Note-taking Rubric: Hands on Habitat!

Teacher name:

Student Name ___________________

CATEGORY	3	2	1	0
Identifies predator/prey relationships	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to identify at least three predator/prey relationships.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to identify at least two predator/prey relationships.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to identify at least one predator/prey relationship.	Student is unable to describe, or identify a predator/prey relationship.
Identifies key organisms in the food chain	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to identify at least three key organisms in the food chain.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to identify at least two key organisms in the food chain.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to identify at least one key organism in the food chain.	Student is unable to define, or identify key organisms in the food chain.
Identifies presence/ absence of producers, consumers, and decomposers.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to identify producers, consumers, and decomposers for the ecosystem he or she researched.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to identify producers, consumers, or decomposers for the ecosystem he or she researched.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to identify producers, or consumers, or decomposers for the ecosystem he or she researched.	Student is unable to define or identify a producer, consumer, or a decomposer.
Describes the competition for space, food and water	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to describe the competition for space for space, food and water in the ecosystem he or she researched.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to describe the competition for space for space, food or water in the ecosystem he or she researched.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to describe the competition for space for space, or food or water in the ecosystem he or she researched.	Student is unable to describe the competition for space, food and water in the ecosystem he or she researched.
Cites interactions of organisms with the non-living environment	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to cite at least three interactions of organisms with the non-living environment in the ecosystem he or she researched.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to cite at least two interactions of organisms with the non-living environment in the ecosystem he or she researched.	Student utilizes both print and nonprint resources to cite at least one interaction of organisms with the non-living environment in the ecosystem he or she researched.	Student is unable to define or describe interactions of organisms with the non-living environment.

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