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CATEGORY

Exceeds

Mastery

Work in Progress

Insufficient Data

What Kind of Environment is Ecosystem?

 

Presenters clearly and completely describe the ecosystem, including details about: * Precipitation * Climate/Seasons * Elevation * Temperatures * Other

Presenters provided some of the information about their ecosystem that is listed in the mastery column.

Presenters provided little to no information about their ecosystem that is listed in the mastery column.

Where Ecosystem is located?

 

Presenters clearly and completely show where their ecosystem is located.

There is some information about the location of their ecosystem but it seems incomplete.

There is little to no information about the location of this ecosystem.

Food Web

 

Presenters clearly and completely communicate the feeding relationships between 10-15 organisms. This includes at least 3 producers.

Presenters communicate the feeding relationships of less than 10 organisms OR do not include at least 3 producers.

Presenters communicate feeding relationships inaccurately, have less than 10 organisms AND did not include 3 producers.

Organisms in Food Web

Presenters share detailed information about 4 or more important organisms.

Presenters share detailed information about 2-3 important organisms.

Presenters share information about 2-3 organisms but not in a detailed manner.

Presenters did not share information for at least 2 organisms AND that information is not accurate.

Abiotic Factors

Presenters thoroughly explain the importance of 4 or more defining abiotic factors.

Presenters thoroughly explain the importance of 2-3 defining abiotic factors.

Presenters explain the importance of 2-3 abiotic factors but not thoroughly.

Presenters did not share information for at least 2 abiotic factors AND/OR that information is not accurate.

Human Impact

Presenters thoroughly describe the effect of humans on the populations or the ecosystem AND discuss possible actions that can be taken to reduce the impact.

Presenters describe the effect of humans on the populations of the ecosystem.

Presenters describe the effect of humans on the populations of ecosystems with minor errors.

Presenters do not describe the effect of humans on the ecosystem or the information is inaccurate.

Individual Report: Key population's role in ecosystem

 

Report describes the role of one key population in the ecosystem including: * where population lives. * what population eats. * what eats population. * any other important behaviors and interactions.

Report describes key role of one population but is missing 1 of the criteria in the mastery column

Report does not describe the key role of one population OR is missing 2 or more of the criteria in the mastery column

Individual Report: Population's abiotic needs and interactions

 

Report discusses population's abiotic needs and interactions.

Report partially or incompletely discusses population's abiotic needs and interactions.

Report does not discuss the population's abiotic needs and interactions OR information is inaccurate.

Individual Report: Human impact on the population

 

Report thoroughly describes the human impact on a particular population.

Report partially or incompletely discusses population's abiotic needs and interactions.

Report does not discuss the human impact on a population OR information is inaccurate.