Criteria

Knowledge and
Understanding

Chemical
Sciences

Above Expected
Standard
Can independently
identify more than 4
instances where
different materials can
be combined, including
by mixing and
separating, for a
particular purpose.

At Expected Standard
Can identify 3-4
instances where
different materials can
be combined, including
by mixing, for a
particular purpose.
Can use some correct
terminology.

Needs prompting to
use correct
terminology.

Can pose questions

about, and describe 2-3
changes in ingredients
after combining them
through mixing.

Can pose questions

when prompted, and
describe a change in
the ingredients after
combining them.

Can use correct

terminology.
Nature and
development of
science

Can pose questions

independently, and
describe several
changes in ingredients
before and after
combing them through
mixing and separating.

Approaching
Expected Standard
Can identify, with
assistance, 2-3
instances where
materials are
combined for a
particular purpose.

Below Expected
Standard
Unable to explain
how substances can
be combined for a
particular purpose.
Unable to use any
correct terminology.

Unable to pose
questions, even
when prompted.
Unable to describe
any changes in
ingredients after the
experiment.

Science Inquiry Skills

Use and
influence of
science

Can link combining

substances for a
purpose in the
classroom, to daily lives
through observations
and descriptions.

Can link combining

substances for a
purpose in the
classroom, to daily lives
through observations
and descriptions.

Can link combining

substances for a
purpose in the
classroom, to daily
lives with prompting
through questions.

Unable to link
classroom activities
to daily lives outside
of the classroom,
even with prompting.

Questioning
and Predicting

Can respond to and

pose questions in full
sentence, about the
experiments.

Can respond to and

pose questions about
the experiments.

Can respond to
questions about the
experiments.

Unable to respond to
questions, or pose
questions.

Students can make a

prediction about what
they believe might
happen to the
substances as new
aspects are added.

Students can make

predictions with
prompting, about what
they think might
happen to the
substances as new
aspects are added.

Unable to make any

predictions, even
when prompted.

Can participate in
different guided
investigations to explore
and answer singular
questions, such as, are
ingredients mixing
together, or staying
separated.

Can participate in
guided investigations
to explore and answer
a question, such as,
are ingredients mixing
together, or staying
separated.

Unwilling to
participate in guided
investigations to
explore and answer a
question, such as,
ingredients mixing
together, or staying
separated.

Planning and
Conducting

Students can make

several predictions
throughout the unit,
about what they believe
might happen to the
substances as new
aspects are added.
Can actively participate
in different guided
investigations to explore
and answer questions,
such as, are ingredients
mixing together or
staying separated.

Processing and
analysing data
and information

Can use multiple

methods to sort
information, including
drawings and provided
worksheets.
Can actively contribute
to group and class
discussion when
comparing observations
with predictions.

Can use two methods to

sort information,
drawings and provided
worksheets.
Can contribute to group
and class discussion
when comparing
observations with
predictions.

Evaluating

Can compare
observations and note
differences with others.

Can compare multiple

observations with those
of others.

Communicating

Can represent ideas and

communicate
observations through
forms such as the
written language and
drawings.

Can represent ideas

through forms such as
the written language
and drawings.

Can use a method to

sort information, either
a drawing or
completing the
worksheets.
Can contribute to
group discussion when
comparing
observations with
predictions, when
prompted
Can compare a
singular observation
with those of others.

Can represent ideas

through drawings.

Unable to sort any

information, using
either provided
templates.
Unwilling to
contribute to any
comparisons to
group discussions.

Unable to compare
any observations to
any others work.

Unable to
communicate any
ideas through work
samples.