Criteria 5 points 3 points 1 point

Data collection

Student has enough data to show
rainfall for the climate (the years
for the data should span at least
20 years).
Student has some data, but data
collected does not span enough
time (less than 20 years) to show
rainfall for the climate
Student has very little data or data
for something unrelated to rainfall.


Location selection
Student has chosen a location that
fits into one of two categories
(local or regional). Any additional
locations should complement the
original location (e.g. comparing
two different regions).
Student has chosen a location that
does not fit the assignment well. If
secondary location is selected, it
has no relation to the first one or
the comparison to the first location
makes no sense.
Student has not selected a
location.


Excel document
Excel document looks
professional and is free of errors.
Headings are properly labeled and
the data is easy to read.
Excel document is formatted
correctly with some mistakes.
Some headings may be incorrect
or some data may be inputted
incorrectly.
Student has not created a
spreadsheet in Excel and has put
together the assignment in a
different format. Student may have
attempted to create work in Excel,
but information is not formatted
and organized.



Description
Description paragraph is well
written and cites the data collected
in the spreadsheet. Logical
conclusions are drawn from the
data collected and explained.
Writing is correctly formatted with
appropriate grammar and spelling.
Description paragraph cites some
data but does not draw logical
conclusions from it. Evidence is
unsupported by data collected.
Writing has some grammatical and
spelling errors.
Student has not written a coherent
paragraph describing the data
collected. Student does not draw
conclusions from the data and/or
does not cite the data in writing.
Writing may also have many
errors.