Rubric: Understanding Weather
Criteria for
assessment
Evidence of levels of performance
Mathematics
Ability to create
graphs and data
tables.
Constructs graphs
and tables with
assistance, or
constructs graphs and
tables with minimal or
inaccurate labelling.
Creates all the
nominated types of
graphs and tables,
provides labels and
enters data
accurately.
Creates all the
nominated types of
graphs and tables,
labels all aspects neatly
and accurately and
enters data accurately
and clearly.
Knowledge /
understanding of
how to read graphs
/ data tables.
Requires assistance
to use the data in
order to provide
answers to the
questions.
Provides accurate
answers to most of
the questions.
Provides accurate
answers to all of the
questions and justifies
answers by referring to
data in the relevant
graph/table.
Ability to calculate
averages and
ranges.
Has some difficulty
calculating averages
and ranges for each
city. Has shown
limited or no working
out.
Has accurately
calculated all averages
and ranges for each
city and has justified
answers by showing all
working out.
Thinking
Processes
Ability to use
appropriate
strategies of
reasoning and/or
thinking tools to
analyse.
Explains one possible
reason for the
difference in
temperature from city
to city.
With assistance,
analyses the range of
temperatures in a city.
Has accurately
calculated most
averages and ranges
for each city and has
justified answers by
showing most working
out.
Provides several
satisfactory reasons
for differences in
temperature from city
to city and analyses
the range of
temperatures in a city,
referring to most of
the listed factors.
Demonstrates
effective use of a
thinking tool or
strategy.
Ability to analyse
collected data in
order to make and
explain predictions.
Makes predictions but
does not use the
collected data as the
basis of those
predictions.
Uses the collected
data appropriately to
predict likely
maximum and
minimum
temperatures for the
given cities. Explains
the predictions.
Uses the collected data
accurately and
appropriately to predict
likely maximum and
minimum temperatures
for the given cities.
Provides detailed
explanations for each
of the predictions.
Explains in accurate
detail a number of
factors affecting
temperature and
effectively analyses the
range of temperatures
in a city with reference
to all of the listed
factors. Makes
connections with the
collected data.
Demonstrates effective
use of a thinking tool or
strategy.
Personal
Learning
Ability to create a
Gantt chart to
monitor personal
learning.
Ability to review
time management
skills.
Creates an
incomplete Gantt
chart which shows an
awareness of some of
the steps involved in
the completion of the
task and the likely
time needed to
complete those steps.
Completes most of
the assessment task
within the set
timeframe.
Demonstrates a
limited ability to
identify weaknesses
and suggest
strategies for
improvement.
Teacher Comment:
Creates a Gantt Chart
which incorporates all
of the steps
necessary to the
completion of the task
and makes an
estimate of the likely
time needed to
complete those steps.
Completes the
assessment task
within the set
timeframe.
Demonstrates an
ability to review the
process and suggests
a number of
appropriate strategies
for improvement.
Creates a detailed
Gantt Chart with a
realistic appraisal of the
time needed to
complete each step.
Builds in time for review
of the finished report.
Completes the
assessment task well
within the set
timeframe.
Demonstrates an ability
to review the process
and suggests a number
of highly appropriate
and effective strategies
for improvement.