Animal Research Project Checklist

What have I done well? How can I improve?

o I have included all required sections in my project: animal

name, animal group, appearance, diet/food, habitat, predators, life
cycle, interesting facts
o I have kept track of my references throughout and cited
them at the end of my project
o My project is neat, eye catching, and colorful, but not
overwhelming. I have included pictures.

Each page of information includes:

o A topic sentence
o 2 relevant details
o A concluding sentence OR thought question

I have read over my work in order to check for:

o Spelling
o Grammar
o Punctuation
o Words or phrases that dont make sense

One thing that I have done very well is ______________________

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One thing that I want to IMPROVE before I publish my work is

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 Animal Research Project Rubric
Student: _______________

4 Exceeding 3 Meeting 2 1- Incomplete

Expectations Expectations Approaching
Expectations
Research Research is Research is Research is Research is
complete and in complete and minimal. incomplete.
depth. sufficient.
Content Topic and Topic and Topic and Topic and
Topic and concluding concluding concluding concluding
Concluding sentences are sentences are sentences are sentences are
Sentences always present mostly present often missing not present.
and and logical. and simplistic.
purposeful.

Content Content details Content details

Content details Content details
Details are accurate are logical and
are partial y are inaccurate
and engaging. interesting. accurate and or missing.
simplistic.
Presentation Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of
information is information is information is information is
neat, eye- neat, eye somewhat neat disorganized
catching, and catching and and simplistic. and takes
innovative. effective. away from the
project.
Spelling, No mistakes 1-3 mistakes 4-6 mistakes More than 6
Grammar are present. are present. are present. mistakes are
Punctuation present.
References References References References References
are complete are complete are incomplete are not
and and logical. or irrelevant. present.
purposeful.
Creative
sources are
used (ex.
videos, news
articles, etc.)