Summative BD

Marine Animals Under Stress

1. Read about your assigned animal in this list

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/g183/endangered-sea-creatures-pictures-
03112/
2. Create a feature article in MS Word with 5-6 paragraphs and relevant pictures about the animal
under distress. The template is:

TITLE
by (Student Name)

Paragraph 1-Description of Animal (physical features, habitat)

Paragraph 2- Describe its adaptations in its habitat

Paragraph 3-Causes of stress

Paragraph 4-Solutions

Paragraph 5-Conclusion

MLA Citations (examples are here: https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/mla-

citation/#:~:text=Chapter%20Author's%20Last%20Name%2C%20First,Woolf%2C%20Virginia.)
Rubric – GRASP TASK
Criteria B
Achievement Level descriptor  Task specific
level 
0  The student does not reach a
standard identified by any of the descriptors below.
descriptors below. 
1 – 2  The student should be able to:
I. State a problem or
question to be tested by a
scientific investigation.
3 – 4  The student should be able to:
I. Outline a problem or
question to be tested by a
scientific investigation.
5 – 6  The student should be able to:
I. Describe a problem or
question to be tested by a
scientific investigation
 
You did not reach a standard described by any of the
 
The student should be able to:
I. State a problem or question to be tested by a
scientific investigation that includes:
a. Mention at least one human activity that
leads to change in an aquatic
environment.
b. State how aquatic organisms have to
adapt to changes in their environment
because of the mentioned human activity.
c. Provide an example of organisms
adaptation to such change in the
environment.
The student should be able to:
I. Outline a problem or question to be tested by a
scientific investigation.
a. Mention at least two human activity that
leads to change in an aquatic
environment.
b. Outline a discussion on how aquatic
organisms have to adapt to changes in
their environment because of mentioned
human activity.
c. Outline an example of organisms
adaptation to such change in the
environment.
The student should be able to:
I. Describe a problem or question to be tested by a
scientific investigation
a. Describe at least three human activity that
leads to change in an aquatic
environment.
b. Discussion on how aquatic organisms
have to adapt to changes in their
environment because of the mentioned
 human activity.
c. Provide multiple example of organisms
adaptation to such change in the
environment.

7 – 8  The student should be able to:
I. Explain a problem or
question to be tested by a
scientific investigation.
. leads to change in an aquatic
The student should be able to:
I. Explain a problem or question to be tested by a
scientific investigation.
a. Explain at least three human activity that
environment.
b. Explain on how aquatic organisms have
to adapt to changes in their environment
because of the mentioned human activity.
c. Provide multiple examples of organisms
adaptating to such change in the
environment.

Criteria D
Achievement Level descriptor  Task specific 
level 
0  The student does not reach a You did not reach a standard described by any of the
standard identified by any of the descriptors below. 
descriptors below. 
1 – 2  The student is able to:  The student is able to: 
I. Outline the ways in which I. Outline the different types adaptation within an
science is used to address a aquatic population under normal circumstance.
specific problem or issue. II. Outline the various implications of human impact
II. Outline the various on the environment and possible adaptations in
implications of using science aquatic animals.
and its application to solve a III. Apply scientific language (Natural Selection,
specific problem or issue.  mutation, variations, sexual reproduction,
III. Apply scientific language to terminology related to human impact) to
communicate understanding communicate understanding but does so with
but does so with limited limited success 
success  IV. Document resources in the wrong format 
IV. document sources, with
limited success.
3 – 4  The student is able to:  The student is able to: 
I. Summarize the ways in I. Summarize the different types adaptation within an
which science is applied and aquatic population under normal circumstance and
used to address a specific provide examples.
 problem or issue. V.
II. describe the various
implications of using
science and its application
to solve a specific problem VI.
or issue  Selection, mutation, variations, sexual reproduction,
III. Sometimes apply scientific
language to communicate
understanding  II.
IV. sometimes document
sources correctly.
describe the various implications of human
impact on the environment and possible adaptations
in aquatic animals, provide examples. Scientific
reasoning is not correct.
Sometimes apply scientific language (Natural
terminology related to human impact
etc.) to communicate understanding.
Document resources in a bibliography but do
not cite them at all / correctly in text.

5 – 6  The student is able to:  The student is able to: 

I. Describe the ways in which I. Describe different types adaptation within an
science is applied and used to aquatic population under normal circumstance and
address a specific problem or provide examples, and discuss why the adaptations
issue. helps the animals to survive in its environment.  
II. discuss the implications II. discuss various implications of human impact
of using science and its on the environment and possible adaptations in
application to solve a aquatic animals using scientifically correct
specific problem or issue, arguments and provide examples.
interacting with a factor III. Usually apply scientific language (Natural
III. Usually apply scientific Selection, mutation, variations, sexual reproduction,
language to communicate terminology related to human impact etc) to
understanding clearly and communicate understanding clearly and precisely. 
precisely  IV. usually document sources correctly
IV. usually document sources according to MLA and use in text citing.
correctly.
7 – 8  The student is able to:  The student is able to: 
I. Explain the ways in which I. Explain the different types adaptation within an
science is applied and used to aquatic population under normal circumstance and
address a specific problem. provide examples, and discuss why the adaptations
II. discuss and evaluate the helps the animals to survive in its environment.  
various implications of II. discuss and evaluate various implications of
using science and its human impact on the environment and possible
application to solve a adaptations in aquatic animals using scientifically
specific problem or issue  correct arguments and provide examples.
III. Consistently apply scientific III. Consistently apply scientific language (Natural
language to communicate Selection, mutation, variations, sexual reproduction,
understanding clearly and terminology related to human impact etc) to
precisely communicate understanding clearly and precisely. 
IV. document sources IV. document sources completely using MLA
completely. and use in text citing correctly.