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SAC Investigation 
Rubric Code: T234A58
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Subject: Science  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Excellent

5 pts

Mostly Shown

4 pts

Great

3 pts

Good

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Not Shown

0 pts

Introduction

Excellent

In depth and detailed discussion showing what your experiment is about. Introducing all concepts relevant to your experiment.
Introduces theory related to your practical in detail.
Mostly Shown

Detailed discussion showing what your experiment is about. Introducing most concepts relevant to your experiment.
Introduces theory related to your practical in detail.
Great

Good discussion showing what your experiment is about. Introducing most concepts relevant to your experiment.
Introduces theory related to your practical in some level of detail.
Good

Discussion showing what your experiment is about in minimal detail. Introducing some concepts relevant to your experiment.
Introduces theory related to your practical.
Poor

Discussion showing what your experiment is about in minimal detail.
Theory related to your practical is briefly stated.
Not Shown

Discussion showing what your experiment is about, is not present.
Theory related to your practical is not stated.
Develop aims and questions, formulate hypotheses

Excellent

Aim has been developed and written to show a detailed understanding of what the practical is investigating.
The hypothesis has been developed in detail, showing your predictions on what the results may show.
The dependent, independent and control variables have been listed.
Mostly Shown

Aim has been developed and written to show a good understanding of what the practical is investigating.
The hypothesis has been developed in detail.
The dependent, independent and control variables have been listed.
Great

Aim has been developed and written to show an average understanding of what the practical is investigating.
The hypothesis has been developed with some detail.
The dependent, independent and control variables have been listed.
Good

Aim has been developed and written to show a basic understanding of what the practical is investigating.
The hypothesis has been developed with little detail.
The dependent, independent and control variables have been listed.
Poor

Aim has been written.
The hypothesis has been developed.
The dependent, independent and control variables have been listed.
Not Shown

Aim has not been written.
The hypothesis has not been developed.
The dependent, independent and control variables have not been listed.
Plan and conduct investigations

Excellent

An appropriate method has been meticulously thought out and applied.
All necessary materials to complete the experiment have consistently been gathered to complete the investigation.
The design process has been clearly articulated, with an appropriate number of tests conducted.
Sampling techniques have been applied and are appropriate for your experiment.
Mostly Shown

An appropriate method has been thought out at length and applied, gathering all necessary materials to complete the experiment.
The design process has been articulated, with an appropriate number of tests conducted.
Sampling techniques have been applied and are appropriate for your experiment.
Great

An appropriate method has been thought out at some length and applied, gathering materials to complete the experiment.
The design process has been mentioned in the correct format, with a number of tests conducted.
Sampling techniques have been applied and are appropriate for your experiment.
Good

An appropriate method has been thought out at some length and applied, gathering materials to complete the experiment.
The design process has been mentioned in the correct format, with a number of tests conducted.
Sampling techniques have been applied and are appropriate for your experiment.
Poor

A method has been applied. Materials to complete the experiment have been listed.
The design process has been mentioned, with a number of tests conducted.
Sampling techniques have been applied.
Not Shown

A method is not shown.
Materials to complete the experiment have not been listed.
The design process has not been mentioned, with a number of tests conducted.
Sampling techniques have been not been applied or are inappropriate for your experiment.
Comply with safety and ethical guidelines

Excellent

Demonstrated safe laboratory practices when planning and conducting
investigations by using risk assessments.
Applied relevant occupational health and safety guidelines while undertaking
practical investigations.
Demonstrated ethical conduct when undertaking and reporting investigations.
Mostly Shown

Demonstrated safe laboratory practices when planning and conducting
investigations.
Applied relevant occupational health and safety guidelines while undertaking
practical investigations.
Demonstrated an understanding of ethical conduct when undertaking and reporting investigations.
Great

Demonstrated safe laboratory practices when planning and conducting
investigations.
Demonstrated some ethical conduct when undertaking and reporting investigations.
Good

Demonstrated some safe laboratory practices when planning and conducting
investigations.
Demonstrated minimal ethical conduct when undertaking and reporting investigations.
Poor

Demonstrated some safe laboratory practices when planning and conducting
investigations.
Demonstrated no ethical conduct when undertaking and reporting investigations.
Not Shown

