Bacteria, Protist, & Fungi Rubric
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Table of Contents: (Be sure to put your name and page number on each page!!)

Points	Page	Title
	none	This Rubric
____/ 160	1	Root Beer Investigation (includes Data Table)
____ /175	2	Microbe World Questions
____ / 40	3	Part A Section 8-1 Two Kingdoms of Bacteria
____ / 45	4	Part B Section 8-2 Bacteria in Your Life
____ / 15	5	Part C - Section 8-3 Fighting Tuberculosis
____ /103	6	Part D - Section 9-1 Kingdom Protista
____ / 50	7	Part E - Section 9-2 Kingdom Fungi
_____/ 5	8	Part F - Section 9-3 Technology: Monitoring Red Tides
____ / 50	9	Bacteria, Protist, and Fungi Crossword
__/5 or 20	EC	Extra Credit Parental Review and/or Signature
_____/643	Total	up to 663 possible with parent extra credit

Peer Grading certification: I certify I have fairly evaluated this work to the best of my ability and I have discussed the grading of this packet with my peer. I understand that if my final grade is > 10% above Mr. S's final, both students will be docked the overage....

Peer Name ___________________ Peer Signature __________________

Grading Standards.

Grading Criteria - In addition to the specific criteria below, all work must be Complete, Quality, and Correct (CQC)

Six Traits criteria for Written work-all written work is done in ink or typed

Ideas	Organization
Voice	Word Choice
Sentence Fluency	Conventions - complete sentences, etc.

(Remember Fred: Facts - Reasons - Evidence - Details!)

Note: When answering questions your answer must reflect the question.

Figures criteria - Must be done on unlined paper with 1/2" borders unless otherwise directed

Labeled as "Figure _#_"	Titled properly
Large	Clear
All parts labeled (on Horizontal)	Accurate
Colored w/Colored pencils	Scale (if required)
If microscopic figure include magnification and reference circle

Data Table Criteria
Labeled as "Data table_#_"	Titled properly
Categories on horizontal	Trials/Experiments on vertical
Legend explains data , calculations etc.	Data correctly entered/calculated
Properly Boxed in

Graphs criteria - Must use graph paper unless otherwise directed

Labeled as "Graph _#_"	Titled properly
Clearly named/drawn x axis	X scale clearly marked/set up
Clearly named/drawn y axis	Y scale clearly marked/set up
Points accurately plotted	Legend (2 or more data lines/bars)
If Bar graph or Pie chart, bars/sections labeled with data values/percent
Smooth line drawn as an average of the data points

Worksheet/Crosswords Criteria

If colored, uses colored pencils	Questions answered completely
Directions followed correctly
Spaces filled out neatly, in line, and orderly with	thought and quality evident

Typed Work criteria:

Palatino, Helvetica, Times or New York fonts	Spell check thoroughly
12 point type for text	Space and a half or double space

Parents - You may sign below for 5 pts. Alternately you may choose to also review and comment on your student's work for up to 20 points. In this case comment on whether the student properly completed the Root Beer Investigation and the Microbe World Questions. Please ensure the answers are in proper sentences and completely answer the questions with facts, reasons, evidence and details. Thank you Mr. S!

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Parent signature ____________________________ Date ___________

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