Rubric - Grade 3 Science Competencies

Emerging Developing Proficient Extending

With support, makes and records Makes and records accurate and precise
Makes and records unrelated observations about objects and events in Makes and records observations about observations about objects and events in
Questioning & Predicting observations about objects and events familiar contexts objects and events in familiar contexts familiar contexts

Ask unrelated questions about With explicit prompts, asks questions about Asks questions about observations that can Asks intuitive questions about observations
observations observations that can be investigated be investigated that can be investigated

Makes illogical, and or, inaccurate With support, makes predictions based on Makes evidence-based predictions based on
predictions based on prior knowledge prior knowledge Makes predictions based on prior knowledge prior knowledge

Suggests unrelated ways to plan and Suggests ways to plan and to conduct an Suggests ways to plan and safely conduct an Suggests thoughtful ways to plan and safely
Procedure & Evidence safely conduct an investigation investigation investigation conduct an investigation

Wtih support, collects, sorts, and classifies Accurately collects, sorts, and classifies
Collects simple data simple data Collects, sorts, and classifies simple data simple data

Recognizes that data come from multiple

Assumes that data comes from a single Recognizes that data come from limited Recognizes that data come from multiple sources and objetively evaluate validity of
source sources sources each piece of information

Employs inaccurate strategy to Clearly represents patterns and relationships

represent relationships in data using Represents simple patterns in data using Represents patterns and relationships in data in data using given methods (e.g., table,
Analysis given methods (e.g., table, graph) given methods (e.g., table, graph) using given methods (e.g., table, graph) graph)

Objectively and coherently uses data to infer

With explicit prompts, uses data to infer the Uses data to infer the relationship between the relationship between predictions and
Inaccurate use of data to explain results relationship between predictions and results predictions and results results

Little attempt is made to reflect on With explicit support, reflects on evidence to

evidence to determine whether an determine whether an investigation was a Reflects on evidence to determine whether an Critically reflects on evidence to determine
investigation was a fair test fair test investigation was a fair test whether an investigation was a fair test

Little attempt is made to show

consideration about ethical With support, considers ethical Mindfully considers ethical responsibilities
responsibilities when designing an responsibilities when designing an Considers ethical responsibilities when and implications when designing an
Ethics investigation investigation designing an investigation investigation

In simple terms, explains ideas and Coherently and accurately explains ideas and
processes reflecting personal or shared Explains ideas and processes reflecting processes reflecting personal or shared
Communicating Explains ideas and processes experience of place personal or shared experience of place experience of place