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Score/Step 5.0 I am able to provide justification to distinguish between scientific theories and laws. Write a research paper on the atomic theory. Outline the progression of the theory and explain the main points that define it as a theory. Explain the limitations of the model and why it is not considered a law. Score/Step 4.0 I am able to distinguish between scientific theories and laws. Compare and contrast various laws and theories on a Venn diagram. Then focus on the atomic theory and analyze how it fits under the characteristics Score/Step 3.0 Target (Learning Goal) I am able to recognize a theory from a scientific law. Properly place on a T-Table various theories and laws that you have studied since sixth grade. Score/Step 2.0 I am able to recognize that some scientific knowledge has changed. Cite examples of how the atomic theory has been changed or modified over time. Score/Step 1.0 I am able to recognize and explain the need for repeated experimental trials. SC.8.N.3.2 Assessed as SC.7.N.3.1: Explain why theories may be modified but are rarely discarded. (Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning) Scale Learning Progression Sample Progress Monitoring and Assessment Activities Score/Step 5.0 I am able to evaluate the reasons why and conditions under which scientific knowledge is subject to change I am able to provide justification to distinguish between scientific theories and laws such as law of universal gravitation, law of superposition, theory of plate tectonics, atomic theory, law of conservation of mass, law of conservation of energy, cell theory, and the scientific theory of evolution Evaluate the reasons why and a condition under which knowledge is subject to change. Justify the reasons for distinguishing between laws and theories and explain why theories are subject to change while laws remain constant.