GSC Science Faculty

Year 7 Assessment Rubrics: Insects

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CATEGORY 4

Information
Gathering

Accurate information
taken from several
sources in a systematic
manner. Bibliography
included

Accurate information taken

Accurate information taken
Information taken from
from a couple of sources in a from a couple of sources but
only one source and/or
systematic manner.
not systematically. Bibliography information not accurate.
Bibliography included
included
Bibliography included

Construction
-Materials

Appropriate materials
were selected and
creatively modified in
ways that made them
even better.

Appropriate materials were

selected and there was an
attempt at creative
modification to make them
even better.

Great care taken in

Constuction was careful and
Construction
- Care Taken construction process so accurate for the most part,
that the structure is neat,
attractive and follows
plans accurately.

Use of Class Student was always on

task and working hard
Time

but 1-2 details could have

been refined for a more
attractive product.

Appropriate materials were

selected.

Inappropriate materials
were selected and
contributed to a product
that performed poorly.

Construction accurately
Construction appears
followed the plans, but 3-4
careless or haphazard.
details could have been refined
Many details need
for a more attractive product. refinement for a strong or
attractive product.

Student was usually on task

and working hard

Student was often distracted

and only sometimes on task
and working hard

Student made very little

attempt to use the class
time provided. They
frequently needed to be
asked to keep on task

Research Excellent answers, correct Very good answers, correct

and expanded upon
or mostly correct
Questions
where appropriate
1 -5

Good answers though some

needed more detailed
information

Some answers
incomplete, not enough
detail or incorrecty
answered

Research Excellent answers, correct Very good answers, correct

and expanded upon
or mostly correct
Questions
where appropriate
6 - 10

Good answers though some

needed more detailed
information

Some answers
incomplete, not enough
detail or incorrecty
answered

Fairly good model presentation,

a few areas of improvement

Presentation of model
needed a lot of
improvement

Model
Presentation

Excellent model
presentation

Research
Questions neatness,
spelling and
grammar

Excellent neatness,
spelling and grammar

Very good model

presentation, only a few
areas of improvement

Very good neatness, spelling

Quite a few spelling and
Quite a few spelling and
and grammar. Only a few
grammar mistakes. Neatness
grammar mistakes.
areas of improvement
satisfactory.
Neatness could be much
improved

Student Reflection
How would I improve/modify my model and research work next time?

How could I use my class time more productively in the future?