Evaluation

First and foremost, this lesson is successful if students learn a variety of facts about the rainforests' animals, plants, and locations. Secondly, this project is a success if students work well independently and in a group. Also, researching and writing skills should improve through this project. The following rubric is designed to assign a group grade and requires each student to supply his/her individually completed components.

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score

 

Brochure

 

No more than Dr. Amazon's information displayed.  No color, messy.  No written information included.
Little creativity.  Written information inaccurate and poorly written.  Messy presentation.
Appropriate pictures and maps.  Well written information.  Creative and includes required information. 
Creative and original, Brightly colored, appropriate pictures and maps, Accurate, well written and required information.

 

Model

 

Unorganized, no 3-D models, plants, or features, lack of creativity.
Little creativity, model of animal, but no other 3-D models.
Well organized, model of animal and few plants, some models are 3-D. Creative and incldes minimum geological features.
Well organized, Colorful, uses materials in a creative and original manner, includes model of the animal, plants and other geological features, all objects are 3-D.

 

Poster

 

 

No more than Dr. Amazon's information displayed.  No color, messy.  No written information included.
Little creativity.  Written information inaccurate and poorly written.  Messy presentation.
Appropriate pictures and maps.  Well written information.  Creative and includes required information. 
Creative and original, Brightly colored, appropriate pictures and maps, Accurate, well written and required information.