Useful Generic Rubric for 2021 G1 LSS Syllabus

Natural of Science

Way of Doing and Thinking in Science.

Generic Rubric for 2021 G1 LSS Syllabus:

Criteria	Sub-criteria	Not observed	Emergent	Developing	Proficient
W1 Posing Questions and Defining Problems	a. Relevance of question to topic/problem	Does not pose any question	Poses question(s) that is/are not relevant to the topic/problem	Poses question(s) that have some relevance to the topic/problem	Poses question(s) that is/are relevant to the topic/problem
	b. Testability of question by scientific investigations	Does not pose any question	Poses question(s) that cannot be addressed by investigating the relationship between variables	Poses question(s) that contain variables but do not state the relationship between them	Poses question(s) that investigate the relationship between variables
	c. Clarity of design-based problems	Does not state any problem	Provides a vague description of the problem	Provides an overly broad or simplistic description of the problem	Provides a clear and focused description of the problem
W2 Designing Investigations	a. Formulation of hypothesis (problem statement)	Does not state a hypothesis	States a hypothesis that is irrelevant to the aim of the investigation	States a hypothesis relevant to the aim of the investigation but could be improved for clarity or precision	States a clear and precise hypothesis relevant to the aim of the investigation
	b. Identification of variables and constants for a fair test	Does not identify variables (change, constant, measured) in the design of a fair test	Demonstrates incorrect understanding of the types of variables (change, constant, measured) in the design of a fair test	Demonstrates partial understanding of the types of variables (change, constant, measured) in the design of a fair test	Demonstrates understanding of the types of variables (change, constant, measured) in the design of a fair test
	c. Identification of apparatus and materials	Does not identify apparatus, materials	Identifies apparatus and materials which do not contribute towards the aim of the investigation	Identifies some apparatus and materials which contribute towards the aim of the investigation	Identifies all apparatus and materials which contribute towards the aim of the investigation
	d. Specification of steps (procedure)	Does not write any steps	Provides a sequence of steps; but this could not meet the aim(s) of the investigation	Provides a sequence of steps that is missing some details; but which could meet the aim(s) of the investigation	Provides a complete sequence of steps that meets the aim(s) of the investigation
W3 Conducting Experiments and Testing Solutions	a. Preparation of set-up	Does not prepare a set-up	Follows some instructions and prepares an incomplete set-up	Follows instructions and prepares a complete setup, but there are errors in the set-up due to careless work	Follows instructions and prepares a complete and correct set-up
	b. Use of apparatus	Does not use the apparatus	Uses the apparatus for its intended as well as unintended purposes	Uses the apparatus for its intended purpose but makes mistakes when doing so	Uses the apparatus for its intended purpose carefully and correctly
	c. Relevance of observations	Does not make any observation	Makes observations that do not relate to the aim of the experiment	Makes some observations that relate to the aim of the experiment	Makes observations that relate to the aim of the experiment and describes observations clearly
	d. Understanding of experiment	Does not provide any explanation	Provides explanation that does not demonstrate understanding of the experimental design	Provides explanation that demonstrates partial understanding of the experimental design	Provides explanation that demonstrates understanding of the experimental design
W4 Analysing and Interpreting Data	a. Representation of data in tables and/or graphical displays	Does not represent data in tables and/or graphical displays	Represents data inappropriately in tables and/or graphical displays	Represents data in tables and/or graphical displays with some errors	Represents data well using tables and/or graphical displays for analysis
	b. Processing of quantitative and qualitative data	Does not extract information or data	Extracts information or data with some inaccuracies	Extracts information or data accurately	Extracts information or data accurately and processes it correctly
	c. Drawing conclusions from data	Does not draw conclusion	Draws conclusion(s)* that are not well-supported by data	Draws conclusion(s)* supported by data but there are some inaccuracies	Draws correct conclusion(s)* supported by data accurately
W5 Communicating, Evaluating and Defending Ideas with Evidence	a. Clarity of ideas	Does not express ideas	Does not express ideas clearly	Expresses ideas clearly	Expresses ideas clearly and succinctly
	b. Use of evidence and/or science concepts to defend ideas	Does not defend ideas with evidence and/or science concepts	Defends ideas with irrelevant or vague evidence and/or science concepts	Defends ideas with relevant evidence and/or science concepts; but these could be better expressed	Defends ideas with relevant evidence and/or science concepts; and these are stated precisely and concisely using appropriate terminology
	c. Use of evidence and/or science concepts to evaluate competing ideas	Does not evaluate ideas with evidence and/or science concepts	Evaluates ideas with irrelevant or vague evidence and/or science concepts	Evaluates ideas with relevant evidence and/or science concepts; but these could be better expressed	Evaluates ideas with relevant evidence and/or science concepts; and these are stated precisely and concisely using appropriate terminology
W6 Making Informed Decisions and Taking Responsible Actions	a. Basis for decision making	Does not use information sources to make decisions	Uses irrelevant and non-credible information to make decisions	Uses relevant or credible information to make decisions	Uses relevant and credible information to make decisions
	b. Taking responsible actions	Action taken is not stated	Takes actions that do not align with advice and guidance from credible sources; consider the welfare of others; demonstrate care for the environment	Takes actions that partially align with advice and guidance from credible sources; consider the welfare of others; demonstrate care for the environment	Takes actions that align with advice and guidance from credible sources; consider the welfare of others; demonstrate care for the environment
W7 Using and Developing Models	a. Development of a model to represent phenomena	Does not develop a model to represent the phenomena	Develops a model that does not represent the phenomena	Develops a model that represents the phenomena to some extent	Develops a model that represents the phenomena well
	b. Limitations of a model in representing phenomena	Does not identify limitation(s)	Identifies limitation(s) with irrelevant or vague explanation	Identifies limitation(s) with relevant explanation that could be better expressed	Identifies limitation(s) with relevant explanation that is stated precisely and concisely using appropriate terminology
W8 Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions	a. Quality of explanation	Does not explain observations	Does not use science concepts to explain observations	Science concepts may not be used accurately to explain observations	Science concepts are used accurately to explain observations
	b. Quality of solution	Does not propose a solution to solve problem	Proposes solution that may not solve the problem	Proposes solution that partially solves problems	Proposes solution that adequately solves problems within constraints
	c. Efforts towards better outcomes	Does not improve on the explanation	Improves explanation by copying information from the textbook	Improves explanation by making links between the information from the textbook and the observations	Improves explanation by making strong and coherent links between the information from the textbook and the observations