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CER 
CER
Rubric Code: WX84W62
By ralstonj
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Public Rubric
Subject: Science  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Advanced

4 pts

Proficent

3 pts

Progressing

2 pts

Beginning

1 pts

Claim
1 pts

A statement or conclusion that answers the original question/ problem.
Advanced
Proficent

Makes a claim that is…
• Relevant (Directly & clearly responds to question)
• Accurate (Consistent with evidence and scientific principles)
• Complete (Complete sentence that stands alone)
Progressing

• Makes a relevant and accurate but incomplete claim.
Beginning

• Does not make a claim, or makes an inaccurate or irrelevant claim.
Evidence
3 pts

Scientific data that supports the claim. The data needs to be appropriate and sufficient to support the claim.
Advanced

• Provides appropriate and sufficient evidence to support claim.

• Discusses evidence that would support alternative claim.
Proficent

Provides evidence to support the claim that is…
• Appropriate (Scientific data or information from observations, investigations, data analysis, or valid scientific sources)

• Sufficient (Enough evidence to support the claim)
Progressing

• Provides appropriate, but insufficient evidence to support claim. May include some inappropriate evidence.
Beginning

• Does not provide evidence, or only provides inappropriate evidence (Evidence that does not support claim).
Reasoning
3 pts

A justification that connects the evidence to the claim. It shows why the data counts as evidence by using appropriate and sufficient scientific principles.
Advanced

• Provides reasoning that clearly connects the evidence to the claim.

• Includes appropriate and sufficient scientific principles to explain why the evidence supports the claim.

• Explains why the alternative claim is inaccurate.
Proficent

Explanation provides reasoning that is…

• Clear (Clearly communicated and goes beyond repeating claim and evidence)

• Connected (Explains why the evidence is important or why it is relevant)

• Integrated (Links the evidence to an important disciplinary idea and crosscutting concept)
Progressing

• Provides reasoning that connects the evidence to the claim. May include some scientific principles or justification for why the evidence supports the claim, but not sufficient.
Beginning

• Does not provide reasoning, or only provides inappropriate reasoning.
Graphing Section
  Advanced

5 pts

Proficent

4 pts

Progressing

3 pts

Beginning

2 pts

Graph
5 pts

Advanced

Contains all 5 elements of a graph.

* Title
* Labels (variables)
* Proper intervals
* Proper graph
* Units
Proficent

Contains 4 of the following:

* Title
* Labels (variables)
* Proper intervals
* Proper graph
* Units
Progressing

Contains 3 of the following:

* Title
* Labels (variables)
* Proper intervals
* Proper graph
* Units
Beginning

Contains 2 of the following:

* Title
* Labels (variables)
* Proper intervals
* Proper graph
* Units




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