Evaluation 

This scoring guide will be used to evaluate your research, PowerPoint, and presentation.  Please consult this scoring guide while engaged in this webquest.  Consideration will
be given to how well you met your team objectives, but each team member will be
given an individual grade for the overall project.

	Exemplary 4 Accomplished 3 Developing 2 Beginning 1 Score Title and Introductory Slide (Team effort) All 4 members of your team contributed to the creation of the title slide.  Each team member contributed one interesting piece of information for the introductory slide. 3 members of your team contributed to the creation of the title slide. Three team members contributed interesting pieces of information for the introductory slide. 2 members of your team contributed to the creation of the title slide.  Two team members contributed interesting pieces of information for the introductory slide. One member of your team contributed to the creation of the title slide.  One team member contributed interesting pieces of information for the introductory slide.   Research (Individual contribution to team task) You researched 6 or more animals or plants that live in the rainforest or found 6 interesting details about the people. You researched 4 or 5 animals or plants that live in the rainforest or found 4 or 5 interesting details about the people. You researched 2 or 3 animals or plants that live in the rainforest or found 2 or 3 interesting details about the people. You only researched one animal or plant that lives in the rainforest or found only one interesting detail about the people.   Demonstrate Knowledge of Basic Information about the Rainforest   (Team effort to help all members of team succeed in learning basic information) All 4 members of your team completed their research sheets and/or Inspiration web with 90% or better accuracy. 3 members of your team completed their research sheets and/or inspiration web with 90% or better accuracy. 2 members of your team completed their research sheets and/or Inspiration web with 90% or better accuracy. 1 member of your team completed their research sheets and/or Inspiration web with 90% or better accuracy.   PowerPoint (Individual contribution to the team.)       Relevant information and details about your plant or animal and which layer of the rainforest it lives in and you created 4 or more slides when compared to the other team members. Relevant information and details about your plant or animal and which layer of the rainforest it lives in and you created 3 slides when compared to the other team members Some information or details about your plant or animal may have been incorrect or you created only 2 slides when compared to the other team members.   Information or details about your plant or animal has many incorrect details or you created only 1 slide when compared to other team members.   Conclusion Slide (Team effort)   All 4 members of your team contributed to the creation of the conclusion slide.  Each team member contributed one interesting piece of information for the conclusion. 3 members of your team contributed to the creation of the conclusion slide. Three team members contributed interesting pieces of information for the conclusion. 2 members of your team contributed to the creation of the conclusion slide.  Two team members contributed interesting pieces of information for the conclusion. One member of your team contributed to the creation of the conclusion slide.  One team member contributed interesting pieces of information for the conclusion.   Presentation (Team effort to convince the St. Louis Zoo board of directors to hire your team.) All team members participated in the presentation and emphasis was placed on the information they collected for building a rainforest habitat at the St. Louis Zoo. All team members participated in the presentation and some emphasis was placed on the information they collected for building a rainforest habitat at the St. Louis Zoo. Some members participated in the presentation and emphasis was placed on the information they collected for building a rainforest habitat at the St. Louis Zoo. Some members participated in the presentation and some emphasis was placed on the information they collected for building a rainforest habitat at the St. Louis Zoo.   Total Score 24 points possible