Prepared by Tamara Anderson

Exemplary (4 pts.)

Accomplished (3 pts.)

Developing (2 pts.)

Beginning (1 pt.)

Accuracy

All of Mendel's laws of

inheritance are explained
clearly and correct
examples are used.

Overall Design

The concept map has

three or more levels and
linkages through the entire
map.

The concept map has some

areas that have three and
some areas that have two
levels and linkages.

The concept map has

The concept map has two
some areas that only have
levels and linkages
one level or linkage in the
throughout the map.
map.

Creativity

Each level of the map

have visuals such as
pictures or diagrams that
help explain the linkages.

Some of the levels of the map

have visuals such as pictures
or diagrams that help explain
the linkages.

Less than half of the map

There are no visuals such
has visuals such as
as pictures or diagrams on
pictures or diagrams that
the map.
help explain the linkages.

Grammar

There are no spelling or

grammar errors in the
concept map.

There are only one or two

spelling or grammar errors in
the concept map.

There are three or four

There are more than four
spelling or grammar errors spelling or grammar errors
in the concept map.
in the concept map.

Use of Technology

Most of Mendel's laws of

Only some of Mendel's
Mendel's laws of
inheritance are explained
laws of inheritance are
inheritance are not clearly
clearly and correct examples
explained clearly and
explained and incorrect
are given.
correct examples are given.
examples are given.

The concept map was

The concept map was created
The concept map was
The concept map and
created using a web-based using a web-based programs created using an a program pictures are hand drawn
program and uses pictures
and uses pictures and
such as PowerPoint and and the map was scanned
and videos.
diagrams.
contains clip art.
into the computer.

Total

Score