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Final Project Rubric for Website
Student___________ Period____________ Date Turned in__________ Date Returned__________
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Expectation
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Identify
evidence
which
supports
evolutionary
theory.
Does not identify
evidence which
supports
evolutionary
theory.
Identifies 1-5
pieces of
supporting
evidence.
Identifies
natural
selection as
the main
mechanism
responsible
by which
evolution
occurs.
Does not identify
natural selection as
the main
mechanism or
explain how it
applies to
evolutionary
theory
Identifies
natural
selection, but
does not
explain it's
relevance.
Identifies 5-7 pieces of
evidence which support the
scientific theory of evolution.
(acceptable pieces: fossil
record, comparative anatomy,
comparative embryology, bio
geography, molecular
biology, and observed
evolutionary change.)
Identify natural selection as
the main mechanism through
which evolution has occurred
on earth. Explains how
natural selection takes place
in nature and how this
process has led to the
Or, explains the diversity of life we see on
mechanism's
plant Earth today.
relevance
without
identifying it.
Describe the Does not identify
conditions
any of the
required for conditions.
natural
selection to
occur.
Identifies 1 or 2 Identifies all of the following
of the
requirements: overproduction
conditions.
of offspring, inherited
variation, and differential
reproductive success.
Describes
Doesn't describe
basic trends any trends.
in hominid
evolution:
Identifies 1-2
trends.
Identifies at least 3 of the
following trends:brain size,
jaw size, language, and
manufactured tools.)
Identifies 2 Does not identify
mechanisms either mechanism
other natural or explain either.
section
which affect
evolution.
Either
insufficient
mechanisms
identified or
explained.
Identifies gene flow and
natural selection and how
they work in terms of
evolution.
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Identify at
least 4
scientists
and their
contribution
s to the
theory of
evolution.
Does not identify
scientists or their
contributions to
understanding of
evolution.
Identifies 1-2
scientists and 11-2
contributions.
Identifies 2-5 scientists and 25 of their contributions.
(acceptable
scientists/contributions:
Linnaeus/taxonomy,
Hutton/gradualism,
Lamark/acquired traits,
Mendel/dominance,
Darwin/natural selection.)
Describe
how genetic
variation is
increased in
a valuation.
Does not identify Identifies
Identifies mutation and
either mechanism mutation or
genetic recombination as
by which variation recombination. increasing genetic variation.
is increased.
Describe
Doesn't include a
what a
definition or
theory is in explain
relation to
scientific
understandin
g.
Describes a
theory or its
relation to
scientific
understanding.
Describes a theory as the
most powerful explanation
for a phenomena and explains
how it it is a collaboratively
derived representation many
scientists contribute to.
Includes a
phylogeny
and method
for
construction.
Does not
include a
proper method
for
construction.
Includes a phylogeny and
evidence that it was
constructed properly.
Explain how Does not identify
organisms
either.
are classified
and how
these
classificatio
ns are
changed.
Explains either
characteristics
or mechanisms
of changing
these
classifications.
Explains characteristics of
domains and kingdoms and at
least one way that these
classifications can be
changed.
Website
organizes
information
well.
organized well,
but page
structure is
logically
organized.
Website presents content in
an organized, logically way
and is easy to access through
links, headings, and
Only uses or
cites
appropriate
literature, but
not both.
Uses three scientific sources
and cites them as integral
parts of the content of the
website.
Does not include a
phylogeny or a
method of
construction.
Content
information is
difficult to find or
understand on
your website.
Use and cite Does not use or
proper
cite at least three
resources.
appropriate,
scientific
literature.
Or, fails to meet
minimum
number of three
sources.
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