Project 1: Alohomora
Chemistry Rubric
Essential Skills and Knowledge
EKS
Dimensional
Analysis
4
Student performed
accurate dimensional
analysis to convert AT
LEAST 5 measurements
into SI units, showing all
work.
3
Student performed
accurate dimensional
analysis to convert 3
or 4 measurements
into SI units, showing
all work.
2
Student performed
accurate dimensional
analysis to convert 2
measurements into SI
units, showing all work.
1. Students correctly
identify most
chemical and
Procedures part 1:
physical changes, but
Students provide thorough, lack thorough
1. Students correctly
evidence-based claims to evidence/ specific
identify about half of the
identify chemical vs
indicators.
required physical and
physical changes.
chemical changes, with
2. Students correctly minimal/erroneous
2. Students provide
list examples of
evidence.
thorough, evidence-based compounds,
claims to explain
elements, and
2. Student correctly
compounds, elements, and mixtures, but do not identifies ½ of the
mixtures in their recipe.
explain their
required compounds,
reasoning or give
elements, and mixtures,
3. Procedure sketches are specific evidence
with minimal/erroneous
detailed, and include
evidence.
labels, metric
3. Sketches are
measurements, and
complete, but lack
3. Sketches lack more
Experimental objective/descriptive
one of the project
than one of the project
Design
captions.
requirements.
requirements.
1
Student did not show
his/her work,
performed less than 2
accurate dimensional
analyses, or did not
give final
measurements in SI
units.
Project components
are missing, or less
than half complete.
Or, the majority of the
content submitted is
scientifically incorrect.
Atomic
Structure
Student drew AT
LEAST 2 models of
Student drew AT LEAST 3 his/her featured
accurate models of his/her elements. Food
featured elements. Food
feature chart and
feature chart and written
written content have
content have one or less
2 or 3 scientific
scientific errors.
errors.
Student drew only 2 or 3
models OR models are
inaccurate. Food feature
chart and written content
have more than 3
scientific errors.
Scientific
Literacy
Student used and
cited sources for
atom research. Most
Student used and cited
sentences in
credible sources for atom cookbook are
research. Cookbook is
complete and
written in complete,
mechanically correct.
mechanically correct
Most key terms are
sentences. All key terms
correctly
are correctly implemented. implemented.
Students did not use
outside sources for
Student did not cite
atom research.
source for atom
Cookbook contains
research. Cookbook
multiple sentence
contains multiple
fragments or
sentence fragments or
mechanical errors.
mechanical errors. Some Most key terms are
key terms are correctly
incorrectly
implemented.
implemented.
Students' atomic
models are missing or
incorrect. Food
feature content have
more than 3 scientific
errors.
Habits of Mind Master Rubric
HoM
4
3
2
1
Is usually prepared and
ready to work with the
team. Sometimes gives
Is prepared and ready
and uses helpful
to work with the team.
feedback. Cooperates
Gives and uses helpful with the team, but may
feedback. Helps the
not actively help it solve
team solve problems
problems. Cooperates
and conflicts. Is polite
with the team, but may
and kind to teammates. not actively help it solve
Acknowledges and
problems. Is usually
respects other
polite and kind to
perspectives; disagrees teammates. Usually
diplomatically. Develops acknowledges and
ideas and creates
respects other
products with
perspectives; disagrees
involvement of all team diplomatically. Does
Goes above members; tasks done
most project tasks
and beyond
separately are brought separately and puts
level 3
to the team for critique them together at the
Collaboration expectations. and revision.
end.
Is not prepared to work
with the team. Does
not give or use
feedback. Does not
help the team solve
problems; may cause
problems. Is impolite
or unkind to
teammates (may
interrupt, ignore ideas,
hurt feelings). Does
not acknowledge or
respect other
perspectives. Does
project tasks
separately and does
not put them together;
it is a collection of
individual work
All deadlines
are met. All
project
requirements
Accountability are met.
1 or less deadlines are
met/ the majority of work
submitted is incomplete/
not in alignment with
project requirements.
2 of the 3 deadlines were
2 of the 3 deadlines
met, but some portions did
were met, with all
not meet project
requirements complete. requirements.