This rubric evaluates skills in three areas: processing and drawing conclusions from data (SCI1.1aaa), planning investigations (SCI1.1bbb), and using scientific vocabulary (SCI2.1aaa). For each skill, students can demonstrate a developing, meeting, or exceeding level of proficiency. Higher proficiency is associated with more accurately extracting and processing results, drawing valid conclusions, planning detailed and controlled experiments, addressing safety, and using fully correct scientific terminology. Scores are multiplied by the percentages listed for each skill area.

1. Rubrics for 2010 Year 5 Term 1 Holiday Assignment
Degree of skill shown (Multiplier)
Skills Developing (0 – 0.3) Meeting (0.4 – 0.6) Exceeding (0.8 – 1.0)
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
SCI1.1aaa (40%) • Extract and process results in an • Extract and process results in an • Extract and process results in an
appropriate manner given no appropriate manner given no appropriate manner given no format.
Process data and draw
format. format.
conclusions based on underlying • Draw conclusion based on
principles. • Draw conclusion and relate it to • Draw conclusion and relate it to underlying scientific principles and is
underlying scientific principles. underlying scientific principles and able to generalize to new situations.
is able to generalize to new
situations. • State underlying assumptions in
drawing conclusions.
SCI1.1bbb (20%) • Suggest a simple experimental • Suggest a detailed experimental • Suggest a detailed experimental
strategy to investigate a given strategy to investigate a given strategy to investigate a given
Plan an investigation, produce a
practical problem. Identifies at least practical problem. Recognizes a practical problem. Recognizes a
sequence of plan giving regard to
2 key variables and keep one of number of variables and attempts number of variables and attempts to
safety and to producing reliable
them constant while the other is to control them. control them.
results.
being changed.
• Write a detailed experimental • Some appropriate attempt to
• Write a detailed experimental procedure. produce reliable results.
procedure.
• Choose and use appropriate • Write a detailed experimental
• Choose and use appropriate apparatus and equipment to gather procedure.
apparatus and equipment to gather data all the time.
data all the time. • Choose and use appropriate
apparatus and equipment to gather
• Safety measures somewhat basic. data all the time.
• Some attempt to address safety
matters. • Due regard to safety.
SCI2.1aaa (40%) • Description of scientific terms, • Description of scientific terms, • Description of scientific terms, facts,
facts, concepts, principles, theories facts, concepts, principles, theories concepts, principles, theories and
Use appropriate scientific
and methods somewhat complete and methods mostly complete and methods are complete and correct.
vocabulary or mathematical
and correct. correct.
representations in explaining
phenomena and/or observations.
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