Rubric for Research Project Name ___________________________ 4 Mastery 3 Competency 2 Developing 1 - Initial – – – Student’s word choice Student’s word choice or Student’s word choice or Student’s word choice ESS.1 Demonstrates displays a high level of explanation displays the explanation indicated and explanations display understanding of terms subject knowledge. expected level of subject some misconceptions or a low level of subject knowledge errors in subject knowledge. pertinent to earth and knowledge. space science Research is thorough, Research has two or Research has one or two Research has little ESS.3 Constructs specific, has many three examples. Most examples. Few ideas are specifics and only one explanations through examples. All ideas are ideas are explained. explained or contains example. Two or less clearly explained. Four references are misconceptions. ideas are explained. conducting and using More than five references and/or referenced Only three references are Two or less references research are cited and/or throughout the cited and/or referenced are cited and/or referenced throughout the presentation. throughout the referenced throughout the presentation. Conclusions are presentation. presentation. Conclusions are supported by the data. Conclusions are not Conclusions are not supported by the data. Explanation is made for clearly supported by the supported by data. Explanation is made for how or why the data. No clear explanation is how or why the hypothesis was supported Explanation is attempted attempted for how or why hypothesis was supported or rejected. but it is unclear how or the hypothesis was or rejected. why the hypothesis was supported or rejected. supported or rejected. Student presentation has Student presentation has Student presentation has The presentation makes no ESS.7 Recognizes directly stated or inferred at directly stated or inferred at directly stated or inferred at reference or inference to how earth's changes and least three ways the events of least two ways the events of least one way the events of this topic relates to Earth’s geologic time or the geologic time or the geologic time or the changes over time. the effects of these adaptation of life forms is adaptation of life forms is adaptation of life forms is changes related to Earth’s changes related to Earth’s changes related to Earth’s changes over time. over time. over time. Presentation is due Friday, March 23
Rubric for Research Project Name ___________________________ 4 – Mastery 3 – Competency 2 – Developing 1 - Initial ESS.1 Demonstrates understanding of terms pertinent to earth and space science Student’s word choice displays a high level of subject knowledge. Student’s word choice or explanation displays the expected level of subject knowledge Student’s word choice or explanation indicated some misconceptions or errors in subject knowledge. Student’s word choice and explanations display a low level of subject knowledge. ESS.3 Constructs explanations through conducting and using research Research is thorough, specific, has many examples. All ideas are clearly explained. More than five references are cited and/or referenced throughout the presentation. Conclusions are supported by the data. Explanation is made for how or why the hypothesis was supported or rejected. Research has two or three examples. Most ideas are explained. Four references are and/or referenced throughout the presentation. Conclusions are supported by the data. Explanation is made for how or why the hypothesis was supported or rejected. Research has one or two examples. Few ideas are explained or contains misconceptions. Only three references are cited and/or referenced throughout the presentation. Conclusions are not clearly supported by the data. Explanation is attempted but it is unclear how or why the hypothesis was supported or rejected. Research has little specifics and only one example. Two or less ideas are explained. Two or less references are cited and/or referenced throughout the presentation. Conclusions are not supported by data. No clear explanation is attempted for how or why the hypothesis was supported or rejected. ESS.7 Recognizes earth's changes and the effects of these changes Student presentation has directly stated or inferred at least three ways the events of geologic time or the adaptation of life forms is related to Earth’s changes over time. Student presentation has directly stated or inferred at least two ways the events of geologic time or the adaptation of life forms is related to Earth’s changes over time. Student presentation has directly stated or inferred at least one way the events of geologic time or the adaptation of life forms is related to Earth’s changes over time. The presentation makes no reference or inference to how this topic relates to Earth’s changes over time. Presentation is due Friday, March 23
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