Category 4 3 2 1 Scientific Student Student can Student can Student can Knowledge demonstrates explain that explain that explain that understanding of magnets can magnets can magnets stick to magnets by attract and repel attract and repel some materials, using knowledge different materials, different materials, but cannot about magnetic and can articulate but cannot articulate what force to solve what kinds of articulate what kinds of materials problems. materials or why kinds of materials or why magnets magnets attract or why magnets attract them. them but cannot attract them. apply this knowledge to solving a problem. Student correctly Student correctly Students correctly Student correctly measured the measured the measured the measured 1 of the strength of all strength of 3 of 4 strength of 2 of 4 4 types of four types of types of magnets. magnets. magnets. magnets Graphing Students Students correctly Students correctly Students graphed correctly graphed 80% or graphed 70% or less than 70% of graphed 90% or more of their track more of their track their track trails more of their trials. trials. correctly. track trials. Journal - Four or five Three complete Two complete One journal entry Content complete journal journal entries journal entries show little detail entries show show planning, show some detail about planning, planning, construction, about planning, construction, and construction, testing, construction, testing process. testing, modifications, testing, modifications, some reflection modifications, and some reflection and the results. some results. and the results.
Category 4 3 2 1 Scientific Knowledge Student demonstrates understanding of magnets by using knowledge about magnetic force to solve problems. Student can explain that magnets can attract and repel different materials, and can articulate what kinds of materials or why magnets attract them but cannot apply this knowledge to solving a problem. Student can explain that magnets can attract and repel different materials, but cannot articulate what kinds of materials or why magnets attract them. Student can explain that magnets stick to some materials, but cannot articulate what kinds of materials or why magnets attract them. Student correctly measured the strength of all four types of magnets Student correctly measured the strength of 3 of 4 types of magnets. Students correctly measured the strength of 2 of 4 magnets. Student correctly measured 1 of the 4 types of magnets. Graphing Students correctly graphed 90% or more of their track trials. Students correctly graphed 80% or more of their track trials. Students correctly graphed 70% or more of their track trials. Students graphed less than 70% of their track trails correctly. Journal - Content Four or five complete journal entries show planning, construction, testing, modifications, some reflection and the results. Three complete journal entries show planning, construction, testing, modifications, some reflection and the results. Two complete journal entries show some detail about planning, construction, testing, modifications, and some results. One journal entry show little detail about planning, construction, and testing process.