Scoring Rubric

"Filming" the Ocean Depths

Overview: Students create and present plans and models of an undersea lodge.

Assessed Items	Points	What to Look For
Storyboard presentation	3	Accurate depiction of life at different depths, the physical characteristics of the ocean and ocean bottom, and the characteristics of ocean water.
	2	Accurate depiction of ocean life and ocean characteristics, but organisms and ocean features are not placed appropriately.
	1	Little attention given to detail or accuracy.
Lodge position	3	Planning reflects understanding of currents, depth and pressure, and light penetration.
	2	Position reflects planning based upon some of the above criteria.
	1	Position reflects random selection with little consideration given to above criteria.
Oral/Audio presentation	3	Good preparedness; audio in agreement with storyboards; all questions clearly answered.
	2	Fair preparedness; audio may or may not agree with storyboards; some questions are not answered clearly.
	1	Poor preparedness; audio out of sync with storyboards; questions are unanswered.