Fermilab LInC Online

Community and Ecosystems

Rubric

Key Point #1
Know living things and the environment are interdependent and interact

Activitiy

Possible Points

Points Achieved

Key Point #2
Know living things and the environment are interdependent and interact

Make a list of 10 animals and plants in a simple food chain.	1 point
Indentify the carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores in the above list.	2 points
Construct a mobile showing a simple food chain.	3 points
Write a poem about a simple food chain.	2 points

Key Point #3
Know the essential role of plants to all living things

Indentify and list 3 plants that play an essential role.	1 point
Explain the role of plants as a producer.	2 points
Demonstrate how a change in a population could affect a food web.	3 points
Organize a polling booth promoting good fruit snacks that are nutritious and biodegradable.	3 points

Key Point #4
Know the relationships between food webs and food chains

Define food web and define food chain.	1 points
Create a food web containing at least 10 parts. Highlight one food chain within this web.	2 points
Design a food chain using pictures to show producers, consumers, and decomposers.	3 points
Create an energy pyramid showing 3 levels of consumers.	3 points

Key Point #5
Know the relationshop between producers, consumers, and decomposers

Make a chart of your habitat and list 3 producers/consumers.	1 point
Explain the "jobs" of the producer, consumer, and decomposer.	2 points
Role play a predator/prey relationship.	3 points

Key Point #6
Know living and non-things make up a habitat

List 3 nonliving things in your ecosystem.	1 point
Define ecosystem by creating a song.	2 points
Create a collage of the living and nonliving things found in your biome.	3 points
Create a video or audio tape showing how humans have had an impact on the living and nonliving things in your habitat.	3 points

Key Point #7
Know air, water, and ground pollution effect living things

Choose one cycle to explain.	1 point
Show how pollution can affect each part of a simple food chain.	2 points
Make a commercial selling the ideas of REDUCE*REUSE*RECYCLE	3 points
Write a persuasive speech about cleaning up our habitats.	3 points
Plan a visit to your local landfill and find out how it works. Bring pictures, literature, and any other information you can gather.	7 points

Key Point #8
Know that ecology is essential

Create an acrostic poem ECOLOGY.	1 point
Locate and list 3 different job occupations that help preserve the environment.	2 points
Develop a campaign to help promote ecology at school.	3 points
Arrange for a speaker to come in and talk to the class about ecology.	5 points

Key Point #9
Create Diorama

Demonstrate the Portrayal/Prey interaction	3 points
Give examples of producer, consumer, and decomposer	3 points
Write a short report explaining Diorama.	3 points

Key Point #10
Effective use of Internet resources

Show knowlege of Internet resources.(URLs, download text, graphics, etc.)	5 points
Complete Rouge River activities	3 points
Complete Earth Dog activites	3 points
Participate in telecommunication activites	3 points

Key Point #11
Know how to use HyperStudio

Able to create a project using HyperStudio	3 points
Able to show food chain and animal research using HyperStudio	5 points
Able to demonstrate and explain how your project was created	5 points

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