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Class Participation (Class Discussion/Group Work/Presentations)
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Student never contributes to class discussion; fails to respond to direct questions.
Student does not listen when others talk, interrupts, or makes inappropriate comments.
Student does not participate in group activities or presentations.
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Students give few contributions to class discussion; Seldom volunteers but responds to direct questions.
Students do not listen carefully and comments are often non-responsive to discussion.
Students display little participation in group work.
Students display little participation in presentations.
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Students proactively contribute to class discussion, asking questions and respond to direct questions.
Students listen and appropriately respond to the contributions of others.
Students display full participation in group work.
Students participate in presentations.
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Students proactively and regularly contribute to class discussion
Students initiate discussion on issues related to class topic.
Students listen without interrupting and incorporate and expand on the contributions of other students.
Students provide full participation and teamwork within group work.
Students fully participate and display understanding through presentations.
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Scientific Methods/Process (Predictions, Hypothesis, Materials, Variables, Procedure, Observations, Conclusion)
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Students have displayed little to no understanding of the scientific process.
Students have included less than half of the steps of the scientific process.
Students have included minimal observations.
Students display little to no understanding of the investigation in their conclusion.
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Students have displayed little understanding of the scientific process and procedure.
Students have included only half of the steps in the scientific process.
Students have attempted to write hypothesis but do not have complete understanding.
Students have not included variable.
Students have included observations using some of the senses applicable to the investigation. No qualitative/quantitative observations.
Students display little understanding of the investigation in their conclusion.
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Students have displayed partial understanding of the scientific process and the procedure.
Students have included most of the steps from the scientific process.
Students have written a hypothesis without using "if","then" structure.
Students can identify the variable.
Students have included observations using all 5 senses (if applicable). No qualitative/quantitative observations.
Students display some understanding of investigation and results in their conclusion.
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Students have displayed a complete understanding of the scientific process and follow procedures correctly.
Students have included all steps of the scientific process.
Students have written hypothesis using the given 'if","then" sentence structure.
Students can identify the variable.
Students have included in depth qualitative and quantitative observations using 5 senses applicable.
Students display understanding of investigation and their results in a detailed conclusion.
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Science Journals/Writing
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Displays little to no understanding of the assignment, organization, or neatness.
Does not use any scientific vocabulary.
Notes/Graphic Organizers/Explanations are incomplete and missing.
Large amount of error in sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and standard usage that completely impair readability.
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Displays little understanding of the assignment.
Organization or neatness needs attention.
Uses little scientific vocabulary.
Notes/Graphic Organizers/Explanations are incomplete.
Errors in sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and standard usage impair readability.
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Displays a basic understanding of the assignment.
Ideas are somewhat organized and neat.
Occasional use of scientific vocabulary.
Notes/Graphic Organizers/Explanations are not totally complete.
Sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and standard usage errors are noticeable, but do not seriously impair readability.
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Displays understanding of assignment.
Organized, neat, well thought ideas.
Scientific vocabulary is detailed, descriptive, and complete.
Notes/graphic organizers and explanations are complete.
Generally error free in regard to sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and standard usage.
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Research (Use of technology)
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Students display little to no ability to use resources and require teachers assistance.
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Students display little ability to use multiple resources and require assistance from the teacher.
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Students display ability to use multiple resources in conducting research with some assistance from teacher.
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Students display ability to use multiple resources in conducting research with no assistance.
(Internet, textbooks, atlas)
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Math (Measurement, Graphs, Average, Area)
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Students display little to no ability to take measurements with metric system and require full assistance from the teacher.
Line and Bar graphs are used incorrectly and students show no attempt in making revisions.
Students do not understand area or average.
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Students display little ability to take measurements with metric system without teacher assistance.
Line and Bar graphs are used incorrectly but student has shown an attempt and correct thought process.
Students demonstrate little understanding of area and average.
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Students display ability to take measurements with the metric system with some assistance from teacher.
Line and Bar graphs are used correct. Labels or title is not included.
Students demonstrate a basic understanding of area and average.
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Students display ability to make correct measurements with the metric system with no assistance from teacher.
Line and Bar graphs are used for correct purposes, and have correct labels including a title.
Students demonstrate understanding to find the average and area.
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