Assessment

Observation Rating Scale

Student: O: Often/Consistently demonstrates the skill
S: Sometimes demonstrates the skill
R: Rarely demonstrates the skill
N: Has not yet demonstrated the skill
Criteria: Date/Task Date/Task Date/Task Date/Task Date/Task
         

uses language/talk as a means of exploring, expressing and developing thoughts

         

makes observations using mathematical language

         

draws simple conclusions about water in the environment based on observations

         

uses language appropriate to the topic

         
Comments:
 

Rubric

Note: The chart that follows identifies four levels of achievement. Levels 1 and 2 describe performance that is approaching the standard for the grade; level 3 describes the standard for the grade; and level 4 describes performance that is above the standard.

The Student:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Understanding of basic concepts demonstrates limited understanding of the presence of water in the environment by giving partial explanations that are rarely appropriate demonstrates some understanding of the presence of water by giving incomplete and sometimes appropriate explanations demonstrates general understanding of the presence of water by giving nearly complete and generally appropriate explanations demonstrates thorough understanding of the presence of water by giving complete and appropriate explanations
Inquiry rarely makes accurate observations and analyses information using very simple ideas makes observations with some accuracy and analyses information using simple ideas makes observations with general accuracy and analyses information using ideas of some complexity makes accurate observations and analyses information using complex ideas
Communication communicates with little clarity and precision rarely using appropriate terminology, vocabulary and symbols communicates with some clarity and precision sometimes using appropriate terminology, vocabulary and symbols generally communicates with clarity and precision usually using appropriate terminology, vocabulary and symbols consistently communicates with clarity and precision always using appropriate terminology, vocabulary and symbols
Application makes very simple connections between the presence of water in the environment and its importance to living things makes simple connections between the presence of water in the environment and its importance to living things makes connections between the presence of water in the environment and its importance to living things using ideas of some complexity makes connections between the presence of water in the environment and its importance to living things using complex ideas

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