Scoring Rubric

Designing a Water Supply System

Overview: Students select a water source for Waterville; they design and construct a model to show how water is cleaned and transported; and they create a "Conserve and Care" calendar.

Assessed Items	Points	What to Look For
Choosing a water source for Waterville	3	Students choose a water source and back up their decision with three reasons.
	2	Students choose a water source and back up their decision with two reasons.
	1	Students choose a water source and don't have any reasons to back up their choice.
Design and build a model of a water supply system	3	Clearly explains the water supply system for Waterville; participates in building the model.
	2	Explains some parts of the water supply system; participates adequately in building the model.
	1	Explains few parts of the water supply system; makes few contributions to building the model.
"Conserve and Care" calendars	3	Significant contribution to the planning of the group's calendar; spends considerable time in making the calendar accurate and colorful.
	2	A few contributions to the planning of the calendar; adequately completes his or her portion of the calendar.
	1	Few contributions to the planning of the calendar; incomplete and/or inaccurate messages in his or her portion of the calendar.
Presentation of the Waterville model	3	Excellent preparation for the oral explanation of the water supply system of Waterville.
	2	Adequate preparation for the oral explanation of the water supply system of Waterville.
	1	Unprepared explanation of how the water supply system of Waterville works.