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    Rainforest Rubric

    What is a rainforest? 1. How would the other layers of a rainforest function if one was damaged? or 2. How do rainforests compare to other environments?

    Criteria

    Below Basic
    1 point
    Lacks understanding or may have confusion of item addressed.

    Basic
    2 points
    Demonstrates basic understanding of the item addressed. Demonstrates basic understanding of rainforests.

    Proficient
    3 points
    Demonstrates clear understanding with sufficient detail provided. Demonstrates understanding of what a rainforest is. Demonstrates understanding of rainforest types using some details regarding key differences between they types.

    Advanced
    4 points
    Demonstrates high level of understanding with clear and concise details and examples. Demonstrates thorough understanding of rainforests. Demonstrates thorough understand of rainforest types using details regarding seasons, climate, life forms.

    Rainforests
    Student explains what a rainforest is.

    Lacks understanding of rainforests.

    Types
    Student identifies the types of rainforests and how they are different and the same.

    Lacks understanding of types of rainforests or appears to be confused about types.

    Demonstrates basic understanding of some rainforest types but lacks detail about each.

    Layers
    Student identifies the layers of the rainforests and describes how plant and animal life is different and the same in each layer.

    Lacks understanding of types of rainforest layers or appears to be confused about layers.

    Demonstrates basic understanding o some rainforest layers but lacks detail about each.

    Demonstrates understanding of rainforest layers using some details regarding key difference between the layers and plant/animal life in each.

    Demonstrates thorough understanding of rainforest layers using multiple details regarding differences and similarities between each and the plant/animal life found in each.

    Climate
    Student describes the climate of a tropical rainforest and how it is like and different from ours.

    Lacks understanding of rainforest climate or appears to be confused about layers.

    Demonstrates basic understanding of rainforest climate but lacks detail.

    Demonstrates understanding of rainforest climate using some details regarding key differences between the rainforest climate and our own.

    Demonstrates thorough understanding of rainforest climate using multiple details regarding the climate and similarities/differences compared to our climate. Clear understanding of products humans rely on from the rainforest and global impact of rainforests. Clear understanding of major threats to the rainforest and why they need to be preserved.

    Rainforests and Us
    Describes how humans benefit from the rainforest.

    Lacks understanding of products humans rely on from the rainforest and global impact of rainforests. Lacks understanding of major threats to the rainforest and why they need to be preserved

    Some understanding of products humans rely on from the rainforest and global impact of rainforests. Some understanding of major threats to the rainforest and why they need to be preserved.

    Demonstrates understanding of products humans rely on from the rainforest and global impact of rainforests. Demonstrates understanding of major threats to the rainforest and why they need to be preserved.

    Preservation
    Identifies major threats to the rainforest and why it is important to preserve the rainforest.

    Compares
    Student compares rainforests with other environments.

    Lacks understanding to compare rainforests and other environments.

    Demonstrates basic understanding of comparing rainforests and other environments.

    Demonstrates understanding of rainforests compared to other environments.

    Demonstrates thorough understanding of comparing rainforests with other environment using details from maps including country/continent, name, where appropriate.

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