Conserving Energy Rubric

 

Criteria

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Initiating and Planning

·          Demonstrate a limited understanding of the task

·          Demonstrates some understanding of the task

 

·          Demonstrates considerable understanding of the task

·          Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the task

·          Develops a faulty plan

·          Develops a partial plan

·          Develops a workable plan

·          Develops thorough and flexible plan

Understanding of basic concepts (as reflected in the products and presentation)

·          Reflects limited understanding of the required concepts, principles, laws, and theories

·          Reflects partial understanding of the required concepts, principles, laws, and theories

·          Reflects a complete or nearly complete understanding of the required concepts, principles, laws, and theories

·          Reflects an insightful understanding of the required concepts, principles, laws, and theories

Design and materials

·          Makes limited use of appropriate materials

·          Makes adequate use of appropriate materials

·          Makes effective use of appropriate materials

·          Makes innovative use of appropriate materials

·          Meets design criteria in a limited way

·          Partially meets design criteria

·          Meets design criteria

·          Meets design criteria in exact specifications

Impact of products and presentation

·          Products and presentation achieve limited results

·          Products and presentation partially achieve the intended results

·          Products and presentation  achieve the intended results

·          Products and presentation exceed the intended results

Use of scientific terminology, symbols, conventions, and standard (SI) units

·          Uses scientific terminology, symbols, conventions, and SI units with limited accuracy

·          Uses scientific terminology, symbols, conventions, and SI units with some accuracy

·          Uses scientific terminology, symbols, conventions, and SI units with considerable accuracy

·          Uses scientific terminology, symbols, conventions, and SI units with few if any errors

Communication of information and ideas

·          Communicates information and ideas with limited clarity and precision

·          Communicates information and ideas with some clarity and precision

·          Communicates information and ideas with considerable clarity and precision (e.g., includes specific detail, uses accurate vocabulary)

·          Communicates information and ideas clearly and precisely

Communication suited to audience and purpose

·          Communicates with a limited sense of audience and purpose

·          Communicates with some sense of audience and purpose

·          Communicates with a clear sense of audience (e.g. formality of language, level of detail) and purpose (e.g. to explain, to persuade)

·          Communicates by adjusting message and style to suit audience and purpose

Uses of information technology

·          Selects technology that is inappropriate to the purpose and audience

·          Selects technology that is partially appropriate to the purpose and audience

·          Selects appropriate technology to suit purpose and audience

·          Selects most appropriate technology to suit purposes and audience

Use of resources

·          Accesses information from only one resource

·          Accesses information from more than one resource

·          Accesses information from a variety of resources

·          Accesses information from a wide variety of resource

Analysis of social and economic issues involving science and technology

·          Demonstrates little depth of understanding when analyzing social and economic issues (lists others’ ideas)

 

·          Demonstrates some depth of understanding when analyzing social and economic issues (adopts and/or extends others’ words and ideas)

 

·          Demonstrates considerable depth of understanding when analyzing social and economic issues (uses own words and expresses original ideas)

 

·          Analyzes complex social and economic issues with a high degree of understanding

 

Assessment of impacts of science and technology on the environment

·          Demonstrates little depth of understanding when assessing environmental impacts (lists others’ ideas)

·          Demonstrates some depth of understanding when assessing environmental impacts (e.g. comprehends the basic facets of an environmental issue)

·          Analyzes environmental impacts (e.g. identifies the cause/effect relationship of damage to the ozone)

·          Evaluates environmental impacts (e.g. makes informed judgements and communicates own thoughts)