Kaha Osman: Teacher Rubric (Sawmill Creek Culminating task)

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Required
Elements

Includes few of the

essential parts of
the booklet and
poster

Includes some of
the essential
parts of the
booklet and
poster

Includes most of
the essential parts
of the booklet and
poster

Includes all
essential parts of
the booklet and
poster

Knowledge and
Understanding

Demonstrates
limited knowledge
and understanding
of basic needs
(including healthy
environments) and
characteristics of
living things

Demonstrates
some knowledge
and
understanding of
basic needs
(including healthy
environments)
and
characteristics of
living things

Demonstrates
considerable
knowledge and
understanding of
basic needs
(including healthy
environments) and
characteristics of
living things

Demonstrates a
thorough
knowledge and
understanding of
basic needs
(including healthy
environments) and
characteristics of
living things

Thinking and
Investigating

Uses planning
skills (using
graphic organizer
to plan research
and create booklet
and posters) and
critical/creative
thinking skills
(designing booklet
and poster) with
limited
effectiveness

Uses planning
skills (using
graphic organizer
to plan research
and create
booklet and
posters) and
critical/creative
thinking skills
(designing
booklet and
poster) with some
effectiveness

Uses planning
skills (using
graphic organizer
to plan research
and create booklet
and posters) and
critical/creative
thinking skills
(designing booklet
and poster) with
considerable
effectiveness

Uses planning
skills (using
graphic organizer
to plan research
and create booklet
and posters) and
critical/creative
thinking skills
(designing booklet
and poster) with a
high degree of
effectiveness

Communication

Expresses and
organizes ideas
about living things
in booklet format
with limited
effectiveness

Expresses and
organizes ideas
about living
things in booklet
format with some
effectiveness

Expresses and
organizes ideas
about living things
in booklet format
with considerable
effectiveness

Expresses and
organizes ideas
about living things
in booklet format
with a high degree

(Booklet)

of effectiveness

Communication
(Poster)

Communication
(Presentation)

Application

Expresses and
organizes ideas
about healthy
environments in a
poster with limited
effectiveness

Expresses and
organizes ideas
about healthy
environments in a
poster with some
effectiveness

Expresses and
organizes ideas
about healthy
environments in a
poster with
considerable
effectiveness

Expresses and
organizes ideas
about healthy
environments in a
poster with a high
degree of
effectiveness

Orally
communicates
research
information to
peers with limited
effectiveness

Orally
communicates
research
information to
peers with some
effectiveness

Orally
communicates
research
information to
peers with
considerable
effectiveness

Orally
communicates
research
information to
peers with a high
degree of
effectiveness

Applies knowledge
of basic needs
(including healthy
environments) and
characteristics of
living things to one
animal and one
plant with limited
effectiveness

Applies
knowledge of
basic needs
(including healthy
environments)
and
characteristics of
living things to
one animal and
one plant with
some
effectiveness

Applies knowledge
of basic needs
(including healthy
environments) and
characteristics of
living things to one
animal and one
plant with
considerable
effectiveness

Applies knowledge
of basic needs
(including healthy
environments) and
characteristics of
living things to one
animal and one
plant with a high
degree of
effectiveness