Mrs.

Keels 5th Grade Class

Valued Performance Project
Project Title: Photosynthesis- 3-D Plant Cell
Due: 10/20/2017
THIS PROJECT INFORMATION PACKET WAS GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS OF MRS.
KEELS CLASS ON 10/9/2017.
Valued Performance Project Standards
AL.SC.5.8: Defend the position that plants obtain materials needed for growth primarily from
air and water.

AL. ELA.5.13: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and
phrases in a text relevant to a Grade 5 topic or subject area.

AL.ELA.5.23: Write informative or explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.

AL.ELA.5.36: Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in
presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

AL.ELA.5.38: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and

usage when writing or speaking.

AL.ELA.5.39: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization,

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

AL.ARTS.VA.5.2: Apply variety and unity in the production of two- and three-dimensional works
of art.

Description of Valued Performance Project

After reviewing the lesson on photosynthesis, I will begin the discussion of the
instructions of this project. My fifth-grade students will create a 3-D plant cell. With this 3-D
plant cell, the students will also write to explain what the plants obtain to grow, which is air and
water, as well as what role does the plant cell have in photosynthesis. Students will have 2
weeks to complete this project. This project can be completed using many different materials. It
will be assessed by the rubric included in this document.

Directions for Valued Performance or Product

You are going to create a 3-D Plant Cell. This cell needs to be labeled with these items:

Cell Membrane
 Cell Wall
Chloroplast
Vacuole
Cytoplasm
Nucleus

You may use any materials to create your 3-D Plant cell. Some of these materials may
include but are not limited to:

Spaghetti noodles
Play-do
Styrofoam
Markers
Jell-O
Pipe cleaners
Model magic
Craft puff balls

You will need to type up an explanation for what each of the labeled items are the plant
cell are and what their job is in the plant cell. You may use bulleted points to explain the
job of the labeled items. Also, you should explain what job plant cells have in
photosynthesis. This explanation should not be longer than a complete paragraph,
which is 7-10 sentences. Be sure to check for grammar and spelling errors. Your
paragraph should answer the question I have prompted you with. You can research the
answer, but you must cite from where you found your answer even if it was from the
textbook. Use MLA format.

Be CREATIVE with your project! This should be a fun project to complete. I want to see
your creative minds shine through. DO NOT wait until the last minute to complete this
project.

If you turn this project in late, I will deduct 5 points for every day that it is late. This is an
important project. Again, DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!

Remember that I am always here to answer questions.

Assessment Rubric

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1

Content: AL.SC.5.8 Explanation Explanation Explanation Explanation No

: Defend the was valid almost was not valid was not assignmen
position that plants
obtain materials
and easy to answered, and answered, t turned in.
needed for growth ready. It was was not paragraph paragraph
primarily from air citied detailed, was less had less than
and water. correctly, paragraph than 7 five
and was not sentences. sentences,
answered complete. Unorganized unorganized,
the question. Not cited and did not not cited
correctly. answer the correctly.
prompted
question.

Content: AL. The The The The No

ELA.5.13: vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary assignmen
Determine the
meaning of general
used was used was not that was used did not t turned in.
academic and specific and specific but used fit the fit grade
domain-specific used did fit into grade level level, was
words and phrases correctly, the 5th and was not not used
in a text relevant to
a Grade 5 topic or and it was grade, grade used correctly,
subject area on the 5th level. correctly and did not
grade, grade make sense.
level.

Sentence All sentences Two Three There were No

AL.ELA.5.23: were sentences sentences no complete assignmen
Write informative complete. were were sentences. t turned in.
or explanatory complete. complete.
texts to examine
a topic and
convey ideas and
information
clearly.
Illustration: The 3-D The 3-D The 3-D The 3-D No
AL.ELA.5.36: model is model is model is not model is not assignmen
Include creative, neat, and neat, is not labeled, not t turned in.
multimedia neat, organized, labeled neat, not
components (e.g., organized, hard to properly, not organized,
graphics, sound) easy to follow, and organized. not creative,
and visual follow. some of the and not easy
displays in Labels are in labels were to follow.
presentations the right wrong.
when appropriate item.
to enhance the
development of
main ideas or
themes.

AL.ARTS.VA.5.2:
Apply variety and
unity in the
production of
two- and three-
dimensional
works of art.

Grammar Errors: Sentences Sentences Sentences Sentences No

AL.ELA.5.38: have 0-2 have 3-4 have 5-6 have 7 or assignmen
Demonstrate capitalizatio capitalizatio capitalizatio more t turned in.
command of the n or n or n or capitalizatio
conventions of punctuation punctuation punctuation n or
Standard English errors. errors. errors. punctuation
grammar and errors.
usage when
writing or
speaking.
Spelling: 0-2 errors. 3-6 errors. 7-10 errors. 11 or more No
AL.ELA.5.39: errors. assignmen
Demonstrate t turned in.
command of the
conventions of
Standard English
capitalization,
punctuation, and
spelling when
writing.
Below are some examples of previous created plant cells: