AP Biology

Requirements:

You will be assigned 3 organelles for your group to create a 3-D model of each and an essay describing the function and importance of each organelle to the cell’s survival. You will also create a sales pitch to sale the cell for each organelle. This can be done as a video. We will develop the rubric for grading the video as a class.

Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor
3-D Model / Model is completely 3-D and shows great detail. It includes all structures within the organelle and is clearly labeled. (15pts) / Model is mostly 3-D and shows some detail. It includes all or most of the structures within the organelle and most are labeled. May be missing 1-2.
(14-12pts) / Model is somewhat 3-D but doesn’t show much detail. It includes some of the structures within the organelle with a few labels. Missing more than 3. (11-5pts) / Model is not 3-D and doesn’t resemble the actual structure. No structures are shown. No labels. Missing most! (4-0pts.)
Essay / Essay is beyond one page in length. It describes the significance of the organelle within the cell and its relationship with other organelles. No grammar errors. (10pts). / Essay is one full page in length. It describes the significance of the organelle within the cell and its relationship with other organelles with 1-2 grammar errors. (9-7pts) / Essay is almost one page in length. It describes the significance of the organelle and its relationship with other organelles with 3-4 errors. (6-4 pts.) / Essay is a half a page or less and briefly describes the organelles significance to the cell (more than 5 grammar errors.
(3-0pts)
Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor
3-D Model / Model is completely 3-D and shows great detail. It includes all structures within the organelle and is clearly labeled. (15pts) / Model is mostly 3-D and shows some detail. It includes all or most of the structures within the organelle and most are labeled. May be missing 1-2.
(14-12pts) / Model is somewhat 3-D but doesn’t show much detail. It includes some of the structures within the organelle with a few labels. Missing more than 3. (11-5pts) / Model is not 3-D and doesn’t resemble the actual structure. No structures are shown. No labels. Missing most! (4-0pts.)
Essay / Essay is beyond one page in length. It describes the significance of the organelle within the cell and its relationship with other organelles. No grammar errors. (10pts). / Essay is one full page in length. It describes the significance of the organelle within the cell and its relationship with other organelles with 1-2 grammar errors. (9-7pts) / Essay is almost one page in length. It describes the significance of the organelle and its relationship with other organelles with 3-4 errors. (6-4 pts.) / Essay is a half a page or less and briefly describes the organelles significance to the cell (more than 5 grammar errors.
(3-0pts)
Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor
3-D Model / Model is completely 3-D and shows great detail. It includes all structures within the organelle and is clearly labeled. (15pts) / Model is mostly 3-D and shows some detail. It includes all or most of the structures within the organelle and most are labeled. May be missing 1-2.
(14-12pts) / Model is somewhat 3-D but doesn’t show much detail. It includes some of the structures within the organelle with a few labels. Missing more than 3. (11-5pts) / Model is not 3-D and doesn’t resemble the actual structure. No structures are shown. No labels. Missing most! (4-0pts.)
Essay / Essay is beyond one page in length. It describes the significance of the organelle within the cell and its relationship with other organelles. No grammar errors. (10pts). / Essay is one full page in length. It describes the significance of the organelle within the cell and its relationship with other organelles with 1-2 grammar errors. (9-7pts) / Essay is almost one page in length. It describes the significance of the organelle and its relationship with other organelles with 3-4 errors. (6-4 pts.) / Essay is a half a page or less and briefly describes the organelles significance to the cell (more than 5 grammar errors.
(3-0pts)
“Sale the Cell” / Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor
3 organelles & Function / Video includes all 3 organelles & each of their functions within the cell (10pts) / Video includes all 3 organelles & some of their functions but not clearly stated. (9-7pts) / 2 of 3 organelles are stated and some of the function but not clearly stated (6-4pts) / Only 1 organelle is provided or the functions of each are not provided within the video. (3-0pts)
Persuasive / Video persuades audience to visit or buy all three organelles (5pts) / Video is somewhat persuasive to visit or buy all three organelles but could use some effort. (4-3pts) / Video is not persuasive but simply states the organelles, lacks excitement or humor or connections (2-1pts) / Video is not persuasive and has nothing to do with the assigned organelles (0)
Presentation / Video is easily understood. All group members are involved. Presentation is connected to organelles & function within the cell (5pts) / Video is fairly easy to understand most parts are clearly spoken. All group members are involved. Presentation is somewhat connected to cell (4-3pts) / Video is hard to understand for the most part. Connections are missing. 1 group member is missing from video (2-1pt) / Video is hard to understand. No connections and only 1 group member is visible during the entire video (0Pt)
Time 2:00-5:00 min / Video length is beyond 2min requirement (5pts) / Video length is exactly 2min (4pts) / Video is between 1:55 and 1:00 time (3-2pt) / Video length is under 1:00 (1pt)
Total Pts. / 25