Unit — Planning

Science Rubrics

Experimentation
Criteria Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

Analysis Employs maxims for guidance, Needs real world exposure Sees actions as a series of steps Cannot identify the progression
 Real word problems and with meanings that adapt to the of steps
situation at hand
solutions

Planning Thinking Initiates, plans and can follow Is able to do deliberate planning Straightforward tasks likely to Must do things one step at a
 Creative thought through to completion and/or formulate routines be completed to an acceptable time
standard

Communication Explains concepts by connecting Explains concepts clearly and Is capable to describing Has basic understanding of key
ideas to real world issues and uses appropriate terminology concepts and is beginning to concepts and terminology
uses advanced terminology uses appropriate terminology

Defending Has a deep understanding of the Able to achieve most tasks using Working knowledge of key Minimal, or textbook knowledge,
subject own judgment but, often cannot aspects of subject without connecting to practice
Routinely meets acceptable resolve unanticipated problems Needs recipes, monitoring and
standards that occur first successes

Lab

Components Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

Are all of the components of the
Format –
lab included.
Hypothesis matches the purpose of
the experiment and give an
Hypothesis –
educated prediction about the
outcome.
Are observations complete,
including detailed diagrams, charts
Observations –
and written information about the
results of the experiment.
The conclusion match the
hypothesis, explaining why the
Conclusion – prediction was correct or wrong
with detailed evidence from the
results of the experiment.
Is there clear evidence of what has
been learned during this
Connections –
investigation increasing the
knowledge of the world around us.
Are all of the components of the
lab are included.
Hypothesis matches the purpose of
the experiment and give an
educated prediction about the
outcome.
Are observations complete, with
appropriate diagrams, charts and
written information about the
results of the experiment.
The conclusion match the
hypothesis, explaining why the
prediction was correct or wrong
with evidence from the results of
the experiment.
Is there evidence of what has been
learned during this investigation
increasing the knowledge of the
world around us.
Most of the components of the lab Most of the components of the lab
are included. are missing.
Hypothesis matches the purpose of Hypothesis does not match the
the experiment and give a simple purpose of the experiment or does
prediction about the outcome. not predict an outcome.
Are observations incomplete,
including some diagrams, charts Are observations incomplete, with
and written information about the little or no results.
results of the experiment.
The conclusion match the
There is a simple or no conclusion
hypothesis, with some evidence
with little or no evidence.
from the results of the experiment.
Is there little evidence of what has Is there no evidence of what has
been learned during this been learned during this
investigation . investigation.