Scoring Rubric for Part 4 Ecosystem PowerPoint Project

POINTS / Neatness / Creativity / Content / Pictures / SCORE
8 / Is orderly, neat and easy to read from the back of the room. No grammar or spelling mistakes. Editor’s signature on note. / Extra graphic touches have been added to make it interesting, BUT not at the expense of the content!Layout changes to keep interest. Good balance of words & pictures. / Detailed and thorough coverage of the ecosystem and its issues. All aspects covered to a great extent. Includes scientific name of ALL species, correctly underlined (Genus species). Correct bibliography with 5 or more sources at end of slide show. / Above and beyond the minimum number of pictures. Well chosen and illustrative of point, WITH copyright. Includes a trophic pyramid.
6 / Neat and legible.Few grammar or spelling mistakes. / Some attention has been paid to capturing the audience’s eye. Information matches pictures. / Thorough coverage of biotic, abiotic and human impact issues. At least 2 scientific names, correctly written. Correct bibliography with more than 3 sources shown at end of slide show. / Better than minimum number of pictures. Includes a trophic pyramid.
4 / Mostly tidy and legible.No more than 3 grammar and/or spelling mistakes. / Care taken to make it visually interesting (using color, font, graphics). Not too many words (not just cut & pasted). / Meets minimum of 5 biotic (grouped by producers, consumers & decomposers), 2 abiotic and 1 human impact issue. Bibliography shown at end of slide show including authors and dates. / Meets minimum one picture of EACH :
* (5) biotic (producers, consumers & decomposers),
*2 abiotic and
*1 human impact issue.
0 -3 / Some slides present, but order is difficult to follow or hard to see. Several spelling or grammar errors. / Little to no care taken to make it look good. / Less than minimum or no coverage of main content. (Less than 5 biotic, 2 abiotic OR 1 human impact issue). Bibliography not shown, less than 3 sources or lacking author/dates. / Less than minimum or no pictures to illustrate content. / .

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