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Mineral Identification Week 1 Mineral Identification Week 1 Inquiry based unit on rocks and minerals Rubric Code: P394X7 By akindergarten Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: (none)

Week 1 Minerals Determining the difference between minerals using the scientific method
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Research Quality, accuracy and documentation of information collected	Poor No relevant information collected on topic.	Fair Some relevant information collected from one source. Documentation of research is not presented in an organized manner.	Good Information collected from two sources and is relevant to topic. Documentation of information is mostly presented in a clear, organized manner.	Excellent Information collected from multiple sources which are relevant to topic. Documentation of research is formatted to show a thorough understanding of topic and presented in a logical, organized manner.
Hypothesis Prediction of outcome based on research gathered	Poor Hypothesis does not answer original problem or is not based on any research.	Fair Hypothesis answers original problem, but is not supported by research.	Good Hypothesis answers original problem and is supported by one or two points of research.	Excellent Hypothesis answers original problem and is strongly supported by three or more points of research.
Evidence Use of experimentation to prove accuracy of hypothesis	Poor No evidence is provided to determine the accuracy of hypothesis.	Fair Use of one test to determine the accuracy of hypothesis.	Good Use of two tests to determine the accuracy of hypothesis.	Excellent Use of three or more tests to determine accuracy of hypothesis.
Use of Lab Equipment Use of tools for performing tests on rocks and minerals	Poor Misuse of lab equipment occurred multiple times. Warnings did not improve the use of the equipment.	Fair Misuse of lab equipment, needed multiple warnings before improvement occurred.	Good One misuse of lab equipment, but improved after warning.	Excellent Proper use of lab equipment at all times.
Lab Report Documentation of problem, research, hypothesis, experiment, observations, conclusions, and repeat the work	Poor Three or more steps of the scientific method are missing. The report is written in pencil, contains multiple spelling or grammatical errors.	Fair One or two steps of the scientific method are missing from the report. The report is written illegibly or in pencil, contains multiple spelling or grammatical errors.	Good All steps of the scientific method are included in written form. Report is neatly written in pencil, contains a couple of spelling or grammatical errors.	Excellent All steps of the scientific method are included in written form. Report is neatly written in blue/black ink or typed with no spelling or grammatical errors.
Presentation Sharing information learned with members of class	Poor Presentation is unorganized. Information is inaccurate. Presentation is more than 5 minutes off of the required 8-10 minute time limit.	Fair Presentation has some organizational issues. A lack of evidence is presented or the information has some inaccuracies. The presentation is between one and five minutes off of the required time limit.	Good Presentation shows some creativity and organization. Evidence is provided to support the accuracy of the hypothesis. The presentation is within one minute of required time limit.	Excellent Presentation is creative, well organized, and describes the evidence used in the scientific method. Information is accurate. Presentation lasts 8-10 minutes.

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