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Planning and Carrying Out Investigations G 6-8

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations G 3-5

Asking questions and defining problems in 6–8 builds on K–5 experiences and progresses to specifying relationships between variables, clarify arguments and models.

Rubric Code: DXX4ABX

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Subject: Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Planning & Doing Investigations
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Planning Experiments	Poor Plan and conduct an investigation in collaboration with peers. ? Plan and conduct an investigation collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to answer a question.	Fair Plan and conduct an investigation collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, using fair tests in which variables are controlled and the number of trials considered.	Good Plan an investigation individually and collaboratively, and in the design: identify independent and dependent variables and controls, what tools are needed to do the gathering, how measurements will be recorded, and how many data are needed to support a claim.  Conduct an investigation and/or evaluate and/or revise the experimental design to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence that meet the goals of the investigation.
Evaluation of Investigation	Poor Evaluate different ways of observing and/or measuring a phenomenon to determine which way can answer a question.	Fair Evaluate appropriate methods and/or tools for collecting data. Evaluate different ways of observing and/or measuring a phenomenon to determine which way can answer a question.	Good Evaluate the accuracy of various methods for collecting data.
Observations and Measurements	Poor Make observations and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. Make observations and/or measurements of a proposed object or tool or solution to determine if it solves a problem or meets a goal. Make predictions based on prior experiences	Fair Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution. Make predictions about what would happen if a variable changes. Test 2 different models of the same proposed object, tool, or process to determine which better meets criteria for success.	Good  Collect data to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to answer scientific questions or test design solutions under a range of conditions.  Collect data about the performance of a proposed object, tool, process, or system under a range of conditions.