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Assessment
Assessment Rubric: Grade 5
Understanding of basic concepts:
- design the most efficient lever to accomplish a given task;
- differentiate between the position of the fulcrum, the load, and the effort force when using a lever to accomplish a particular task;
- demonstrate and describe the effect of increasing and decreasing the amount of force applied to an object.
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Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
significantly below the standard for the grade
approaching the standard for the grade
the standard for the grade
exceeds the standard for the grade
requires additional learning activities and remediation
shows limited understanding of basic concepts related to levers by:
shows some understanding of basic concepts related to levers by:
shows general understanding of basic concepts related to levers by:
shows thorough understanding of basic concepts related to levers by:
produces insufficient evidence to demonstrate learning
giving partial explanations that are rarely appropriate in response to the required investigations
giving incomplete and sometimes appropriate explanations in response to the required investigations
giving nearly complete and generally appropriate explanations in response to the required investigations
giving complete and appropriate explanations in response to the required investigations
demonstrates significant misconceptions
demonstrating significant misconceptions
demonstrating minor misconceptions
demonstrating no significant misconceptions
demonstrating no misconceptions
Inquiry:
- estimate measurements;
- select and use tools for measuring;
- select and use tools in manipulating materials and in building models;
- identify new questions or problems that arise from what was learned;
- plan a set of steps to solve a practical problem and to carry out a fair test of a science-related idea;
- propose questions to investigate and practical problems to solve.
R
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
significantly below the standard for the grade
approaching the standard for the grade
the standard for the grade
exceeds the standard for the grade
requires additional learning activities and remediation
applies few of the required skills and strategies in building and testing model robotic "arm" and "elbow"
applies some of the required skills and strategies in building and testing model robotic "arm" and "elbow"
applies most of the required skills and strategies in building and testing model robotic "arm" and "elbow"
applies all of the required skills and strategies in building and testing model robotic "arm" and "elbow"
produces insufficient evidence to demonstrate learning
shows little awareness of safety procedures
shows some awareness of safety procedures
usually shows awareness of safety procedures
consistently shows awareness of safety procedures
Communication:
- communicate questions, ideas, and intentions, and listen to others while conducting investigations
R
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
significantly below the standard for the grade
approaching the standard for the grade
the standard for the grade
exceeds the standard for the grade
requires additional learning activities and remediation
communicates with little clarity and precision rarely using appropriate terminology, vocabulary and symbols
communicates with some clarity and precision sometimes using appropriate terminology, vocabulary and symbols
generally communicates with clarity and precision usually using appropriate terminology, vocabulary and symbols
consistently communicates with clarity and precision always using appropriate terminology, vocabulary and symbols
Application:
- make connections between scientific concepts and their application in everyday life
R
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
significantly below the standard for the grade
approaching the standard for the grade
the standard for the grade
exceeds the standard for the grade
requires additional learning activities and remediation
produces insufficient evidence to demonstrate learning
demonstrates significant misconceptions
produces insufficient evidence to demonstrate learning
demonstrates significant misconceptions
makes very simple connections between the properties of levers and their application in robotics
makes simple connections between the properties of levers and their application in robotics
makes connections of some complexity between the properties of levers and their application in robotics
makes complex connections between the properties of levers and their application in robotics
Prepared by YES I Can! Science Team at McMaster University,
for the Canadian Space Agency.
for the Canadian Space Agency.
