Webcast Rubric

Needs Work
0-1

Getting There
2-3

Expert
4-5

No picture included

Picture included, no identification

of plants or animals

Picture included, identification of

plants or animals is incorrect

Picture included, correctly

identifies plants and animals

No biome location and no visual

Incorrectly located and no visual

Correct location & no visual OR

visual & incorrect location

Correctly located; has a visual

(map)

No or very little information

given.

Only includes temperature and

rainfall/snowfall of the day in that
biome.

No plants were mentioned in

the webcast.

Includes 1 plant plus 1 of the

following:
-Picture
-Name of specie
-Description of the significance to
its home.
Includes 1 animal plus 1 of the
following:
-Picture
-Name of specie
-Description of the significance to
its home.
Only 1 prop was used at some
point throughout the webcast.

Includes temperature of the day

in that biome plus whats
expected the next 3-4 days.
Includes rainfall/snowfall of the
day in that biome plus whats
expected the next 3-4 days.
Includes 1 plant plus a picture of
it, the name of the specie, and
describes their significance to
their homes.

Includes temperature of the day in

that biome plus whats expected
for next 7 days.
Includes rainfall/snowfall of the
day in that biome plus whats
expected for next 7 days.
Includes 2 plants plus a picture of
each plant, name of the species,
and describes their significance to
their homes.

Includes 1 animal plus a picture

of it, the name of the specie, and
describes their significance to
their homes.

Includes 2 animals plus a picture

of each animal, names of the
species, and describes their
significance to their homes.

Only 2 props were used at some

point throughout the webcast.

3 (or more) props were used at

some point throughout the
webcast.
The question How can you
survive in your biome? was
answered with appropriate
evidence and reasoning to
support.
All members participated, it was
well thought out and clear, the
group was prepared, and all group
members demonstrated an
understanding of the biome.

Picture
Map
Climate

Plants (2x)

Animals (2x)

No animals were mentioned in

the webcast.

No props were used at all.

Props
Survival

The question How can you

survive in your biome? was not
answered.

The question How can you

survive in your biome? was
briefly mentioned, without much
explanation.

The question How can you

survive in your biome? was
addressed, but the evidence and
reasoning were not clear.

Presentation

The group did not present or

the group was not prepared and
the assignment was incomplete.

Only some of the group

members participated, the group
came without everything
prepared, the presentation was
clearly not thought out or clear.

Most members participated, the

group seemed mostly prepared,
and the presentation was well
thought out and clear.

Master
6