Rubric

Physical
features of
biome
Five
animals in
biome
Seven
characteris
tics of the
biome
Written
portion of
biome ( fill
out
formatted
sheet)
Five
sentences
for each
animal
Three
sentences
about the
biome
Citations
Websites
and books
listed
Format
Neatness,
use of
color,
detail

Advanced
3

Satisfactor
y
2
Five
animals in
biome
Seven
characteris
tics in
biome

Unsatisfact
ory
1
Under five
animals in

Above six
sentences

Five
sentences

Under five
sentences

Above four
sentences

Three
sentences

Under
three
sentences

Has all
websites
and books
titles used

Missing
websites
and book
titles

Went
above and
beyond

Didnt put
hundred
percent
effort

Above five
animals in
the biome
Above
seven
characteris
tics of
biome

Under
seven
characteris
tics in
biome

Maximum points for each category

-Physical features- 6 pts -Written portion-6 pts -Citations- 2 pts-Format-2pts

Conclusion

Grade
receiv
ed

This concludes are unit on Animals. The students will do a gallery walk of all the biomes. The
week is structured so the teacher checks in with students each day to make sure the
students understand the material they are learning and applying. If students want to see a
more realistic environment of animals, as a teacher I recommend a trip to the Philadelphia
zoo.