Conclusion

Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Unsatisfactory

Exceeds Meets
standards/checkpoints for standards/checkpoints for
this grading period this grading period
4.0 3.0
a. State the hypothesis a. State the hypothesis
and analyze all the and interpret all the
data to determine if it data to determine if it
is supported or is supported or
unsupported. unsupported.
b. Justify how unplanned b. Analyze how
variables may have unplanned variables
affected the results of may have affected the
the experiment results of the
experiment
c. Justify how the
experiment could be c. Analyze how the
extended or changed experiment could be
to learn additional extended or changed
information about the to learn additional
topic. information about the
topic.
d. Justify how the
experiment relates or d. Analyze how the
could relate to a real experiment relates or
life situation. could relate to a real
life situation.
Is progressing towards Does not meet Insufficient evidence at this
standards/checkpoints for standards/checkpoints for time. Additional work is
this grading period this grading period required by the student
2.0 1.0 0
a. State the hypothesis a. State the hypothesis a. Additional work must
and report all the data and state all the data be completed and
to determine if it is to determine if it is turned in before
supported or supported or student’s progress can
unsupported. unsupported. be determined
b. Demonstrate how b. State but do not b. Additional work must
unplanned variables demonstrate how be completed and
may have affected the unplanned variables turned in before
results of the may have affected the student’s progress can
experiment results of the be determined
experiment
c. Demonstrate how the c. Additional work must
experiment could be c. State but do not be completed and
extended or changed demonstrate how the turned in before
to learn additional experiment could be student’s progress can
information about the extended or changed be determined
topic. to learn additional
d. Additional work must
information about the
d. Demonstrate how the be completed and
topic.
experiment relates or turned in before
could relate to a real d. State but do not student’s progress can
life situation. demonstrate how the be determined
experiment relates or
could relate to a real
life situation.

Verbs: Demonstrate: to illustrate and explain especially with many examples; to

show clearly; to prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence
State: to declare definitely or specifically
Interpret: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Report: to relate, as what has been learned by observation or
Analyze: to examine critically, carefully and in detail so as to identify
investigation; an account or statement describing in detail an event,
causes, key factors, possible results
situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry
Justify: show to be right by providing justification or proof; show
reasoning for a certain argument or statement