Invasive Species Project Rubric

Category 3 2 1 0
Title Slide Yes No
• Both the
• Both the
scientific name
scientific name
and the common
and the common
name are
Invasive name are • One of the names • Did not
Species included but one
included and is not included complete
Names or both are
correctly written
incorrectly
– spelling
written – spelling
counts!
counts!
• Gives detailed • Gives adequate • Gives incomplete
information on information on information on
origin of invasive origin of invasive origin of invasive
Origin of species including species including species including • Did not
Invasive place of origin place of origin place of origin complete
Species and how it found and how it found and how it found
its way into the its way into the its way into the
US US US
• Gives detailed • Gives adequate • Gives incomplete
information on information on information on
Date and • Did not
Place of date and place date and place date and place
complete
Introduction organism was organism was organism was
introduced to US introduced to US introduced to US
• Gives 3 or more • Gives 2 • Gives 1
examples of examples of examples of
Impact on • Did not
organisms’ organisms’ organisms’
Environment complete
impact on the impact on the impact on the
environment environment environment
Where the
Organism
Yes No
Currently
Found
Maps
Yes No
Included
• Incomplete
• Adequately
• Explains in detail explanation of
explains what
what organism what organism
Identification organism looks • Did not
of Invasive looks like and any looks like, and
like and any complete
Species important important
important
characteristics characteristics
characteristics
are missing.

Pictures • Presentation • Presentation • Presentation • Did not

Included includes 3 includes 2 includes 1 complete
 pictures of the pictures of the pictures of the
invasive species invasive species invasive species
• Incomplete
• Explains in detail • Adequately
explanation of
how current explains how
how current
measures are current measures
Control of the measure are • Did not
Invasive being used to are being used to
being used to complete
Species keep invasive keep invasive
keep invasive
species under species under
species under
control control
control