Appendix II Scoring Rubric

Categories:
Primary Schools Trinidad
Secondary Schools Trinidad
Primary Schools Tobago
Secondary Schools Tobago

KITCHEN GARDEN RUBRIC

IEAT 202 4: Rubric for Judging the Kitchen Garden Component

School:………………………………………………………..… Date:………………………….

Judge(s)
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Criteria Description Marks

Total Awarded
A plan of the kitchen garden The plan contains at least 4
4
is provided showing components
- Dimension of garden
- Placement of crops The plan contains only 3 components 3
- Crops to be planted
- Companion crops to be The plan contains only 2 components 2
Design, planted
Layout & - Legend/Key The plan contains only 1 component 1
Aesthetics The crop rotation plan includes 1
(10) Adequate sunlight 1
Suitable Location selected
Access to water 1
The Garden has clear, well-defined pathways 1
Cleanliness – Absence of litter 1
Labels used to identify crops 1
Good utilization of land space (cropping space) 1
The range of crops cultivated 6 or more crop types cultivated 6
may include but is not limited
to: 5 different crop types cultivated 5
- Cereals
Range of - Companion crops 4 different crop types cultivated 4
crops (6) - Condiments 3 different crop types cultivated 3
- Legumes
- Fruit vegetables 2 different crop types cultivated 2
- Leaf vegetables
- Root vegetables Only 1 crop type cultivated 1

Use of Non- The range of non- 3 and more non-conventional

3
Conventional conventional methods may methods used
methods to include but is not limited to:
grow crops - Grow boxes
2 non-conventional methods used 2
(6) - Pots

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 Criteria Description Marks
Total Awarded
- Troughs
- Containers
1 non-conventional method used 1
- Hydroponics
- Aquaponics
2 or more types of recycled materials
2
are used
Recycling Only 1 type of recycled material is
1
used
Innovative use of recycled materials 1
Use of environmentally friendly fertilizers and amendments 1
Use of environmentally friendly Pest Control 1
Good
Use of environmentally friendly Disease Control 1
Agricultural
Use of water conservation practices 1
Practices (6)
Use of soil conservation practices 1
Methods of recycling natural resources e.g. composting 1
Range of cultural practices
include but are not limited to 6 or more cultural practices used 6
adequate:
- Land/soil/medium 5 cultural practices used 5
preparation
Crop - Drainage 4 cultural practices used 4
Production - Weed control
Practices (6) - Mulching 3 cultural practices used 3
- Moulding
- Staking 2 cultural practices used 2
- Adequate spacing /plant
density
Only 1 cultural practice used 1
- Irrigation
At least 2 pieces of evidence At least 2 pieces of evidence seen
6
(e.g. charts, worksheets, in 3 or more subject areas
Cross-
artefacts, etc.) showing cross- At least 2 pieces of evidence seen
Curricular 4
curricular integration in at least in 2 subject areas
linkages (6)
3 subject areas. At least 2 pieces of evidence seen
2
in only 1 subject area
TOTAL 40

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