Comic Strip : The Carbon Cycle
Objective: In a 5-10 panel comic strip, students will be able to independently explain how a carbon atom moves through four of the seven presented steps in the carbon
cycle.
Student Name: ________________________________________________________ Period ______________________________ Total Score_______________
Okay, but missing key
Good, only missing a litt
partsle bit-Partial Points (2)
Partial Points (1)
Student all but 1 step of Student has 2 or
the carbon cycle in a
more steps out of
logical order
order in the carbon
cycle
Student has 4 different Student only has 3 of
Student is missing 2
parts of the carbon cycle the 4 required parts of parts of the required
present
the carbon cycle
carbon cycle steps
present
Student uses correct
Student has 1 process Student has 2 or 3
processes for entering wrong for how carbon processes wrong for
and leaving each step of enters or leaves each
how carbon enters or
the carbon cycle
step of the carbon cycle leaves each step of
the carbon cycle
Excellent, fulfills assign
CATEGORY
ment-Full Points (3)
Steps in the carbon Student has all of the
cycle are put in a
carbon cycle present
logical order (x4)
and in a logical order.
Assignment IncompleteRedo for points
Student does not have the
carbon cycle in order
Comic strip includes
four different steps
in the carbon cycle
(x3)
Correct usage of
how carbon enters
and leaves each
step of the carbon
cycle (it can still be
creative though!)
(x4)
Student is missing 3 or more
of the required parts of the
carbon cycle
Organization of
Information is organized
comic strip/Correct with well-constructed
length (5-10 panels) panels and text bubbles
(x1)
Information is mostly
organized, but text
bubbles are not wellconstructed and are
hard to follow
Points Earned and Teacher Notes
Student has 4 or more
processes wrong for how
carbon enters of leaves each
step of the carbon cycle
Information is mostly The information appears to
organized but is a
be disorganized and no text
little hard to follow. bubbles are present
Text bubbles may or
may not be present
*Each section that you receive zero points you must redo that part of the assignment
Comic Strip : The Carbon Cycle
Objective: In a 5-10 panel comic strip, students will be able to independently explain how a carbon atom moves through four of the seven presented steps in the carbon
Student Name: ________________________________________________________ Period ______________________________ Total Score_______________
Okay, but missing key
Excellent, fulfills assign Good, only missing a litt
partsAssignment IncompleteCATEGORY
ment-Full Points (3)
le bit-Partial Points (2)
Partial Points (1)
Redo for points
Points Earned and Teacher Notes
Steps in the carbon Student has all of the
Student all but 1 step of Student has 2 or
Student does not have the
cycle are put in a
carbon cycle present
the carbon cycle in a
more steps out of
carbon cycle in order
logical order (x4)
and in a logical order.
logical order
order in the carbon
cycle
Comic strip includes Student has 4 different Student only has 3 of
Student is missing 2 Student is missing 3 or more
four different steps parts of the carbon cycle the 4 required parts of parts of the required of the required parts of the
in the carbon cycle present
the carbon cycle
carbon cycle steps
carbon cycle
(x3)
present
Correct usage of
how carbon enters
and leaves each
step of the carbon
cycle (it can still be
creative though!)
(x4)
Student uses correct
processes for entering
and leaving each step of
the carbon cycle
Organization of
Information is organized
comic strip/Correct with well-constructed
length (5-10 panels) panels and text bubbles
(x1)
Student has 1 process
wrong for how carbon
enters or leaves each
step of the carbon cycle
Student has 2 or 3
processes wrong for
how carbon enters or
leaves each step of
the carbon cycle
Information is mostly
organized, but text
bubbles are not wellconstructed and are
hard to follow
Information is mostly The information appears to
organized but is a
be disorganized and no text
little hard to follow. bubbles are present
Text bubbles may or
may not be present
*Each section that you receive zero points you must redo that part of the assignment
Student has 4 or more
processes wrong for how
carbon enters of leaves each
step of the carbon cycle