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States of Matter Letter 
States of Matter Essay
Rubric Code: T36487
By mblassiter
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Subject: Science  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: K-5

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  Poor

15 pts

Fair

20 pts

Good

25 pts

Content

Poor

Letter states correct answers for 3 or less of the following questions:
1)What is matter made up of?
2)What are the 3 states of matter?
3)Gives examples
4)Solids are correctly identified as having
molecules/particles are tightly packed together, vibrating.
5)Liquids are correctly identified as having molecules/particles are further apart, moving faster.
6)Gases are correctly identified as having molecules/particles are very far apart, moving very rapidly.
Fair

Letter states correct answers for 4 of the following questions:
1)What is matter made up of?
2)What are the 3 states of matter?
3)Gives examples
4)Solids are correctly identified as having
molecules/particles are tightly packed together, vibrating.
5)Liquids are correctly identified as having molecules/particles are further apart, moving faster.
6)Gases are correctly identified as having molecules/particles are very far apart, moving very rapidly.
Good

Letter states correct answers for all of the following questions:
1)What is matter made up of?
2)What are the 3 states of matter?
3)Gives examples
4)Solids are correctly identified as having
molecules/particles are tightly packed together, vibrating.
5)Liquids are correctly identified as having molecules/particles are further apart, moving faster.
6)Gases are correctly identified as having molecules/particles are very far apart, moving very rapidly.
Phase Changes

Poor

1 or 0 of the following phase changes/properties are given:
1)melting
2)freezing
3)evaporation
4)condensation
Fair

2-3 of the following phase changes/properties are given:
1)melting
2)freezing
3)evaporation
4)condensation
Good

All of the following phase changes/properties are given:
1)melting
2)freezing
3)evaporation
4)condensation
Organization

Poor

The information appears to be disorganized and student doesn't have a grasp of the concepts.
Fair

Information is organized, and the student seems to grasp most of the concepts.
Good

Information is very organized and the students seems to have a complete grasp of the concepts.
Mechanics

Poor

Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Fair

A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.
Good

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.




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