Rubric for Classifying Animals

Objectives
Define the
different
classification
s of animals.

3 points

2 points

1 point

The student
The student
The student
defined all of
defined most
defined some
their
of their
of their
classifications classifications classifications
correctly.
correctly.
correctly.
Classify
The student
The student
The student
animals into classified all of classified most
classified
groups.
their animals
of their
some of their
correctly.
animals
animals
correctly.
correctly.
Distinguish
The student
The student
The student
between
correctly
correctly
correctly
vertebrate
distinguished
distinguished
distinguished
and
between
between
between
invertebrate. vertebrate and vertebrate and vertebrate and
invertebrate.
invertebrate
invertebrate
for the most
somewhat.
part.

0 points
The student
did not define
their
classifications
correctly.
The student
did not
classify their
animals
correctly.
The student
did not
distinguish
between
vertebrate
and
invertebrate
correctly.
Total: _______/9