Name:
Period:
Date:
Practice Open Ended Question – Scientific Notation
(NTI Day 2)
Answer the following open-ended question. Follow all directions to receive full points.
A scoring rubric can be found on the last page.
The table below lists the largest waterfalls in the world, in feet.
Name/Location
Height (ft.)
Tugela – South Africa
3.11 × 103
Monge – Norway
25.4 × 102
Yosemite – California (USA)
2,425
Espelands – Norway
2.307 × 103
Angel – Venezuela
. 3212 × 104
Utigord – Norway
2,625 × 100
Gocta Cataracts – Peru
2.532 × 103
Mutarazi - Zimbabwe
24.99 × 102
A. List the heights of the waterfalls from largest to smallest on the lines below.
B. What is the difference in height between the tallest and smallest heights from the list? Show your
work.
C.
Choose any 2 locations from the table and find the difference between their heights. (You may
NOT choose Yosemite or Utigord). Show your work.
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Period: _________
Open-Ended Response Grading Rubric
Below is a detailed breakdown of your grade on this assignment and suggestions to improve your score.
The response demonstrates a thorough understanding of the mathematical concepts and procedures
required by the task. – Excellent Work
4
Rationale:
 Included all labels and units of measure.
 Included work and/or explanations for all procedures.
The response demonstrates a general understanding of the mathematical concepts and procedures
required by the task.
3
Rationale / Suggestions for Improvement:
 Minor portions of your response and explanation are incorrect. (Recheck your work.)
 Minor portions of your response are missing. (Include all work and/or explanations.)
 Includes most labels and units of measure. (Include all labels of measure.)
The response demonstrates a partial understanding of the mathematical concepts and procedures as
required by the task.
2
Rationale / Suggestions for Improvement:
 Major portions of your response and explanation are incorrect. (Recheck your work.)
 Major portions of your response are missing. (Include all work and/or explanations.)
 Includes most labels and units of measure. (Include all labels of measure.)
The response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the mathematical concepts and procedures
required by the task.
1
Rationale / Suggestions for Improvement:
 Most of your response and explanation is incorrect. (Recheck your work.)
 Most of your response is missing. (Include all work and/or explanations.)
 Includes no labels and units of measure. (Include all labels of measure.)
The response has no correct answer and insufficient evidence to demonstrate any understanding of the
mathematical concepts and procedures required by the task for that grade level.
0
Rationale / Suggestions for Improvement:
 Response only shows information copied from the question.
 Illegible (Write neatly.)
 Off Task (Answer the question by providing all work and a thorough explanation.)
 Blank (Answer the question by providing all work and a thorough explanation.)
 Response in a language other than English. (Write your response in English.)
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Additional Comments on the back if checked.