Phase 3: Assessment of the Lesson

ASSESSMENT

Instruments:

Rubric -

Rubric for Desert Ecosystem
3	Accurately displays two animals and two plants from the desert ecosystem.  Displays them in a way that they would be found in the natural environment (i.e. plants and animals found on the ground)
2	Accurately displays two animals and two plants from the desert ecosystem.  The plants and animals are not displayed as how they would be found in the natural environment.
1	Less than two plants and animals are displayed in their desert ecosystem.

Reflect on…

• This assignment aligns with the standards for this lesson because the students are identifying plants and animals that are in the local Arizona desert.  Students are also comparing the two ecosystems (the desert and the forest) and identifying if they can distinguish between the two when making their own ecosystem.
• This assessment demonstrates that students are successful in their learning because they know at least two animals and two plants that are located in the desert ecosystem.  
• This assessment demonstrates high order thinking because the students have to supply their own plants and animals that they have either seen themselves in the desert or what they remember from the book. 
• This assessment demonstrates that individual students needs were met because