Science Unit Rubric Name

s:
Topic: Level:

Above Standard
Criteria At Standard Approaching Standard Below standard
(beginning next level)
Knowledge Student can clearly and Student can identify push and Student can identify with Student is working towards to
and concisely explain and pull concepts such as which some assistance 2-3 force identify push and pull
Understandi understand the push and pull force is being used, what as either push or pull. concepts such as which force
ng concepts such as which force direction the force is going, With assistance they are is being used, what direction
is being used, what direction factors that affect the force. beginning to identify what the force is going, factors that
the force is going, factors Students can list at least direction the force is going, affect the force.
that affect the force. three different variables and factors that affect the force. Student cannot list variables
Students can list least four how they affect force. Student is also able to list 1- that affect force.
different variables and how 2 variable that affect force.
they affect force.
Science as Student clearly understands Student understands how Student with aid is Student is developing an
Human how force is present in their force is present in their life. beginning to understand understanding of how force is
Endeavour life. Student can identify 6-10 how force is presented in present in their life.
Students can identify 11 or actions that use either push their life. Students is unable to identify
more or pull force. They can identify 1-5 actions that use push or pull.
actions that use force and actions as push or pull when
how different factors in their assisted
life affect the force.
Science Student independently uses Student is able to use prior With assistance students Student is working towards
Inquiry evidence and prior knowledge to respond to, are able to respond to and responding to and posing
Respond to knowledge to respond to, pose questions and make pose questions and make questions.
and pose posed questions and make predications about push and predictions about push and Student is unable to make
questions, and predictions about push and pull concepts. Student pull concepts. predictions about what may
make pull concepts. question peers to further happen in tasks.
predictions Student question themselves develop understandings.
about familiar and peers to help develop
objects and understandings.
events
(VCSIS050)
Participate in Student fully participates in Student applies themselves Student applies themselves Student cannot participate in
guided investigations and guide through collaborative with assistance to plan and the guided investigations.
investigations, peers through the planning and conducting conduct investigations. Student is developing their
including investigation. investigations using a range Student is able to use skill of observing using their
making Student uses a range of of equipment. equipment appropriately in senses to explore and answer
observations equipment in an appropriate Student is successfully able to exploring push and pull questions.
using the manner to help them explore use equipment appropriately concepts.
senses, to push and pull variables. in exploring push and pull
explore and concepts.
answer
questions
(VCSIS051)
Use informal Student effectively uses Student uses formal and Student need assistance in Student is developing their
measurements informal and formal informal measurements to recognising formal and formal and informal
in the measurements to collect and collect and record results. informal measurement measurement skills. Students
collection and record results. Student can independently strategies. is developing the ability use a
recording of Student independently sort sort information into tables Student can collaboratively range of methods to sort
observations information into provided through recording results and sort information into tables information.
(VCSIS052) tables. Student is able to measurements. through recording results
Use a range of clearly record results and list and measurements.
methods, the measurement and unit of
including measurement used in the
drawings and investigation.
provided
tables, to sort
information
(VCSIS053)
Compare Student independently Student collaboratively Student needs assistance in Student is developing the
observations compares observations and compares results and comparing results and ability to observe and predict
and predictions with peers and predications with peers in making predictions. They with others
predictions can discuss and draw order to draw conclusions are able to work with peers
with those of practical conclusions about surrounding push and pull to draw conclusions
others push and pull concepts. concepts. surrounding push and pull
(VCSIS054) concepts.
Represent and Student clearly, concisely Student appropriately Through guidance students Students is developing the
communicate and appropriately represents represents and communicates can represent and ability to represent and
observations and communicates, both both written and orally, their communicate orally their communicate observations
and ideas written and orally, their observations and ideas about observations and ideas and ideas about push and pull
about changes observations and ideas about push and pull concepts. about push and pull concepts.
in objects and push and pull concepts. concepts
events in a
variety of
ways
(VCSIS055)