Creating a Balance Experiment Rubric

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Creativity put into experiment
Very little effort put into the idea of the experiment (or very similar to one that has already been done)
Some amount of thought behind the topic chosen for the experiment
Substantial Effort put into creating the experiment. Experiment is unique and creative.
Original and appropriate topic chosen for the experiment. Great amounts of effort put into creating an appropriate experiment.
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Quality of Experiments
Minimal Effort put into creating and writing up the experiment.
Some effort put into writing up the experiment. Experiment has not been completed. Insufficient detail in Experiment Worksheet.
Obvious effort put into creating the experiment. Students have filled in Experiment Worksheet appropriately with some detail.
A Detailed and well-planned experiment. Students have answered all appropriate fields within the Experiment Worksheet and have used diagrams to support their findings.
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Evidence of Balance Understanding
Limited or no evidence of balance shown.
Some level of balance understanding shown. Limited reference to factors which affect balance.
A good level of balance understand and knowledge shown. Students draw on some aspects of factors which affect balance.
High level of balance understanding and knowledge shown. Students draw on previous lessons to develop their experiment. Students take into considerations multiple factors when discussing balance; center of gravity, symmetry, mass etc.
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How well Students worked in Groups
Limited amount of group work shown.
Some level of group work displayed.
Good level of group work shown. Students were able to evenly participate in the task.
Students worked excellent in group activity. Students were able to evenly and fairly participate in task.
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