Student Assessment

Assessing Your Work

For ongoing assessment follow the guidance your teacher gave you at the beginning of the project.

For final assessment the following rubric assesses what you learned about the prairie and how well you conducted the quadrat study. Other project rubrics assess other research skills.

Prairie Rubric

Student Researcher: _____________________

Partners: _____________________ _____________________ _____________________

	Exceeds Expectations	Meets Expectations	Does Not Meet Expectations	Score
Points Earned	3	2	1 or 0
Describe the prairie habitat.	Detailed description of abiotic and biotic attributes	General description of abiotic and biotic attributes	Skimpy description of abiotic and/or biotic attributes
List similarities and differences between native and restored prairies.	Detailed description of similarities and differences	General description of similarities and differences	Skimpy description of similarities and differences
Identify land management activities associated with prairie restoration projects.	Many accurate strategies	Several mostly accurate strategies	Few strategies; some inaccuracies evident
Analyze the impact of specific human activities upon the prairie habitat.	Many accurate impacts	Several mostly accurate impacts	Few impacts; some inaccuracies evident
Identify prairie forbs and grasses.	15-20 prairie grasses and forbs	10-15 prairie grasses and forbs	Less than 10 prairie grasses and forbs
Explain important scientific, social, and aesthetic values of the prairie habitat.	Two attributes for each category	One attribute for each category	No attributes for one or more categories
			TOTAL SCORE

OVERALL POINT TOTAL: _____________

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