Unit 1: Smore Energy Culminating Event Scoring Tool

Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning No Evidence

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Description of how Accurately and Accurately identifies the Accurately identifies the Incorrectly explains the Description is
heat is transferred completely explains the flow of heat energy flows flow of heat energy flows flow of heat from the absent.
from an original flow of thermal energy from the energy source to from the energy source to energy source to the
energy source and from a warmer object the device. Accurately the device, and describes device. Unable describe
through your device (energy source) to a describes how heat is how heat is transferred how heat is transferred
colder object (device). transferred through one through one type of heat through any type of heat
Accurately describes how type of heat transfer. transfer. Description may transfer.
heat is transferred be minimal or contains
through at least two types OR errors.
of heat transfer
(conduction, convection, Describes the flow of
radiation) heat energy flows from
the energy source to the
device with little detail.
Describes how heat is
transferred through two
or more types of heat
transfer.
A description of the Accurately and Explains how the Able to recognize that the Incorrectly explains how Description is
ability for the device completely explains how materials used in their materials used in their the materials used in their absent.
to maximize the the materials used in their device are more efficient device are more efficient device are more efficient
transfer of thermal device are more efficient at transferring heat at transferring heat at transferring heat
energy (how hot the at transferring heat energy than other energy than other energy than other
device gets and the energy than other materials that were materials that were materials that were
amount of time it materials that were considered. The considered, but does not considered
takes to heat up). considered. description is mostly include a description.
complete and contains
few errors.
A description of how Accurately and Explains that the kinetic Description of the kinetic Incorrectly describes the Description is
the kinetic energy of completely explains that energy of the particles of energy of the particles of kinetic energy of the absent.

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the materials changes the kinetic energy of the the energy source the energy source and the particles of the energy
as energy is particles of the energy decrease as the kinetic device may be minimal source and device
transferred to the source decrease as the energy of the particles of or contains errors. throughout the
system. kinetic energy of the the device increases investigation.
particles of the device throughout the
increases throughout the investigation. The
investigation. description is mostly
complete.

A comparison of Team clearly compares Team clearly compares Team clearly compares The team compares or The team does
your devices energy and contrasts class data. and contrasts class data, and contrasts class data, contrasts, but does not not compare
efficiency between Team points to specific but the supporting but the supporting include both. Supporting or contrast
groups (comparing examples to illustrate the information is general. information is information is class data.
temperature and comparison. incomplete. incomplete.
time to heat).
The design plans for Design plan is included - - - Design plan is
the original in the presentation. not included
prototype. in the
presentation.
An explanation of Provides complete and Supporting evidence is Supporting evidence is Supporting evidence is Supporting
any changes made to accurate scientific mostly complete and minimal or contains incorrect or absent. evidence is
your device over the evidence to explain how accurate. errors. absent.
course of the project. and why the team
Use scientific changed the design
evidence and throughout the process.
reasoning to justify
the changes made to
your device.

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