Teamwork and Cooperation Rubric – FOR SCIENCE TEAM ACTIVITY

Criteria	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 points
Focus on the task 25%	Stays on task all the time without reminders.	Stays on task most of the time. Group members can count on this person.	Stays on task some of the time. Group members must sometimes remind this person to do the work.	Hardly ever stays on task. Lets others do the work.
Work Habits 25%	Completes assigned all tasks and does not depend on others to do the work.	Completes most assigned tasks.	Does not follow through on most tasks and sometimes counts on others to do the work	Does not complete tasks. Depends on others to do all of the work.
Group interaction 50%	Respectfully listens, discusses, asks questions and helps direct the group in solving problems or completing the tasks. Shares useful ideas for discussions. All information fits the group’s goals	Respectfully listens, discusses and asks questions. Usually provides useful information and ideas for discussion.	Has trouble listening with respect, and takes over discussions without letting other people have a turn. Sometimes does not interact with the group. Sometimes provides useful information and ideas for discussion.	Does not listen with respect, argues with teammates, and does not consider other ideas. Blocks group from Reaching agreement. Almost never provides useful information or ideas for discussion.

Science Class Performance Rubric

90% +	80% +	70% +	60% +	Less than 60%
Exemplary Student presents a clear, specific understanding of the topic . All notes, assignments and labs required are completed on time, are extremely well organized and questions are answered accurately. High interest and excitement have lead the student to an investigation that reaches far beyond the requirements. Student has read related materials and has used many sources of information for reports and or experiments. The student has used his/her new knowledge when participating in all oral discussions. Student makes connections between past and present, cause-effect relationships, willingness to change beliefs if necessary, and results in the ability to make a prediction. The students notes, labs, debates and assignments	Strong Student presents a clear, specific understanding of the topic. High interest and excitement leads the student to an investigation that reaches beyond requirements. All notes, assignments and labs required are completed on time, are very well organized and questions are answered accurately. The student has used as more resources than required; and demonstrates new knowledge both orally and in written work and uses this knowledge in his/her assignments and oral participation. New knowledge is evident when student shows connections between past and present or cause-effect relationships. Student notes, labs, debates and assignments are clearly organized, carefully done, and often goes beyond teacher expectations. All tests are beyond the standard level of achievement.	Capable Student meets assignment expectations. The student demonstrates new knowledge learned in oral participation and or written tasks. The work is well organized and complete. The student understood the assignments. He/she used the number of resources required; and organized information in all notes, assignments, debates and labs. All notes, assignments and labs are complete, carefully done and the student meets the requirements and expectations. All tests meet the standard level of achievement.	Developing Student knowledge of the topic is partly understood, but not complete. The assignments, notes and labs are occasionally incomplete and could be organized better . Some resources have been used, but it is not clear what the student understood. Some of the information included by the student was not important to the topic Student does most what is required, but nothing more. Some of the work may not be finished. Tasks are not carefully done and the information from the resources is not used. Test results often fall below the standard level of achievement.	Limited Student use of the topic is not shown. Steps through the process were not followed. Notes, assignments and labs lack neatness, organization, detail and evidence of new knowledge. Work does not meet requirements. Parts are missing. Participation is weak, or student is often not participating. Labs, tests and assignments are poorly done and fall well behind the standard level of achievement. Overall, the student has failed to grasp new concepts covered in the topic.

Rubric for Science Logs and Journal Writing

Rubric for Science Logs and Journal Writing
Area of Product	Criteria	Rating
Daily entries	·         Regular daily entries ·         Entries 90% of the time ·         Entries 80% of the time ·         Entries less than 80% of the time	4 3 2 1
Use of scientific language	·         Consistent, accurate usage of terms ·         Adequate usage of scientific terms ·         Occasional use with few errors ·         No terms or frequent errors in usage	4 3 2 1
Application to the real world	·         Able to apply learning ·         Usually finds practical application ·         Occasionally relates to real life skills ·         No practical application	4 3 2 1
Concept understanding	·         Shows understanding of key concepts ·         Usually demonstrates understanding ·         Inadequately demonstrates understanding ·         Poor understanding of concepts	4 3 2 1
Clarity of thought	·         Well organized ·         Adequate organization ·         Limited organization ·         Poor organization	4 3 2 1

