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Criteria |
Level 1 Performance |
Level 2 Performance |
Level 3 Performance |
Level 4 Performance |
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Knowledge
and Understanding
- knowledge of facts and terms
(Question #1a-g) |
- demonstrates a limited
knowledge of facts and terms |
- demonstrates
some knowledge of facts and terms |
- demonstrates
considerable knowledge of facts and terms |
- demonstrates thorough
knowledge of facts and terms |
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Inquiry
- application of the skills and
strategies of scientific inquiry
(analyzing and
interpreting, problem solving)
(Questions
2,3,4)
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- applies few of the skills and
strategies of scientific inquiry
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applies some of the skills and strategies of scientific inquiry
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applies most of the skills and strategies of scientific inquiry
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applies all or almost all of the skills and strategies of scientific
inquiry
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Communication
- communication of information
and ideas
- communication for different
audiences and purposes
(Question
5)
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- communicates information and
ideas with limited clarity and precision
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communicates with a limited sense of audience and purpose
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- communicates information and
ideas with moderate clarity and precision
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communicates with some sense of audience and purpose
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- communicates information and
ideas with considerable clarity and precision
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communicates with a clear sense of audience and purpose
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- communicates information and
ideas with a high degree of clarity and precision
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communicates with a strong sense of audience and purpose
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Making Connections
- analysis of a social
issue involving science and technology
(Questions
6,7)
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analyzes social issues with limited effectiveness
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analyzes social issues with moderate effectiveness
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analyzes social issues with considerable effectiveness
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analyzes complex social issues with a high degree of effectiveness
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