Scoring Rubric

Publishing a Guide to Animal and Plant Care

Overview: Students apply what they have learned about life cycles as they produce a sitter's guide to animals and plants.

Assessed Items	Points	What to Look For
Research gathered from interviews of the owners of different kinds of pets	3	A neat, organized record of information that covers a wide spectrum about the care required for five or more different animals.
	2	A neat, organized record of information that covers at least two features concerning the care required for fewer than five different animals.
	1	A neat record of basic information about the care required for at least two different animals.
Research gathered from interviews about plant care	3	A neat, organized record of information that covers a wide spectrum about the care (including problems and solutions) of five or more different plants.
	2	A neat, organized record of information that covers as many as two features concerning the care (including problems and solutions) required for fewer than five different plants.
	1	A neat record of basic information about the care required for at least two different plants.
Presentation of the Animal-Sitter's Guide and Plant-Sitter's Guide at a classroom book fair	3	Significant contributions to the planning of the book fair; display of neat, attractive, and informative guides; close and constant attention to volunteered responsibilities during the book fair.
	2	A few contributions to the planning of the book fair; display of neat, attractive guides; close and constant attention to assigned responsibilities during the book fair.
	1	Limited participation in the planning of the book fair; display of neat, attractive guides; close attention to assigned responsibilities during the book fair.