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: ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________