Elementary Education Content Unit Rubric for Science Standards Components of Approaches(1) Meets(2) Exceeds(3) Standards Overview and Unit Overview: Elements All elements included and All components relate Resource Explanation of units to missing or complete. Nearly all logically and support one Identification include grade level, incomplete. objectives selected are another. Highly topics, standards, Components not appropriate. appropriate objectives. objectives, advance logically related. setup information. Explain how you will make students aware of the history and nature of science. Insufficient Sufficient number, age Well-chosen engaging number and and variety including texts. Large selection, Resource Identification (a)Texts variety of texts, texts students can read especially creative or (b)Bulletin Board or or irrelevant or independently. thoughtful. Display Table inappropriate. (c) Community agency- science center, etc. (Standards 1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2) Instructional Instructional Instructional All instructional All instructional Components Components components are components are age components are age 1.Multiple Instructional age appropriate appropriate and integrated appropriate and Techniques are evident and somewhat into lessons in ways that seamlessly integrated into Throughout all of the integrated. Most are logical and benefit lessons that enhance the units to include are logical and student learning. lesson and are logical and conducting science benefit the Accommodations for benefit student learning. investigations and student. Some diverse learners appear in Accommodations for gathering data components all lessons and activities. diverse learners appear in (Standards 3.3,3.5). could have been all lessons and activities. 2. There are hands-on better aligned activities to engage with the topic. students in science Some inquiry process using accommodations tools (Standards 3.1,3.4). for diverse 3. All lessons have learners are accommodations for evident diverse learners and assess using diverse data collection (Standard 3.2). 4. Lessons make use of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking as connections to learning and thinking critically and logically about science (Standard 2.1). 5. At least one (1) lesson makes use of technology (Standard 2.2). 6. Science disciplines 1) systems, order, and organization, 2) evidence, models and explanations, 3) change, constancy and
Elementary Education Content Unit Rubric for Science Standards Components of Standards Approaches(1) Meets(2) Exceeds(3) Overview and Resource Identification Unit Overview: Explanation of units to include grade level, topics, standards, objectives, advance setup information. Explain how you will make students aware of the history and nature of science. Elements missing or incomplete. Components not logically related. All elements included and complete. Nearly all objectives selected are appropriate. All components relate logically and support one another. Highly appropriate objectives. Resource Identification (a)Texts (b)Bulletin Board or Display Table (c) Community agency- science center, etc. (Standards 1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2) Insufficient number and variety of texts, or irrelevant or inappropriate. Sufficient number, age and variety including texts students can read independently. Well-chosen engaging texts. Large selection, especially creative or thoughtful. Instructional Components Instructional Components 1.Multiple Instructional Techniques are evident Throughout all of the units to include conducting science investigations and gathering data (Standards 3.3,3.5). 2. There are hands-on activities to engage students in science inquiry process using tools (Standards 3.1,3.4). 3. All lessons have accommodations for diverse learners and assess using diverse data collection (Standard 3.2). 4. Lessons make use of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking as connections to learning and thinking critically and logically about science (Standard 2.1). 5. At least one (1) lesson makes use of technology (Standard 2.2). 6. Science disciplines 1) systems, order, and organization, 2) evidence, models and explanations, 3) change, constancy and Instructional components are age appropriate and somewhat integrated. Most are logical and benefit the student. Some components could have been better aligned with the topic. Some accommodations for diverse learners are evident All instructional components are age appropriate and integrated into lessons in ways that are logical and benefit student learning. Accommodations for diverse learners appear in all lessons and activities. All instructional components are age appropriate and seamlessly integrated into lessons that enhance the lesson and are logical and benefit student learning. Accommodations for diverse learners appear in all lessons and activities.
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