Evaluation

The students will receive two grades after completing the assignments in this WebQuest. One grade will be given for their completed paragraph and one grade will be given for their illustration and presentation. They will be graded individually, not as a group, based on the following rubrics.

Paragraph	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Grammar	4 or more grammatical errors	3 grammatical errors	1-2 grammatical errors	No grammatical errors
Spelling	4 or more spelling errors	3 spelling errors	1-2 spelling errors	No spelling errors
Content & Accuracy	Information provided does not answer questions; information is not scientifically accurate	Questions are addressed, but lack detail and elaboration; information is partially accurate	Questions are addressed with some detail and elaboration; information is scientifically accurate	Questions are addressed in detail and elaborated; information is scientifically accurate
Organization	Related ideas are not grouped; information is not logically sequenced	Minimal grouping of related ideas; poor sequencing	Most related ideas are grouped; most are logically sequenced	Related ideas are grouped; information is logically sequenced

Illustration & Presentation	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Creativity & Neatness	Illustration is poorly drawn with lack of creative effort and neatness	Illustration shows little evidence of creative effort and neatness	Illustration has evidence of creative effort and neatness	Illustration shows evidence of excellent creative effort and neatness
Accuracy & Details	Inaccurate information; lack of detail	Information is 50-75% accurate; minimal amount of details	Information is more than 75% accurate; moderate amount of details	Information is scientifically accurate; significant amount of details
Oral presentation	Poor eye contact, enunciation, projection; poor communication of facts learned	Minimal eye contact, inconsistent enunciation and projection; unorganized presentation of facts learned	Made eye contact, spoke clearly and projected well for majority of presentation; organized presentation of facts	Made eye contact, spoke clearly and projected well for entire presentation; facts were organized and presented with enthusiasm
Teamwork	Did not participate in group discussions	Participated with weak contributions	Participated with strong contributions	Assumed leadership role within group; strong contributions