Mass Outcomes Content Descriptor Limited Basic Sound High Outstanding Beginning to use Understands and Identifies and Identifies, describes Measures, records informal language uses informal describes the and compares the and compares the such as heavy, light language such as attributes of mass as mass of objects mass of objects heavy, light the amount of matter using informal units using informal units in an object Use direct and Beginning to identify Identifies simple Compares the Compares and Compares and indirect simple masses by masses by pushing, masses of two orders 3 or more orders 3 or more comparisons to Describes the pushing, pulling or pulling or hefting objects by pushing, masses then check masses then check decide which is masses of objects hefting using an using an equal arm pulling or hefting using a balance using a balance then heavier and using everyday equal arm balance balance with teacher records findings explain their language assistance using drawing reasoning using everyday Records Records Records Explains, records Explains, applies, language comparisons comparisons comparisons and compares records and informally using informally using informally using informally using compares mass by drawings to records drawings to records drawings and words drawings and words referring to the mass comparison mass comparison to records mass to record mass number of uniform informally with informally comparison comparison informal units used teacher assistance informally informally
Mass Outcomes Content Descriptor Limited Basic Sound High Outstanding Describes the masses of objects using everyday language Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is heavier and explain their reasoning using everyday language Beginning to use informal language such as heavy, light Understands and uses informal language such as heavy, light Identifies and describes the attributes of mass as the amount of matter in an object Identifies, describes and compares the mass of objects using informal units Measures, records and compares the mass of objects using informal units Beginning to identify simple masses by pushing, pulling or hefting using an equal arm balance Identifies simple masses by pushing, pulling or hefting using an equal arm balance with teacher assistance Compares the masses of two objects by pushing, pulling or hefting Compares and orders 3 or more masses then check using a balance Compares and orders 3 or more masses then check using a balance then records findings using drawing Records comparisons informally using drawings to records mass comparison informally with teacher assistance Records comparisons informally using drawings to records mass comparison informally Records comparisons informally using drawings and words to records mass comparison informally Explains, records and compares informally using drawings and words to record mass comparison informally Explains, applies, records and compares mass by referring to the number of uniform informal units used