Science Inquiry/Investigation Rubric
Science Inquiry/Investigation Rubric
|Criteria |Meets Standard |Beginning to Meet Standard |Doesn’t Yet Meet Standard |
|Questioning |Asks “testable” questions based on |Poses questions based on observations. |Asks questions that may or may not relate to |
| |observations; re-states untestable |Identifies one Variable. Does not consistently |observations. Does not identify a variable. |
| |questions. Identifies variables. |distinguish between questions that can be |Does not distinguish between questions that |
| |Distinguishes between questions that |answered through observation, experiments, and |can be answered through observation, |
| |can be answered through observation, |research. |experiments, and research. |
| |experiments, and research. | | |
|Predicting & |Uses logical inferences to predict what|Uses logic to make a prediction but does not |Not yet able to generate a hypothesis or |
|Hypothesizing |may happen or be observed or provides a|relate it to evidence. |logical prediction. |
| |reasonable hypothesis related to | | |
| |evidence. | | |
|Designing an Experiment/ |Student can create a plan for a fair |Student can develop a fair test that includes |Student cannot yet develop a fair test. |
|Investigation |test that identifies what they will |some of the elements of a fair test. | |
| |observe and measure, includes a | | |
| |materials list and sequential steps, | | |
| |and describes variables and how all but| | |
| |one will be kept constant. | | |
|Investigating |Follows a plan for the investigation. |Follows a plan for the investigation. Records |Does not follow the plan for the |
| |Records all data systematically and |some data but not always systematically or |investigation. Records some data, but not |
| |accurately. Records observations of |accurately. Records observations but not always|systematically or accurately. Records some |
| |similarities and differences. Chooses |similarities and differences. Chooses |observations. Does not always choose |
| |appropriate measurements and measures |appropriate measurements but doesn’t always |appropriate measurements. Draws |
| |accurately. Draws scientifically with |measure accurately. Draws scientifically with |scientifically, but not with many details. |
| |proper perspective and with details as |proper perspective and with details as | |
| |necessary. |necessary. | |
|Analyzing and Explaining |Represents data using graphs, charts, |Represents data using graphs, charts and |Does not represent data in an organized |
|Data, Drawing Conclusions |and tables. Analyzes data based on |tables, but may not have chosen appropriate |manner. Analyzes data but does not base |
| |evidence and results of the |ones. Analyzes data based on evidence and |analysis on results/evidence. Explains data |
| |investigation. Explains data using |results of the investigation. Explains data |but does not use scientific terminology. Does|
| |scientific terminology. Uses resources |using some scientific terminology. Uses |not use resources to support explanation. |
| |to support explanation. Identifies |resources to support explanation. Cannot |Cannot identify problems/flaws with the |
| |problems/flaws with the experimental |identify problems/flaws with the experimental |experimental design. |
| |design. |design. | |
|Communicating |Considers audience in selecting what |Communicates a general description of their |Communication about investigation lacks key |
|Investigations and Results|and how to communicate. Communicates |plan and findings, but omits details about the |components, clarity, and detail. |
| |questions, investigation plan, data |data collection and analysis process. Is | |
| |collection and analysis, and |challenged to critique investigation. | |
| |conclusions with accuracy and clarity. | | |
| |Critiques own investigation and others.| | |
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