complex ideas and processes. 1.5 Partial knowledge of the 2.0 content but major errors or omissions regarding the 3.0 content Score With help, a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes and 1.0 some of the more complex ideas and processes. 0.5 With help, a partial understanding of the 2.0 content but not the 3.0 content Score Even with help, no understanding or skill demonstrated. 0.0 EALR 4: Life Science Big Idea: Ecosystems (LS2) Core Content: Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems Topic: Populations and Ecosystems Grade: 6-8 (LS2A) Sample Tasks Score In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond 4.0 what was taught. 3.5 In addition to score 3.0 performance, in-depth inferences and applications with partial success. Score The student will: 3.0 describe an ecosystem and the components that make up the ecosystem (e.g., a defined area that contains populations of organisms and nonliving factors) give examples of ecosystems (e.g., Olympic National Forest, Puget Sound, one square foot of lawn) and describe their boundaries and contents The student exhibits no major errors or omissions. 2.5 No major errors or omissions regarding 2.0 content and partial knowledge of the 3.0 content Score There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and 2.0 processes as the student: recognizes or recalls basic terminology such as: ecosystem
complex ideas and processes. 1.5 Partial knowledge of the 2.0 content but major errors or omissions regarding the 3.0 content Score 1.0 With help, a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes and some of the more complex ideas and processes. 0.5 With help, a partial understanding of the 2.0 content but not the 3.0 content Score 0.0 Even with help, no understanding or skill demonstrated. EALR 4: Life Science Big Idea: Ecosystems (LS2) Core Content: Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems Topic: Populations and Ecosystems Grade: 6-8 (LS2A) Score 4.0 In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught. Sample Tasks 3.5 In addition to score 3.0 performance, in-depth inferences and applications with partial success. Score 3.0 The student will: describe an ecosystem and the components that make up the ecosystem (e.g., a defined area that contains populations of organisms and nonliving factors) give examples of ecosystems (e.g., Olympic National Forest, Puget Sound, one square foot of lawn) and describe their boundaries and contents The student exhibits no major errors or omissions. 2.5 No major errors or omissions regarding 2.0 content and partial knowledge of the 3.0 content Score 2.0 There are no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes as the student: recognizes or recalls basic terminology such as: ecosystem
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