Phinizy Swamp Nature Park Program: Rubrics

Rubric Philosophy

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Phinizy Down Under Rubric
Level 4

• Students understand that mineral soils are classified by texture and can accurately list the 3 different soil textures.
• Students understand that soils have different permeability rates and can list 4 factors that affect permeability.
• Students understand that there are 3 different groups of the Rock Cycle, can identify these groups using a Rock Cycle key and can list 2 different rocks from each Rock Cycle group.
• Students understand that the physical environment plays an important role in the weathering and transformation of rocks and can list 2 ways in which rocks are changed through these processes.

  Level 3

• Students understand that soils are classified by texture and can accurately list 2 different soil textures.
• Students understand that soils have different permeability rates and can accurately list 3 factors that affect permeability.
• Students understand that there are 3 different groups of the Rock Cycle, can identify these groups using a Rock Cycle key and can list 1-2 different rocks from each Rock Cycle group.
• Students understand that the physical environment plays an important role in the weathering and transformation of rocks.

 Level 2

• Students understand that soils are classified by texture and can list 1 soil texture.
• Students understand that soils have different permeability rates and can list 2 factors affecting permeability.
• Students understand that there are 3 different groups of the Rock Cycle and can accurately recall these groups.
• Students understand that the physical environment plays an important role in the weathering of rocks.

 Level 1

• Students know that soils have different textures, but cannot identify these by name.
• Students know that water can move through soils, but do not know that a variety of factors can affect permeability rates.
• Students know about the concept of the Rock Cycle, but can only accurately list 1 or 2 of the Rock Cycle groups.
• Students understand that rocks are part of the physical environment, but cannot describe ways in which rocks interact with the environment.