Appendix 3: Assessment rubric and probing questions Learning area Sub-strand Working towards Level 4 Level 4 Exceeding Level 4 I can discuss if a nesting I can describe in an I can explain why an Science– Science I can identify what a nesting Biological sciences No evidence box is suitable for a animal's life cycle a animal needs a nesting Understanding box is for certain animal nesting box is needed box with specific features I can distinguish between I can explore a provided I can list potential I can compare different Investigating No evidence solutions and problems solution solutions to a problem solutions to a problem I can follow safety and I can explain the reason for I can use provided tools Producing No evidence procedures for provided having and following safety safely when supported tools rules and procedures Design and Technology – Designed I can choose appropriate I can decide if my Solutions I can decide if I am finished I can use provided criteria criteria to measure Evaluating No evidence solution fits the aim of the or not to measure success success from a range of challenge options I can list the steps I need I can create a plan that I can follow a provided Planning and managing No evidence to follow to complete my includes the resources and plan project processes that I will use I can use tools and Mathematics I can compare and order I can use scaled tools to Using scaled I can make measurements calculations to find the Measurement and No evidence materials based on their accurately measure basic using informal units area and/or volume of our instruments Geometry size properties of materials nesting box
Appendix 3: Assessment rubric and probing questions Learning area Sub-strand Working towards Level 4 Level 4 Exceeding Level 4 Science– Science Understanding Biological sciences No evidence I can identify what a nesting box is for I can discuss if a nesting box is suitable for a certain animal I can describe in an animal's life cycle a nesting box is needed I can explain why an animal needs a nesting box with specific features Design and Technology Designed Solutions Investigating No evidence I can distinguish between solutions and problems I can explore a provided solution I can list potential solutions to a problem I can compare different solutions to a problem Producing No evidence I can use provided tools safely when supported I can follow safety and procedures for provided tools I can explain the reason for having and following safety rules and procedures Evaluating No evidence I can decide if I am finished or not I can decide if my solution fits the aim of the challenge I can use provided criteria to measure success I can choose appropriate criteria to measure success from a range of options Planning and managing No evidence I can follow a provided plan I can list the steps I need to follow to complete my project I can create a plan that includes the resources and processes that I will use Mathematics – Measurement and Geometry Using scaled instruments No evidence I can make measurements using informal units I can compare and order materials based on their size I can use scaled tools to accurately measure basic properties of materials I can use tools and calculations to find the area and/or volume of our nesting box
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