Experimenting in Science

As a group identified a question which was interesting to the students and which could be investigated.

Identified, with adult help, a question which was interesting to the students and which could be investigated.

Identified, with adult help, a question which could be investigated.

Identified a question that could not be tested/investigated or one that did not merit investigation.

As a group developed an hypothesis well-substantiated by a literature review and observation of similar phenomena.

Independently developed an hypothesis somewhat substantiated by a literature review and observation of similar phenomena.

Independently developed an hypothesis somewhat substantiated by a literature review or observation of similar phenomena.

Needed adult assistance to develop an hypothesis or to do a basic literature review.

Procedures were outlined in a step-by-step fashion that could be followed by anyone without additional explanations. No adult help was needed to accomplish this.

Procedures were outlined in a step-by-step fashion that could be followed by anyone without additional explanations. Some adult help was needed to accomplish this.

Procedures were outlined in a step-by-step fashion, but had 1 or 2 gaps that require explanation even after adult feedback had been given.

Procedures that were outlined were seriously incomplete or not sequential, even after adult feedback had been given.

Group provided a detailed conclusion clearly based on the data and related to previous research findings and the hypothesis statement(s).

Group provided a somewhat detailed conclusion clearly based on the data and related to the hypothesis statement(s).

Group provided a conclusion with some reference to the data and the hypothesis statement(s).

No conclusion was apparent OR important details were overlooked.