7th Grade Chapter 12 Summative Assessment
You and your family have just won an all expense paid trip to visit the country of your
choice! Because you entered your family into this drawing, you get to choose where you
travel. For this assessment, you will select one country, and write a journal about the
Vertebrates you encounter during your travels.
Format:
 Select one country, and find one fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, and mammal native
to this region
 First page: name, date, 5-7 sentence paragraph on the country you selected and 57 sentence summary on the characteristics of vertebrates
 Second page: 2-3 sentence explanation of the native fish from that country, 5-7
sentence overview of fish (contains content below)
 Third page: 2-3 sentence explanation of the native amphibian from that country, 57 sentence overview of amphibians (contains content below)
 Fourth page: 2-3 sentence explanation of reptile from that country, 5-7 sentence
overview of reptiles (contains content below)
 Fifth page: 2-3 sentence explanation of native bird from that country, 5-7 sentence
overview of birds (contains content below)
 Sixth page: 2-3 sentence explanation of native mammal from that country, 5-7
sentence overview of mammals (contains content below)
Requirements:
 Assessment is typed
Content:
Vertebrates
 Characteristics
 Ectotherms and Endotherms
Fish
 Obtaining Oxygen
 Movement
 Nervous System
 Jawless, Cartilaginous, Bony Fish
Amphibians
 Obtaining Oxygen
 Movement
Reptiles
 Lizards and Snakes
 Alligators and Crocodiles
 Turtles
Birds
 Adaptations to Flight
 Obtaining Food
Mammals
 Obtaining Oxygen
 Keeping Conditions Stable
 Monotremes, Marsupials, Placental Mammals
Due: Thursday, May 15th
Grade: (You can receive 1 point of extra credit per drawing or image for each animal)
Category
Formatting
10
6 pages contain
necessary
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5 pages contain
necessary
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Content
Assessment
contains
content from 6
lessons
Content from 6
lessons is
accurate (60)
Assessment
contains
content from 5
lessons
Content from 5
lessons is
accurate (50)
Assessment
contains
content from 4
lessons
Content from 4
lessons is
accurate (40)
Science
Material
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1-3 pages
contain
necessary
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Assessment
contains
content from 13 lessons
Content from 13 lessons is
accurate (30)