Rating Rating Rating ‘C’ ‘B’ ‘A’ Related to experiments in Related to experiments in Related to experiments in Physics, the learner: Physics, the learner: Physics, the learner: expresses a scientific idea expresses a plausible expresses a plausible and that explains some scientific idea that explains readily testable scientific experimental observations all experimental idea that explains all observations experimental observations based on experimental analyses and interprets critically analyses and results, draws a conclusion data to draw a valid interprets data to draw a that relates to the purpose conclusion that relates to valid conclusion that of the experiment and has the purpose of the relates to the purpose of some validity experiment the experiment identifies some limitations identifies significant discusses significant and sources of error in an limitations and sources of limitations and sources of experimental design error in an experimental error in experimental design design, with reference to theory and/or evidence identifies a valid analyses an experimental critically evaluates an improvement in an design and describes a experimental design and experimental design. number of possible valid provides an evidence-based improvements. critique and discussion on valid improvements and alternatives. 3 Rating Rating Rating ‘C’ ‘B’ ‘A’ The learner: The learner: The learner: uses a variety of relevant uses a variety of relevant uses a variety of relevant resources to collect resources to collect resources to collect information information, and evaluates information, and critically their reliability evaluates their reliability collects and records collects experimental data collects a wide range of experimental data and records it in a format relevant experimental data, that allows analysis and records it methodically in a format that allows analysis
Rating ‘C’ Rating ‘B’ Rating ‘A’ Related to experiments in Physics, the learner: Related to experiments in Physics, the learner: Related to experiments in Physics, the learner: expresses a scientific idea that explains some experimental observations expresses a plausible scientific idea that explains all experimental observations expresses a plausible and readily testable scientific idea that explains all experimental observations based on experimental results, draws a conclusion that relates to the purpose of the experiment and has some validity analyses and interprets data to draw a valid conclusion that relates to the purpose of the experiment critically analyses and interprets data to draw a valid conclusion that relates to the purpose of the experiment identifies some limitations and sources of error in an experimental design identifies significant limitations and sources of error in an experimental design discusses significant limitations and sources of error in experimental design, with reference to theory and/or evidence identifies a valid improvement in an experimental design. analyses an experimental design and describes a number of possible valid improvements. critically evaluates an experimental design and provides an evidence-based critique and discussion on valid improvements and alternatives. 3 Rating ‘C’ Rating ‘B’ Rating ‘A’ The learner: The learner: The learner: uses a variety of relevant resources to collect information uses a variety of relevant resources to collect information, and evaluates their reliability uses a variety of relevant resources to collect information, and critically evaluates their reliability collects and records experimental data collects experimental data and records it in a format that allows analysis collects a wide range of relevant experimental data, and records it methodically in a format that allows analysis
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