Students will be given a rating of excellent, good, and O.K., and will be aware of how they will be graded before the activity begins. Excellent Student keeps on task and is not found playing around outside. Their observations are complete and they have organized their data in a systematic way. If they are working in groups they have showed respect for their group members and participated in the learning process. In the class discussion they have listened to others and participated in the group discussion.
Student understands the data collection process, and did an overall good job.
Good Student keeps on track for the most part, but is seen wandering around outside. The data collection is satisfactory, but could have been organized in a neater more systematic way. Student shows group cooperation, but since found wandering sometimes not participating in the learning process. Student does participate in group discussion, but since lacks the organized data has a hard time with questions. Student seems to understand the data collection process, but just may not want to do it.