iRubric: Science Observation Rubric

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Science Observation Rubric Science Observation Rubric can be used for observations where students draw in detail and describe Rubric Code: B563B9 By derekes Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

Science Observation Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Drawing/ Picture	Poor Student does not include Picture or sketch.	Fair Student sketch/ picture resembles the object, but major details are left out.	Good Student sketch / picture resembles the object, and major details are included	Excellent Student sketch/ picture is exact,and includes all details
Written Description Of Animal	Poor Student's description is weak and includes few details.	Fair Student's description has little details.	Good Student description is detailed. Organism are categorized.	Excellent Student description is completely detailed in all aspects. Organisms are categorized and put into and organized display
Questions	Poor Student has less then 4 questions, the questions are cursorary	Fair Student has at least 6 questions, most are not well thought out and do not demonstrate scientific thought.	Good Student has at least 8 questions that are well though out. Students begin to express curiosity beyond what is directly observable. Student can ask “what if” questions with less prompting. Occasionally questions posed may extend observations and investigations	Excellent Student has at least 10 well though out questions that demonstrate scientific thought and are both relative and creative. Student questions often extend observations and investigations to new levels. Students may ask ideas about how ideas and events are connected.
Observations	Poor Student does not report observations.	Fair Students can compare and contrast objects and events according to a stated rule. With prompting can classify objects into groups. Students are able to describe several observations and use some detail in their descriptions.	Good Students can independently sort by more than one property and classify objects into groups. Students can often identify the rule for classifying. Students are able to make more complex observations and consistently use detail in describing these.	Excellent Students may begin to make connections among multiple groups of objects and compare and contrast these. Students are able to make numerous observations and describe these using careful detail. Appropriate scientific terms are used
Observations	Poor Less than 10 thorough observations are made	Fair More than 20 observations are made, most are not well documented and thorough.	Good More than 30 observations are made, some are not very thorough	Excellent At least 40 well documented thorough observations are made