Campbell County School District - Assessment Rubric


Department: Science Course: Grade 8
Essential and Enduring Learning: Understand the basic properties and principles of Earth Science
Curriculum Code: SC-08-03
Task: Locate and identify landforms on maps and relate them to real life. Identify and describe components of the Solar System.
Product: Students may use a variety of projects such as: journal writings and drawings, graphs, webs, wheels, videos, presentations, and models to describe the basic properties and principles of Life Science

Indicators

Identify and locate landforms and relate them to real life Describe the formation of landforms based on Plate Tectonics Identify and describe major components of the Solar System and their interactions.
Level 4
Advanced
Identifies, locates, and applies landforms to real life situations. Shows high level of understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. Shows high level of understanding of the basic components in the Solar System and their interactions.
Level 3
Proficient
Identifies and locates landforms. Shows adequate understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. Shows adequate understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics.
Level 2
Partially
Proficient
Identifies landforms. Shows some understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. Shows some understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics.
Level 1
Non
Proficient
Not able to identify landforms. Shows little understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics. Shows little understanding when describing landforms based on Plate Tectonics.

Scoring Process:

Level 4 = Total 11 - 12
Level 3 = Total 9 - 10
Level 2 = Total 6 - 8
Level 1 = Total 3 - 5