Introduction
Have you ever seen a butterfly? Although they are beautiful creatures to look at, they mean so much more to our world. Discover how butterflies and other pollinators are important to plants and animals.
Task
In this assignment you are going to explore many different kinds of pollinators and how they help the world around us. You will use primary sources, government resources, and community resources to research all about these amazing creatures! Think about where you get fruits, flowers, and vegetables to enjoy. How do we get them?
Throughout your research you will discover the ways pollinators help plants to grow. Your job is to explain the process that pollinators use to help plants to grow and survive. What exactly do pollinators do? How do they do it? You will be writing an informational piece about this topic.
Process
Primary Sources:https://www.fws.gov/initiative/pollinators
https://www.pollinator.org/pollinators
Government Source: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/pollinators/additionalresources.htm
Community Source: https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/
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Evaluation
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CATEGORY |
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Focus on Assigned Topic |
The entire piece is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic. |
Most of the writing is related to the assigned topic. The information wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic. |
Some of the writing is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic. |
No attempt has been made to relate the writing to the assigned topic. |
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Problem/Conflict |
It is very easy for the reader to understand how pollinators are important to plants and animals in the world. |
It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the ways pollinators are important to plants and animals in the world. |
It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the ways pollinators are important to plants and animals in the world, but some facts are not clear. |
It is not clear how pollinators are important to plants and animals in the world. |
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Neatness |
The final draft of the writing is readable, clean, neat and attractive. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words. It looks like the author took great pride in it. |
The final draft of the writing is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they are not distracting. It looks like the author took some pride in it. |
The final draft of the writing is readable and some of the pages are attractive. It looks like parts of it might have been done in a hurry. |
The final draft is not neat or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done and didn’t care what it looked like. |
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Spelling and Punctuation |
There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Important vocabulary is spelled consistently throughout. |
There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft. |
There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft. |
The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors. |
Total ______________________
Conclusion
So, now that you have learned so much about pollinators, do you see butterflies differently? What is your favorite pollinator and why?
Credits
Primary Sources:https://www.fws.gov/initiative/pollinators
https://www.pollinator.org/pollinators
Government Source: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/pollinators/additionalresources.htm
Community Source: https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/
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