Properties and Water Displacement Project

Rubric

4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point

Students describe the Students describe the Students describe the Properties of matter
object they are given object they are given object they are given are not mentioned in
using at least three using less than three using less than three the student’s
observable properties observable properties observable properties description and it is
of matter and write at of matter or write of matter and write less than 2 sentences.
least 2 sentences. less than 2 sentences. less than 2 sentences.

Students will include Students are missing Students are missing Students are missing
the volume of the one of the following: two of the following: three of the
water by itself, the The volume of the The volume of the following: The
volume of the water water by itself, the water by itself, the volume of the water
with the object of volume of the water volume of the water by itself, the volume
matter, and the with the object of with the object of of the water with the
volume of ONLY the matter, and the matter, and the object of matter, and
object. volume of ONLY the volume of ONLY the the volume of ONLY
object. object. the object.

Students included the Students included the Students included the Students did not
mass of their object mass of their object, mass of their object, include the mass of
of matter in grams. but the measurement but the measurement their object.
is incorrect or is not is incorrect and is not
labeled with the unit labeled with the unit
of measure (grams). of measure (grams).

Students included a Students did not

drawing of their
X X include a drawing of
object. their object.