Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Animal/Plant Cards (Animal & Plant Experts) Individually Scored	Animal/Plant Cards are not complete. One or more of the following areas is missing or not neatly done: name,picture information, color, number of cards.	Animal/Plant Cards are complete but two of the following areas are not complete or neatly done: name,picture information, color, fewer number of cards.	Animal/Plant Cards are complete but one of the following areas is not complete or neatly done: name, picture information, color, fewer number of cards.	A wide variety of Animals or Plant Cards are neatly drawn and colored. The animal/plant is identified and information is included.
Fate Cards (Meteorologist and Environmental Steward Experts) Individually Scored	Fate cards include some positive and negative fates based on partrial research of issues and weather but several areas are not completely done: information, design, color, number of cards.	Fate cards include positive and negative fates based on some research of issues and weather but two areas are not completely done: information, design, color, number of cards.	Fate cards include positive and negative fates based on most areas of research issues and weather but one area is not completely done: information, design, color, number of cards.	A variety of Fate cards include positive and negative fates based on all research of issues and weather information. They are attractively designed and colored.
Map/Gameboard (Ecologist Experts) Individually Scored	The gameboard includes an incomplete map of Florida with some habitats identified. It is missing color and some of the animals. Several items are missing or not completely done: compass rose, scale, and key.	The gameboard includes a map of Florida with mosthabitats identified. It is somewhat attractively drawn and colored with animals and plants, compass rose, scale, and key, but two areas are not as completely done.	The gameboard includes a map of Florida with all habitats identified. It is attractively drawn and colored with animals and plants, compass rose, scale, and key, but one areas is not as completely done..	The gameboard includes a map of Florida with all habitats identified. It is attractively drawn and colored with animals and plants, compass rose, scale, and key.
Florida Survivor Game (Group) Group Score	The game includes directions, is not well planned, learning is incorporated into the game but limited, the group has not creatively developed a way to teach the information and have fun traveling around the board, areas are not carried out.	The game includes directions, is well planned, learning is incorporated into the game, the group has creatively developed a way to teach the information and have fun traveling around the board, but more than one area is not as well planned and carried out, directions are unclear.	The game includes directions, is well planned, learning is incorporated into the game, the group has creatively developed a way to teach the information and have fun traveling around the board, but one areas is not as well planned and carried out.	The game includes a sheet of directions. The group has planned how the players will move across the board from habitat to habitat learning about the animals, plants, and habitat features. (The players must learn this information before moving on. ) The group has planned to integrate information learned through research in a creative way.
Sharing the Game (Extending to Others Individually at Home and in Other Classrooms) Individual & Group Score	Individuals, nor group has shared beyond the classroom.	The group has shared information with one other classroom or individual.	The group has shared all aspects of the research. They have extended their knowledge beyond the classroom to teach several other classrooms at school.	The group & its individuals have shared all aspects of the research. They have extended their knowledge beyond the classroom to teach several others, including home (nightly checkout) & school.