Mother Earth – Sharing the Planet (conceptual understanding rubric)

CENTRAL IDEA:
People establish practices to sustain and maintain the earth's resources

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Emerging Developing Proficient Highly proficient

Evident misunderstanding of the Partial understanding of the ways Substantial understanding of the Thorough and complete
ways people are dependent on the people are dependent on the ways people are dependent on the understanding of the ways people
earths resources for survival earths resources for survival earths resources for survival are dependent on the earths
(form / connection) (form / connection) (form / connection) resources for survival
(form / connection)
Rarely understands and that Sometimes understands that Frequently understands that Consistently understands that
preservation of the earths preservation of the earths preservation of the earths preservation of the earths
resources is directly related to our resources is directly related to our resources is directly related to our resources is directly related to our
actions. Rarely if ever transfers actions. Occasionally transfers and actions. Makes considerable effort actions. More often than not,
and applies this understanding to applies this understanding to own to transfer and apply this transfers and applies this
own actions (responsibility) . actions (responsibility) understanding to own actions understanding to own actions
(responsibility) . (responsibility)
Rarely understands that Partially understands that Substantially understands that Thorough and complete
sustainability is possible by sustainability is possible by sustainability is possible by understanding that sustainability is
adopting small individual actions adopting small individual actions adopting small individual actions possible by adopting small
that make a collective difference . that make a collective difference . that make a collective difference . individual actions that make a
(connection / responsibility). (connection / responsibility). (connection / responsibility). collective difference .
(connection / responsibility).

Learning Engagements / Teacher Notes: