Grading Criteria for the World’s Biomes ProjectName:

Biome:

Criteria / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
#1
Name & Description
X1 / Has a title slide with name of biome. Provides a short description that gives an overview of the details to be presented about the biome / Has a title slide with name of biome. Provides a description of the biome that either is too detailed or too brief or the description doesn’t fit the biome. / Has a title slide with name of biome. Is missing a description or the description is incomplete or blended in with other facts or is elsewhere in the presentation. / Doesn’t have a separate title slide. Missing a short description of any kind besides the presentation.
#2
Location
X1 / Provides a map that accurately and clearly depicts where the biome is. Provides a description of location in words along with the map. / Provides a map, but it is either not clear or doesn’t point out where the biome is. Provides a good written description of location. / Provides a map, but it is not clear or doesn’t point out where the biome is OR the written description is unclear or poorly written. / Missing either the map or the written description.
#3
Abiotic Factors
X2 / Describes the 4 abiotic factors and how they relate to and determine what lives and grows in the biome. It includes details and describes how they are important in determining what lives there / Describes at least 4 abiotic factors. Description lacks either details or doesn’t describe how these factors are important in determining what lives and grows there. / Describes at least 3 abiotic factors and how they relate to and determine what lives and grows in the biome. It includes details and describes how they are important in determining what lives there / Describes less than 3 OR describes 3, but the description lacks either details or doesn’t describe how these factors are important in determining what lives and grows there
#4
Biotic Factors & Food Web
X2 / Researched 3 or more plants and 6 or more animals. Provides common name, description & picture and at least one other detail. / Researched at least 3 plants and at least 6 animals. Provides common name, description & picture and at least one other detail or the detail is incorrect. / Researched at least 3 plants and at least 5 animals, but is missing one or more of the details required / Researched less than 3 plants or 5 animals or is incomplete
#5
PowerPoint
X1 / Meets criteria #1, #2, #3, & #4. Organized in a easy to read manner. Uses clear pictures, graphs & diagrams. Fonts and colors made information readable, used slide transitions and animations well. / Meets criteria #1, #2, #3, & #4. But is missing or lacks at least one of the following: Organized in a easy to read manner. Uses clear pictures, graphs & diagrams. Fonts and colors made information readable, used slide transitions and animations well. / Meets at least 3 of criterion #1, #2, #3, or #4. Organized in a easy to read manner. Uses clear pictures, graphs & diagrams. Fonts and colors made information readable, used slide transitions and animations well. / Meets at least 3 of the criterion #1, #2, #3, or #4. But is missing or lacks at least one of the following: Organized in a easy to read manner. Uses clear pictures, graphs & diagrams. Fonts and colors made information readable, used slide transitions and animations well.
#6
Presentation
X1 / Each member has a part in the presentation. Includes criteria #1, 2, 3 & 4. / Each member has a part in the presentation. Includes at least 3 of criterion #1, 2, 3 or 4. / Only 2 or 3 members have a part in the presentation. Includes at least 3 of criterion #1, 2, 3 or 4. / Less than 2 members have a part in the presentation. Includes at least 2 of criterion #1, 2, 3 or 4.
#7
Individual Participation
X1 / Has equal presentation time.
Participates with group at all times. Provides notes, along with all of your sources on one of your slides. Teacher never has to ask to keep working. / Meets all requirements of a 4, except has less presentation time than the group or provides less notes with or without sources. / Is missing more than one part of a 4. / Has less presentation time, teacher has to ask student to keep working, fails to hand in notes and the group complains of you not participating.
Additional Comments
Grade: out of a possible 36