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Science Pulleys and Gears Science Pulleys and Gears Create an amusement park ride or playground machine that has pulleys and gears. Rubric Code: UXC7788 By GAGDWM Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Assessment Grade Levels: K-5

Pulleys/Gears Performance Task
	Needs Improvement (N/A)	Fair- approaching grade level (N/A)	Good- Grade level (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Knowledge	Needs Improvement -little knowledge of pulleys/gears and how they work is demonstrated	Fair- approaching grade level -some knowledge of pulleys and/or gears, and how they work is demonstrated	Good- Grade level -general knowledge of pulleys and/or gears and how they work is demonstrated	Excellent -thorough knowledge of specific pulleys and/or gears, and how they work is clearly and effectively demonstrated
Thinking	Needs Improvement Design is vague or has left out major components necessary.	Fair- approaching grade level Design is somewhat vague and does not consider many factors necessary to be a workable solution.	Good- Grade level Many aspects of the design have been considered to create a workable solution.	Excellent Design shows a high level of thought and consideration into the effectiveness of the system and its components.
Communication	Needs Improvement Explains how system works with limited effectiveness -explanation is unclear	Fair- approaching grade level Explains how system works with some effectiveness	Good- Grade level Explains how system works with effectiveness	Excellent Clearly and effectively explains how the system works.
Communication-vocab	Needs Improvement -explanation has none/few science words/terms	Fair- approaching grade level -explanation has some science words/terms	Good- Grade level explanation included many science terms/words	Excellent -Uses a variety of science terms in explanation
Application	Needs Improvement -does not apply facts or information learned in pulleys and gears unit to create their design	Fair- approaching grade level -applies some knowledge of pulleys/gears and mechanical systems to create a design with some effectiveness	Good- Grade level -applies knowledge of pulleys/gears and mechanical systems to create a successful design	Excellent -applies knowledge of pulleys/gears and mechanical systems to create a design with a high level of effectiveness