Student: ______________________________ Total Score: ____________

Science Adopt - A - Tree Rubric Mrs. Lees 6th Grade

Collected There was 5-6 There was 3-4 There was1-2 There were no
artifacts artifacts or pictures artifacts or pictures artifacts or pictures artifacts collected
collected and they collected and they collected and they OR what was
are attractively are attractively are attractively collected was not
presented. presented. presented. attractively
presented.

Poster All collected material All collected material All collected material The poster was not
are neatly and are presented on are neatly and neatly or attractively
attractively poster and enhances attractively organized.
presented on poster understanding of presented on poster.
and enhances information
understanding of presented but a bit
information messy.
presented.

Report All required elements All required elements At least one required Several required
are included are included elements (pictures or elements were
(pictures or other (pictures or other other specimens, missing.
specimens, common specimens, common common name,
name, scientific name, scientific scientific name,
name, written report) name, written written report) is
and neatly report). missing or is highly
presented. inaccurate.

Content- At least 5 accurate 4 accurate facts are 3 accurate facts are Less than 3 accurate
Accuracy facts are displayed displayed on the displayed on the facts are displayed
on the poster. poster. poster. on the poster.

Mechanics Capitalization and There is 1 error in There are 2 errors in There are 3 or more
punctuation are capitalization or capitalization or errors in
correct throughout punctuation. punctuation. capitalization or
the poster and punctuation.
report.

Grammer There are 0-1 There are 2 There are 3-5 There are more than
grammatical grammatical mistake grammatical 5 grammatical
mistakes on the on the poster or mistakes on the mistakes on the
poster or report. report. poster or report. poster or report.

Presentation Student was well Student was Student was visibly Student was
prepared for prepared for unprepared for oral unprepared or
presentation and did presentation but read presentation and unwilling to give oral
not just read from from report or note read straight from presentation.
notes but made eye cards. report.
contact.

Turned in on Project was turned in Project was turned in Project was turned 2 Project was turned in
Time early or on time and 1 day late. days late. 3 or more days late.
prepared to present.

Oral presentation Student was able to Student was able to Student was able to Student was unable
speak for 2-3 speak for 1-2 speak for 0-1 minute to maintain interest
minutes on topic and minutes on topic and on topic and in project material.
maintain interest in maintain interest in maintain interest in
project material. project material. project material.

Listening Skills Student listens Students usually Students was Students was
attentively and listens attentively corrected more than disruptive to
appropriately to all and appropriately to once about listening classmate
classmate all classmate attentively and presentations.
presentations. presentations. appropriately to all
classmate
presentations.