O V E E Some combination of Explanations, Explanations, X written explanations, pictures, or pictures, or P pictures, and models models are used models are not L are used to explain the to explain the used or the A phenomenon/cycle cycle accurately. cycle is not I accurately. explained N accurately. C Several personal Some personal There is no O observations (i.e. observations evidence of N moon logs) are used to are used to personal N effectively support the support the observations or E explanation. explanation. they do not C support the T explanation. E All parts of the Most parts of The explanation D explanation are neatly the explanation is not neat; I drawn, labeled, and are neatly labels or writing T written. drawn, labeled, are missing or and written. unclear. V Relevant scientific Scientific No scientific O vocabulary is used vocabulary is vocabulary is C appropriately. used. used or its use is A not appropriate. B
O V E E X P L A I N Some combination of written explanations, pictures, and models are used to explain the phenomenon/cycle accurately. Explanations, pictures, or models are used to explain the cycle accurately. Explanations, pictures, or models are not used or the cycle is not explained accurately. C O N N E C T Several personal observations (i.e. moon logs) are used to effectively support the explanation. Some personal observations are used to support the explanation. There is no evidence of personal observations or they do not support the explanation. E D I T All parts of the explanation are neatly drawn, labeled, and written. Most parts of the explanation are neatly drawn, labeled, and written. The explanation is not neat; labels or writing are missing or unclear. V O C A B Relevant scientific vocabulary is used appropriately. Scientific vocabulary is used. No scientific vocabulary is used or its use is not appropriate.
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