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Rubric: Acacia Trees Paragraph – Well Formatted

This rubric is for how well written your first paragraph is.

Paragraph is missing or barely started.Paragraph is disorganized, lacking main idea with supporting details and/or grammar inhibits a reader from understanding.Paragraph is somewhat organized, but main idea and details are not closely related or well-structured. Paragraph is clearly organized with a main idea and strong supporting details.
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Lungs!

When you breathe in, your lungs fill up with air. This air gives your body Oxygen. Your body uses the Oxygen to help you do all kinds of fun things! Your body uses Oxygen!

When your body uses oxygen, it creates waste. The waste is called Carbon Dioxide. Your lungs push Carbon Dioxide out when breathe out.

Quick check!

  • What chemical goes in your body when you breathe in?
  • What chemical goes out of your body when you breathe out?

This excellent video by KidsHealth.org shows these facts!

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KidsHealth.org explains how your lungs create Oxygen-rich blood and removes Carbon Dioxide.

In your lung kit, you will see how your body moves air in and out. You can play this video a few times while you work. Remember that you breathe in Oxygen. Then, your blood carries that Oxygen everywhere your body needs it. Then, blood carries Carbon Dioxide away. So, you can breathe out Carbon Dioxide.

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Working lung model
Our hands-on lung activity!

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Rubric: Polar Bear Paragraph – 3 Facts from Video

This rubric is for writing three different ways that polar bears adapt to their ecosystem. These facts should come from the video you watched from Nat Geo WILD.

Paragraph is missing or barely started.Facts are not included in the paragraph. Only one fact from the video is used. Only two facts from the video are used.Three or more facts from the video are used.
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Arctic: Polar Bear Adaptations

Nat Geo WILD’s video shows some of the ways that polar bears stay warm in the arctic.

An adaptation is a change that an animal makes that helps them survive in the wild. All animals must adapt for the place that they live.

Write a paragraph that describes at least 3 ways that polar bears keep warm.

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Rubric: Polar Bear Paragraph – Well Formatted

This rubric is for how well written your paragraph is.

Paragraph is missing or barely started.Paragraph is disorganized, lacking main idea with supporting details and/or grammar inhibits a reader from understanding.Paragraph is somewhat organized, but main idea and details are not closely related or well-structured. Paragraph is clearly organized with a main idea and strong supporting details.
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Deep Sea: Plankton

This video by the YouTube channel nature video is all about what plankton are and what they do in their ocean environment.

Ecosystems involve the weather, the geography and the communities of plants and animals that live there. These plants and animals adapt to be successful in their ecosystem.

Write a paragraph about plankton that includes at least 3 ways that plankton are important to the Earth.

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Rubric: Plankton Paragraph – 3 Facts from Video

This rubric is for writing three different ways that plankton affect the rest of the world. These facts should come from the video you watched.

Paragraph is missing or barely started.Facts are not included in the paragraph. Only one fact from the video is used. Only two facts from the video are used.Three or more facts from the video are used.
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Rubric: Plankton Paragraph – Well Formatted

This rubric is for how well written your paragraph is.

Paragraph is missing or barely started.Paragraph is disorganized, lacking main idea with supporting details and/or grammar inhibits a reader from understanding.Paragraph is somewhat organized, but main idea and details are not closely related or well-structured. Paragraph is clearly organized with a main idea and strong supporting details.
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Jungle: Predators and Prey

Nat Geo WILD’s video shows how predators and prey interact in jungle areas.

Ecosystems involve the weather, the geography and the communities of plants and animals that live there. These plants and animals adapt to be successful in their ecosystem.

Write a paragraph about ways that prey in wild jungle areas adapt to survive. Use three examples/facts from the video.

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Write a second paragraph about ways that predators in wild jungle areas adapt to hunt their food. Use three examples/facts from the video.

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Rubric: Jungle Paragraph 1 – 3 Facts from Video

This rubric is for writing three different facts about prey in a jungle habitat. These facts should come from the video you watched from Nat Geo WILD.

Paragraph is missing or barely started.Facts are not included in the paragraph. Only one fact from the video is used. Only two facts from the video are used.Three or more facts from the video are used.
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