUNCTUATION,
CAPITALIZATION
Name of the
ecosystem is shown
clearly, neatly, and
creatively on the
poster.
Description of the
climate includes:
1) type of climate,
2) amount of
precipitation;
3) temperatures
in January and July;
4) a description of
seasons, if the
climate has them.
The main types of
plants in the
ecosystem are
described along with
4 animals that
commonly live in the
ecosystem.
Name of the
ecosystem is clearly
and neatly shown on
the top of the poster.
Poster includes a
sensible explanation
of how people can
get food and water
in this ecosystem
(not by buying it
from a store or
importing it from an
outside source!)
The explanation
includes creative
thoughts.
Poster includes
color pictures which
show what this
ecosystem looks like
including plants and
land features and
some of the human
activities in the
ecosystem. Pictures
are clear and neat.
Poster is neat and
organized with no
spelling/punct.
/capitalization
errors.
Poster includes a
sensible explanation
of how people can
get food and water
in this ecosystem
(not by buying it
from a store or
importing it from an
outside source!).
Description of the
climate includes:
1) type of climate;
2) amount of
precipitation;
3) temperatures
in January and July.
The main types of
plants in the
ecosystem are
described along with
3 animals that
commonly live in the
ecosystem.
Poster includes color
pictures which show
what this ecosystem
looks like including
plants and land
features; pictures
are clear and neat.
Poster is neat and
organized with 3 or
less spelling/punct.
/capitalization
errors.
Name of the
ecosystem is
shown but it is
difficult to read or is
messy.
Description of the
climate is missing
one of the following
elements:
1) type of climate;
2) amount of
precipitation;
3) temperatures
in January and
July.
The main types of
plants in the
ecosystem are
described along
with 2 animals that
commonly live in
the ecosystem.
Poster includes an
explanation of how
people can get food
and water in this
ecosystem (not by
buying it from a
store or importing it
from an outside
source!) The
explanation may
not make sense or
is incomplete.
Poster includes
pictures which
show what this
ecosystem looks
like, but the
pictures are not
accurate given the
information
described or
pictures are messy.
Poster is
disorganized or
messy with 4-5
spelling/punct.
/capitalization
errors.
Name of the
ecosystem is
missing from the
poster.
Description of the
climate is missing
two or more of the
following elements:
1) type of climate;
2) amount of
precipitation;
3) temperatures
in January and July.
The main types of
plants in the
ecosystem are
poorly described or
1 or no plants and
animals that
commonly live in the
ecosystem are
included.
Poster does not
include an
explanation of how
people can get food
and water in this
ecosystem or
describes sources of
food and water from
stores or outside
sources.
Poster is missing
pictures which show
what the ecosystem
looks like.
Poster is
disorganized and
messy with 6 or
more spelling/punct.
/capitalization
errors.
OVERALL SCORE:
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
Comments: ___________________________________________________
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