Demonstrated no safe laboratory practices when planning and conducting
investigations.
Demonstrated no ethical conduct when undertaking and reporting investigations.
Generate, collate and record data

Excellent

Systematically generate and record primary data in an easy to understand way.
Record and summarise both qualitative and quantitative data, including use of a
logbook as an authentication of generated data.
Organise and present data in useful and meaningful ways.
Mostly Shown

Systematically generate and record primary data.
Record and summarise qualitative or quantitative data, including use of a
logbook as an authentication of generated data.
Organise and present data in meaningful ways.
Great

Systematically generate and record primary data.
Record qualitative or quantitative data, including use of a
logbook as an authentication of generated data.
Organise and present data in meaningful ways.
Good

Generate and record primary data.
Record qualitative or quantitative data, including use of a
logbook as an authentication of generated data.
Organise and present data.
Poor

Generate and record primary data.
Record qualitative or quantitative data.
Organise and present data.
Not Shown

Generate and record primary data not shown.
Qualitative or quantitative data not present
Data not presented.
Analyse and evaluate data and investigation method

Excellent

Identify and analyse experimental data qualitatively, handling, where appropriate, concepts of: accuracy, precision, repeatability, reproducibility and
validity of measurements and errors
Evaluate investigation methods and possible sources of error, and suggest improvements to increase accuracy and precision, and to reduce the likelihood
of errors.
Mostly Shown

Identify and analyse experimental data, handling, where appropriate, concepts of: accuracy, precision, repeatability and reproducibility.
Evaluate investigation methods and possible sources of error, and suggest improvements to increase accuracy and precision.
Great

Identify and analyse experimental data, handling, where appropriate, concepts of: accuracy and repeatability
Evaluate investigation methods and possible sources of error, and suggest improvements.
Good

Identify and interpret experimental data, handling, where appropriate, concepts of accuracy.
Evaluate investigation methods and possible sources of error.
Poor

Identify experimental data, handling, where appropriate, concepts of accuracy.
Evaluate investigation methods and possible sources of error.
Not Shown

Experimental data, not identified and interpreted.
Investigation methods and possible sources of error not evaluated.
Construct evidencebased arguments

Excellent

Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports the aim
of the investigation, and make recommendations, as appropriate.
Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports or refutes
the initial prediction or hypothesis.
Use reasoning to construct scientific arguments, and to draw and justify
conclusions consistent with evidence and relevant to the
investigation.
Mostly Shown

Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports the aim
of the investigation.
Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports or refutes
the initial hypothesis.
Use reasoning to construct scientific arguments, and to draw and explain
conclusions consistent with evidence and mostly relevant to the
investigation.
Great

Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports the aim
of the investigation.
Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports or refutes
the initial hypothesis.
Use reasoning to construct scientific arguments, and to draw conclusions consistent with evidence and mostly relevant to the
investigation.
Good

Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports the aim
of the investigation.
Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports or refutes
the initial hypothesis.
Use reasoning to construct scientific arguments, and to draw conclusions consistent with evidence.
Poor

Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports the aim
of the investigation.
Evaluate data to determine the degree to which the evidence supports or refutes
the initial hypothesis.
Use reasoning to construct scientific arguments, and to draw conclusions.
Not Shown

Data not used to determine whether evidence supports the aim of the investigation.
Data not used to determine whether evidence supports the hypothesis of the investigation.
Presentation

Excellent

Poster is laid out in an easy to understand manner.
No spelling errors
Diagrams are present.
Bibliography is present in an easy to read format to show where information has been sourced from.
Mostly Shown

Poster is laid out in an easy to understand manner.
Some spelling/grammatical errors
Diagrams are present.
Bibliography is present in an easy to read format to show where information has been sourced from.
Great

Poster is laid out in an easy to understand manner.
Some spelling/grammatical errors
Diagrams are present.
Bibliography is present
Good

Poster includes all sections required.
Many spelling/grammatical errors
Diagrams are present.
Bibliography is present.
Poor

Poster includes most sections required.
Many spelling/grammatical errors
Bibliography is not present.
Diagrams are not present, or not related to the poster.
Not Shown

Poster omits many sections required.
Many spelling/gramatical errors
Diagrams are not present.
Bibliography is not present.




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