Jennifer Autry
5th Grade
WS/FCS
BREAKING NEWS!!
There has been a terrible natural disaster which has completely mixed up all of the world’s ecosystem’s characteristics!
The desert is freezing and there are tigers swimming in the ocean!
We need YOUR help to help straighten up our ecosystems and get the animals back where they belong.
Today, you will work in teams as science researchers to sort out this mess!
Then, you will give a special "News report" on the evening news, outlining the characteristics of different types of ecosystems.
Your team's job is to research the world's ecosystems and put them back together as nature intended them.
You and your research team will complete the ecosystems chart using the links provided on the Process page. Then you will report on the corrected ecosystems on an "Evening News Report".
To do this, first, you will fill out a chart on the 5 different ecosystems.
Then, you will create a "News Report" using your laptop to share with the class.
Ecosystems Webquest CHART Rubric
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0 points |
1 point |
2 points |
3 points |
Estuaries/Salt Marshes |
4 or more section were incomplete and/or incorrect |
All but 2-3 sections for this topic are completed and correct |
All but 1 section for this topic are completed and correct |
All sections for this topic are completed and correct |
Oceans |
4 or more section were incomplete and/or incorrect |
All but 2-3 sections for this topic are completed and correct |
All but 1 section for this topic are completed and correct |
All sections for this topic are completed and correct |
Lakes/Oceans |
4 or more section were incomplete and/or incorrect |
All but 2-3 sections for this topic are completed and correct |
All but 1 section for this topic are completed and correct |
All sections for this topic are completed and correct |
Grasslands |
4 or more section were incomplete and/or incorrect |
All but 2-3 sections for this topic are completed and correct |
All but 1 section for this topic are completed and correct |
All sections for this topic are completed and correct |
Forests |
4 or more section were incomplete and/or incorrect |
All but 2-3 sections for this topic are completed and correct |
All but 1 section for this topic are completed and correct |
All sections for this topic are completed and correct |
Chart score: ____/15
Ecosystems News Report Team Individual Rubric
For your report, you: |
0 points |
1 point |
2 points |
3 points |
Were on camera for at least three minutes |
Less than 30 seconds |
30 seconds |
45 seconds |
One minute or longer |
Reported on your ecosystem’s CLIMATE |
Climate was NOT reported on |
_____ |
_____ |
Climate was clearly presented and correct |
Reported on your ecosystem’s CHARACTERISTICS |
Characteristics were NOT reported on |
_____ |
_____ |
Characteristics were clearly presented and correct |
Reported on your ecosystem’s type (aquatic or terrestrial) |
Type was NOT reported on or was incorrect. |
_____ |
_____ |
Type was reported on correctly. |
Reported on at least 10 animals that live in your ecosystem |
4 or lessanimals that live in this ecosystems were presented |
5-7 animals that live in this ecosystems were presented and correct |
8-9 animals that live in this ecosystems were presented and correct |
10 animals that live in this ecosystems were presented and correct |
Reported on at least 10 animals that live in your ecosystem |
4 or less plants that live in this ecosystems were presented |
5-7 plants that live in this ecosystems were presented and correct |
8-9 plants that live in this ecosystems were presented and correct |
10 plants that live in this ecosystems were presented and correct |
Reported on at least 10 animals that live in your ecosystem |
A food chain was NOT presented |
2-3 organism food chain was presented |
4 organism food chain was presented |
5 organism food chain was presented |
Score: ____/21
I can't wait to see all your "News Reports" so we can get all the animals back into their natural habitats. Without your team of scientist many of our ecosystems would be facing a natural extinction!
Jennifer Autry
5th Grade
WS/FCS