Culminating Rubric

Grading
Area:

Standards:
20 points The sheet is clearly complete. You have provided sketches
where appropriate and you have attached sample photographs as
requested that clearly show understanding of the concept.

Photograp
hy Noteguide
(20 points)

WaterQuality
Noteguide
(20 points)

15 points The sheet demonstrates effort, but you provided only a

line drawing with stick figures for your sketches and/or your
photographs do not show the concept being requested.
10 points Your sketches are hastily completed with no apparent
subject present and/or your photographs lack focus and
understanding of what is being requested.
20 points Using complete sentences and evidence from the
resources provided, you clearly and concisely:
Describe how the Nature Conservancy approaches water
quality improvement projects,
AND you describe three field tests of water quality,
AND you provide a third resource which can help you organize
a water quality development program locally.
15 points You complete all three tasks for full credit but do not do
so using complete sentences in your responses OR have left out
evidence
10 points You do not complete one of the stated tasks OR only
provide few-word responses which cannot explain why that site
matters.
20 points You identify and describe the primary methods that the
NRCS uses to stabilize stream-banks and improve local water-quality
by describing them appropriately on the work-sheet AND you provide
appropriate, and cost-effective suggestions to the scenarios that are
provided.

Landscape
Noteguide
(20 points)

15 points You clearly have found the methods which the NRCS use,
but you do not explain why they work OR your suggestions to the
scenarios are not practical given the landowners situation.

Stream
Observatio
n Map
(20 points)

10 points You respond to the questions on the work-sheet, but you

do not provide any details as to why the NRCS suggestions work AND
the responses to the scenarios are not supported by good
conservation practices provided by the resources.
20 points 1) You provide a map with enough detail that your stream
section could be found again with minimal effort AND 2) Your pictures
demonstrate the concept which you describe AND 3) You use good
conservation-based thought in your observations.
15 points Your map would require help from a group member to find
your stream-section OR Your pictures do not show what you are

Commen
ts:

talking about OR your observations are not focused on conservationminded topics, but relate to the stream.
10 points Your map is present but has little detail OR Your pictures
are not focused on the project OR Your observations are generic and
have little in the way of conservation consideration.

Final Presentation Rubric

Grading
Area:

Standards:

Presentati
on Format
(10 points)

10 points You will use the Sway program from Office365. Your link
will be posted in the OneDrive class folder by the start of class on
9MAY16.
20 points You provide at least four photographs that you took during
your observation time of the stream AND these photographs clearly
show what you are trying to describe.

Graphics
(20 points)

Observatio
ns
(30 points)

Proposed
Plan
(30 points)

Time
(10 points)

10 points You provide four photographs, but they do not show what
you are trying to describe.
5 points Your photographs are not related to the project.
30 points During your presentation you use your conservation
research to:
Describe what you thought about your section of the stream in
general.
Describe the condition of the plant life along the stream, and
any animal life which you may have noticed.
Provide examples of areas that you feel are good in your
section.
Provide examples of areas that may need improvement in
your section
State, and provide evidence, on what you feel the general
quality of water in this stream is.
State, and provide evidence, about how the use of the land by
your section contributes to the local water quality.
This section is graded YES / NO at six points per bullet.
30 points Using your conservation research and understanding the
landowner does not want to spend a huge amount of money to
implement a conservation order:
Identify two sustains which the landowner needs to keep
doing.
Identify two improves which the landowner should change
The above two points are graded YES / NO at five points each.
For each improve:
o Provide an alternative practice
o Describe why this practice is better
o Provide a ballpark cost estimate of this alternative
o List the materials or procedures needed to implement it
o Estimate how long it will take to complete
For the improves each is worth 10 points, which each component
being worth TWO points.
10 points Your group is able to talk with a minimum of stalling or
distraction for five minutes about your observations and management
proposal.
5 points Your group gets off track more than three times OR you talk
for 3-5 minutes.

Commen
ts:

0 points Your group is easily distracted and does not present a

coherent and practiced presentation OR you do not talk for three
minutes.

Total Points Possible:

80 points = WebQuest Research, Observation & Activity Worksheets
Due 5May16
100 points = Final Presentation Due at the start of class 9May16