Watersheds and their Users Rubric

Criteria 1 - Beginning 2 - Developing 3 - Meeting 4 - Exceeding

Definition of natural Definition of natural Definition of natural Definition of natural
resources was resources was resources was resources was
inaccurately selected accurately selected by accurately selected by accurately selected by
by the student and the student and two the student and one the student and no
more than two errors errors were identified in error was identified in errors were identified in
were identified in their their selection of their selection of their selection of
Knowledge of natural selection of natural natural resource natural resource natural resource
resources resource examples examples examples examples
Student accurately Student accurately
identified water as a identified water as a
Student misidentified Student misidentified limited resource and limited resource and
water as an unlimited water as an unlimited the explanation the explanation
resource with no resource and the provided included a provided included a
Understanding of explanation provided or explanation provided correct understanding, correct understanding
natural resource student did not answer included one or less but with no reasoning with reasoning to
limitations the question misconceptions to support the claim support the claim
Knowledge of human Student did not answer Student accurately Student accurately Student accurately
dependence on the question or listed one way that listed two ways that listed two ways that
natural resources provided one or two humans depend on humans depend on humans depend on
answers that were not water, but did not water with one or more water with one or more
ways in which humans provide an additional of the ways being of the ways
depend on water answer drinking and hygiene demonstrating an
(basic understanding) understanding of
human use beyond
drinking and hygiene
 (beyond basic
understanding)
Student accurately
Student accurately Student accurately identified human
identified human identified human activities as having an
activities as having an activities as having an impact on water and
Student identified impact on water and impact on water and the explanation
human activities as not the explanation the explanation provided included a
having an impact on provided included a provided included a correct understanding
Understanding of water or the student did correct understanding correct understanding with more than one
human impact on not provide a response with no reasoning to with one idea to idea to support the
natural resources to the question support the claim support the claim claim
Student accurately
listed two methods
used in their
Student accurately community to protect or
listed two methods conserve water with
Student did not answer used in their one or more of the
the question or community to protect or ways demonstrating an
provided one or two Student accurately conserve water with understanding of
answers that were not listed one method used one or more ways methods beyond
Understanding of methods used to in their community to being related to pollution reduction
conservation and protect or conserve protect or conserve pollution reduction (beyond basic
protection methods water water (basic understanding) understanding)
Evaluating the use of Student misidentified Student misidentified Student accurately Student accurately
science in protecting science's use to protect science's use to protect identified that science identified that science
and conserving and conserve natural and conserve natural ideas can be used to ideas can be used to
resources resources with no resources and the protect and conserve protect and conserve
explanation provided or explanation provided natural resources and natural resources and
student did not answer included one reasoning included one reasoning included no
the question misconception misconception misconceptions