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Newton's Laws of Motion

This rubric can be used to evaluate the performance of science experiments.

Rubric Code: H242888

By palliser

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Newton's Laws Project
	Exceeds expectations 4 pts	Meets expectations 3 pts	Approaching expectations 2 pts	Below expectations 1 pts
Question	Exceeds expectations Question is written as a complete sentence with a question mark at the end. It sets up a problem that will prove one of Newton's Three Laws of Motion.	Meets expectations Question is written as a complete sentence but may be missing question mark at the end or may have grammar errors. Directly relates to one of Newton's Three Laws of Motion.	Approaching expectations Not written as a complete sentence and is missing a question mark at the end. May be only somewhat related to Newton's Laws	Below expectations Not written as a question or complete sentence. Unrelated to any of Newton's Laws of Motion.
Newton's Laws	Exceeds expectations Accurately and completely defines correct law in complete sentences.	Meets expectations Defines correct law, but may not be written in complete sentences.	Approaching expectations Incomplete definition of related Law or complete definition of Law unrelated to question.	Below expectations Inaccurate definition.
Hypothesis	Exceeds expectations Written as an educated guess that answers the question. Is in a complete sentence using "If I..., then..."	Meets expectations Written as an educated guess that answers the question. Is in a complete sentence, but does not use "If I..., then..."	Approaching expectations Written as an educated guess that answers the question. Is not in a complete sentence.	Below expectations Does not answer the question.
Procedure	Exceeds expectations 1. All steps written in complete sentences that begin with an action verb. 2. Steps clearly explain how to do the experiment. 3. Steps are in correct order and numbered. 4. Steps include collecting data.	Meets expectations Steps include only three of the listed requirements.	Approaching expectations Steps include only two of the listed requirements.	Below expectations Steps include only one of the listed requirements.
Results	Exceeds expectations Completely describes what happened, including data collected. Is written in complete sentences.	Meets expectations Describes what happened, but does not include data collected or is not written in complete sentences.	Approaching expectations Describes some of what happened. No data and is not written in complete sentences.	Below expectations Doesn't describe what happened.
Conclusion	Exceeds expectations A statement of what happened and why (how it proves Newton's Law). Written in complete sentences.	Meets expectations A statement of what happened and why (how it proves Newton's Law). Not in complete sentences.	Approaching expectations Repeats results without explaining why (how it proves Newton's Law).	Below expectations Does not state conclusion.
Presentation	Exceeds expectations Demonstration creatively proves one of Newton's Three Laws. Work shows thought and care.	Meets expectations Demonstration clearly proves Newton's Law. It is your best work.	Approaching expectations Demonstration doesn't prove Newton's Law or work shows little thought or care.	Below expectations No demonstration or presentation.
Neatness and Organization	Exceeds expectations Planner is complete, clean, neat and easy to read.	Meets expectations Planner is complete, mostly neat and mostly easy to read.	Approaching expectations Planner is incomplete or messy or hard to read.	Below expectations Planner is incomplete, messy and hard to read.

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experiments, science experiment, doing an experiment.

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