Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Rubric 4 3 2 1 Advanced Proficient Progressing Beginning Claim Makes a claim that is… Makes a claim that is Makes a relevant and Does not make a claim, or A statement or conclusion relevant, accurate, and Relevant accurate but incomplete makes an inaccurate or (Directly & clearly that answers the original responds to question) complete. claim. irrelevant claim. Accurate question/ problem. (Consistent with Contrasts the claim to an evidence and scientific principles) alternative claim. Complete (Complete sentence that stands alone) Evidence Provides evidence to Provides appropriate and Provides appropriate, but Does not provide Scientific data that supports support the claim that is… sufficient evidence to insufficient evidence to evidence, or only the claim. The data needs support claim. Appropriate support claim. May provides inappropriate (Scientific data or to be appropriate and information from observations, include some evidence (Evidence that Discusses evidence that investigations, data analysis, or sufficient to support the inappropriate evidence. does not support claim). would support alternative valid scientific sources) claim. claim. Sufficient (Enough evidence to support the claim) Reasoning Explanation provides Provides reasoning that Provides reasoning that Does not provide A justification that connects reasoning that is… clearly connects the connects the evidence to reasoning, or only the evidence to the claim. It evidence to the claim. Clear the claim. May include provides inappropriate (Clearly communicated and shows why the data counts goes beyond repeating claim and some scientific principles reasoning. Includes appropriate and evidence) as evidence by using or justification for why sufficient scientific Connected (Explains why the appropriate and sufficient the evidence supports the principles to explain why evidence is important or why it is scientific principles. claim, but not sufficient. the evidence supports the relevant) Integrated claim. (Links the evidence to an important disciplinary idea Explains why the and crosscutting concept) alternative claim is inaccurate.
Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Rubric 4 Advanced 3 Proficient 2 Progressing 1 Beginning Claim A statement or conclusion that answers the original question/ problem. Makes a claim that is relevant, accurate, and complete. Contrasts the claim to an alternative claim. Makes a claim that is… Relevant (Directly & clearly responds to question) Accurate (Consistent with evidence and scientific principles) Complete (Complete sentence that stands alone) Makes a relevant and accurate but incomplete claim. Does not make a claim, or makes an inaccurate or irrelevant claim. Evidence Scientific data that supports the claim. The data needs to be appropriate and sufficient to support the claim. Provides appropriate and sufficient evidence to support claim. Discusses evidence that would support alternative claim. Provides evidence to support the claim that is… Appropriate (Scientific data or information from observations, investigations, data analysis, or valid scientific sources) Sufficient (Enough evidence to support the claim) Provides appropriate, but insufficient evidence to support claim. May include some inappropriate evidence. Does not provide evidence, or only provides inappropriate evidence (Evidence that does not support claim). Reasoning A justification that connects the evidence to the claim. It shows why the data counts as evidence by using appropriate and sufficient scientific principles. Provides reasoning that clearly connects the evidence to the claim. Includes appropriate and sufficient scientific principles to explain why the evidence supports the claim. Explains why the alternative claim is inaccurate. Explanation provides reasoning that is… Clear (Clearly communicated and goes beyond repeating claim and evidence) Connected (Explains why the evidence is important or why it is relevant) Integrated (Links the evidence to an important disciplinary idea and crosscutting concept) Provides reasoning that connects the evidence to the claim. May include some scientific principles or justification for why the evidence supports the claim, but not sufficient. Does not provide reasoning, or only provides inappropriate reasoning.
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