Rubric – Conducting a Science Investigation

Category	4	3	2	1
Experiments	Hypothesized relationship between the variables and the predicted results is clear and reasonable based on what has been studied.	Hypothesized relationship between the variables and the predicted results is reasonable based on general knowledge of observations	Hypothesized relationship between the variables and the predicted results has been stated, but appears to be based on flawed logic.	No hypothesis has been stated.
Procedures	Procedures are listed in clear steps.	Procedures are listed but are not in a logical order or are difficult to follow.	Procedures do not accurately list the steps of the experiment.	No procedures.
Calculations	All calculations are shown and the results are correct and labeled appropriately.	Some calculations are shown and the results are correct and labeled appropriately	Some calculations are shown and the results are labeled appropriately.	No calculations are shown OR results are inaccurate or mislabeled.
Summary	Summary describes the skills learned, the information learned and some future applications to real life situations.	Summary describes the information learned and a possible application to  real life situation	Summary describes the information learned.	No summary is written.
Conclusion	Conclusions includes whether the findings supported the hypothesis, possible sources of error, and what was learned from the experiment.	Conclusion includes whether the findings supported the hypothesis and what was learned from the experiment.	Conclusion includes what was learned from the experiment.	No conclusion was included in the report OR shows little effort and reflection.

Portfolio Evaluation Rubric

	Portfolio Evaluation Rubric
Student Name:		Score:
Category	Scoring Criteria	Max Points	Student Evaluation	Teacher Evaluation
Portfolio Presentation	The student name, year and section, name of  teacher, and the grading period are clearly marked on the outside or cover page of the portfolio	5
	The portfolio is organized from front to back, with the most recent pages at the back (Daily pages and assignments are found together in chronological order)	15
	All assignments, practice problems, exercises, quizzes, chapter or unit tests for the grading period have been complied and are found in the portfolio	15
	All entries in the portfolio are either neatly written in ink or typed and printed	10
	The neatness of the portfolio indicates that the student takes pride in their work and desires to be successful in class. (Examples: all entries are carefully written using the same color pen, no pages are torn or dirty, no “spiral notebook” pages are used, and no pages have drawings or marks unrelated to the assignment.)	10
Daily Comments	Each day of class is clearly identified with a heading: such as “Learning Insights, Monday – June 20, 2005”	45

Rubric For Conducting Science Activity

Rubric For Conducting Science Activity

Criteria	4	3	2	1
Set-up and Equipment Care 25%	Equipments are accurately placed. All necessary supplies on hand. Very neat and organized	Set-up of equipment is generally accurate with 1 or 2 small details that need refinement. All necessary supplies on hand	Set-up of equipment is generally workable with several details that need refinement. Some necessary supplies must be searched out	Set-up of equipment is not accurate; help is required with several major details. Many necessary supplies must found in the lab set-up
Following Procedure 25%	Demonstrates very good knowledge of the lab procedures. Thoroughly and carefully follows each step before moving on to next step	Demonstrates good knowledge of the lab procedures. Seek help from teacher from time to time. Works to follow each step before moving on to the next step	Demonstrates general knowledge of lab procedures. Requires help from teacher with some steps in procedures	Lacks the appropriate knowledge of the lab procedures. Often requires help from the teacher to even complete basic procedures
Data Collection 20%	Measurements are both accurate and precise Observations are very thorough.  Work is neat and organized. Includes appropriate symbols, units and significant digits	Measurements are mostly accurate Observations are generally complete Work is organized Only 2 or 3 minor errors using symbols, units and significant digits	Measurements are somewhat  inaccurate and very imprecise Observations are incomplete or recorded in a confusing way There are 3 or more minor errors using symbols, units and significant digits or 2 major errors	Measurements are incomplete, inaccurate and imprecise Observations are incomplete or not included Symbols, units and significant figures are not included.
Safety 15%	Proper safety precautions are consistently used. Consistently thinks ahead to ensure safety	Proper safety precautions are generally used May need to be reminded once during the lab	Proper safety precautions are often missed. Needs to be reminded more than once during the lab	Proper safety precautions areconsistently missed Needs to be reminded often during the lab.
Clean-up 15%	Consistently uses proper clean-up procedures. Station always left neat and clean	Proper clean-up procedures generally used May need some help on occasion to complete tasks Station generally left clean	Needs to be reminded more than once during the lab to use proper clean-up procedures 1 or 2 items left at station or not cleaned	Proper clean-up procedures are seldom used Often requires help to complete clean-up 3 or more items left at station or station not cleaned

Resource: by Owen Pena @ http://myphysicswebschool.blogspot.com/