Interactive Bulletin Board: Planets Rubric

Student Name:
Category
Contributi
ons

Focus on
the task

Working
with
Others

4
Provides
useful
ideas
when
participat
ing in the
group
discussio
n. A
definite
leader
who
contribut
es a
majority
of the
effort.
Consistently
stays
focusedon
thetaskand
whatneeds
tobedone.
Veryself
directed.

3
Provides
mostly
usefulideas
when
participatin
ginthe
group
discussion.
Astrong
group
member
whotries
hard!

2
Providessome
usefulideas
when
participatingin
thegroup
discussion.A
satisfactory
groupmember
whodoeswhatis
required.

1
Providesfew
usefulideas
when
participatingin
thegroup
discussion.May
refuseto
participate.

Focuseson
thetaskand
whatneeds
tobedone
mostofthe
time.Other
group
members
cancount
onthis
person.
Almost
Usually
always
listensto,
listensto,
shares,
shareswith, with,and

Focusesonthe
taskandwhat
needstobedone
someofthetime.
Othergroup
membersmust
sometimesnag,
prod,andremind
tokeepthis
personontask.

Rarelyfocuses
onthetaskand
whatneedsto
bedone.Lets
othersdothe
work.

Oftenlistensto,
shareswith,and
supportsthe
effortsofothers,

Rarelylistens
to,shareswith,
andsupportsthe
effortsofothers.

Quality of
Work

and
supportsthe
effortsof
others.Tries
tokeep
people
working
well
together.
Provides
workofthe
highest
quality.

supportsthe butsometimesis
effortsof
notagoodteam
others.
member.
Doesnot
cause
"waves"in
thegroup.

Oftenisnota
goodteam
player.

Provides
Provideswork
highquality thatoccasionally
work.
needstobe
checked/redone
byothergroup
membersto
ensurequality.

Provideswork
thatusually
needstobe
checked/redone
byothersto
ensurequality.

Look fors:
Mercury: Red/Yellow
Venus: Red/Yellow
Earth: Blue and Green
Mars: Red
Jupiter: Yellow with Red
Saturn: Yellow with White Ring
Uranus: Light Blue with Yellow Ring
Neptune: Dark Blue
Pluto: Gray
Similar/Different Colors
Position from the sun
Pluto is too small to be a planet

 Dwarf planets share similar characteristics

to other planets
Rubric based on an outline from
rubistar.4teachers.org
Accommodation
Student Name: Johnathon
Category
Contributi
ons

Focus on
the task

4
Provides
useful
ideas
when
participati
ng in the
group
discussion
.
Contribut
es 3-4
verbal
ideas
during
discussion
.
Consistently
stays
focusedon
thetaskand
whatneeds
tobedone.
Remains
partofgroup
discussion

3
Provides
mostly
usefulideas
when
participating
inthegroup
discussion.
Contributes
23verbal
ideasduring
discussion

2
Providessome
usefulideas
when
participatingin
thegroup
discussion.
Contributes12
verbalideas
during
discussion.

1
Providesfew
usefulideas
when
participatingin
thegroup
discussion.
Mayrefuseto
participate.

Focuseson
thetaskand
whatneeds
tobedone
mostofthe
time.
Remains
partofgroup
discussion

Focusesonthe
taskandwhat
needstobe
donesomeof
thetime.Other
groupmembers
mustsometimes
nag,prod,and
remindtokeep

Rarelyfocuses
onthetaskand
whatneedsto
bedone.Lets
othersdothe
work.Doesnot
participatein
discussionat
all.

Working
with
Others

Quality of
Work

forentire
activity.

formostof
activity.

Almost
always
listensto,
shareswith,
andsupports
theeffortsof
others.
Supportsthe
ideasof
otherseven
ifhedoes
nothave
somethingto
addto
conversation
.
Provides
workofthe
highest
quality
verbally.
Items
completed
onthe
computerare
completed
thoroughly.

Usually
listensto,
shares,with,
andsupports
theeffortsof
others.
Usually
supportsthe
ideasof
otherseven
ifhedoes
nothave
somethingto
the
conversation
.
Provides
highquality
work
verbally.
Items
completed
onthe
computerare
completed
withfew
mistakes

thispersonon
task.Remains
partof
discussionfor
halfofactivity.
Oftenlistensto,
shareswith,and
supportsthe
effortsof
others,but
sometimesis
notagoodteam
member.Rarely
supportsthe
ideasofothers
whenhedoes
nothave
somethingto
addtothe
conversation.
Provideswork
that
occasionally
needstobe
checked/redone
byothergroup
membersto
ensurequality
verbally.Items
onthecomputer
arecompleted
withmultiple
mistakes.

Rarelylistens
to,shareswith,
andsupports
theeffortsof
others.Oftenis
notagoodteam
player.
Distractsothers
whenhedoes
nothave
somethingto
addtothe
conversation.

Provideswork
thatusually
needstobe
checked/redone
byothersto
ensurequality
verbally.Items
oncomputer
arecompleted
withmany
mistakes.