Group Expectations : Water Crisis Project Rubric

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CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Quality of Researchers Researchers Researchers, Researchers,

Sources independently independently with some adult with extensive
locate at least 3 locate at least 2 help, locate at adult help,
reliable, interesting reliable least 2 reliable locate at least 2
information information information reliable
sources for EACH sources for EACH sources for information
of their ideas or of their ideas or EACH of their sources for
questions, and questions, and ideas or EACH of their
have cited their have cited their questions, and ideas or
sources properly sources with 1-3 have cited their questions, and
mistakes sources with 3- have not cited
5 mistakes their sources or
citations have 5
or more
mistakes

Plan for Students have Students have Students have Students have
Organizing developed a clear developed a clear developed a no clear plan for
Information plan for organizing plan for organizing clear plan for organizing the
the information as the information in organizing the information
it is gathered and the final research information as AND/OR
in the final product. All it is gathered. students in the
research product. students can All students can group cannot
All students can independently independently explain their
independently explain this plan. explain most of organizational
explain the this plan. plan.
planned
organization of the
research findings.
Ideas/Research Researchers have Researchers have Researchers Researchers
Questions included 8-10 included 8-10 have included have included 7
slides and the slides and the 8-10 slides and or less slides
specific elements specific elements some of the and or has very
in those slides in those slides specific little
(Intro, health, daily (Intro, health, daily elements in information to
living, living, those slides support the
environmental, environmental, (Intro, health, specific
solution to solution to daily living, elements (Intro,
problem, problem environmental, health, daily
conclusion, and conclusion, and solution to living,
references). Each references). But is problem, environmental,
slide has an in- lacking some key conclusion, and solution to
depth explanation details to specific references). Is problem,
related to their slides related to also lacking conclusion, and
country in crisis their country in many key references) for
crisis details to their country in
specific slides crisis
related to their
country in crisis

Design Biteslide displays Biteslide displays Biteslide Biteslide

Elements a creative element a creative element displays a displays very
with all graphics, with many creative element little creative
different fonts and graphics, different but is missing elements with
color schemes. fonts and color some of the few to no
schemes. following graphics,
graphics, fonts different fonts
or color or color
schemes schemes.

Solution to Researchers have Researchers have Researchers Researchers did

Water Crisis properly identified identified a have identified not identify a
a solution to the solution to the a cause to the solution to the
water crisis and water crisis but water crisis but water crisis and
have clearly listed need a more in- seem to need or did not
it on their depth passage some help answer the
Biteslide. about their identifying a question
solution. proper solution properly.
Grammar and 1-3 grammatical or 4-6 grammatical or 7-9 grammatical 10 or more
Spelling spelling errors spelling errors or spelling grammatical or
errors spelling errors

Presentation Well-rehearsed Rehearsed with Delivery not Delivery not

with smooth fairly smooth smooth, but smooth and
delivery that holds delivery that holds able to maintain audience
audience attention. audience attention interest of the attention often
most of the time. audience most lost.
of the time.