Friction Investigation Assessment Task Sheet

Friction Investigation Assessment Task Sheet

Student Name: / Year Level: 4
Name of Task:Friction Investigation / Teacher:
Learning Area/s:Science, Technology & Maths
Date Commenced: / Date Due:
Type of Task: / Oral / Written / Other
Task Conditions: / Individual / Pair / Group Work
In Class / Homework / Other
Opportunity to Access: / Books / Notes / Library / Technology
Assessed By: / Self / Peer / Teacher

Task Description:

Students conduct an investigation in pairs to find out about friction as a force that slows moving objects. They are required to:

• design an experiment using the material they had been provided with (four surfaces, metre rulers, marbles and a 30 cm ruler to use as a runway for the marble)
• predict the outcomes of the experiment
• conduct the experiment and record the observations
• communicate the method, results and conclusion in a report (individually)

Procedure:

• design an experiment using the material they had been provided with (four surfaces, metre rulers, marbles and a 30 cm ruler to use as a runway for the marble)
• predict the outcomes of the experiment
• conduct the experiment and record the observations
• individuallycommunicate the method, results and conclusion in a report (students may communicate the method, results and conclusion digitally e.g. flipcam, storyboard).

Resources:

• Four surfaces
• Metre rulers
• Marbles
• 30 cm ruler to use as a runway for the marble

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Criteria / A / B / C / D / E
The student work demonstrates evidence of:
Poses a question to be investigated / Independently poses a relevant question that identifies appropriate variables. / Independently poses a relevant question that identifies variables. / Poses a question relevant to the investigation. / With prompting poses a relevant question. / With a high level of support poses a relevant question.
Makes predictions / Communicates and justifies predictions that identify the variables that affect the outcomes. / Communicates predictions and attempts to justify predictions that identify the variables that affect the outcomes. / Communicates and attempts to justify predictions. / With prompting communicates predictions. / With a high level of support communicates predictions.
Records data and findings / Records all data and findings accurately using appropriate formats. / Records data and findings using appropriate formats. / Records data and findings / With prompting records data. / With a high level of support records data.
Communicates results / Communicates results accurately by comparing surfaces and relating them to their predictions. / Communicates results by comparing surfaces and relating them to their predictions. / Communicates results attempting to compare surfaces and relate them to their predictions. / With prompting communicates results. / With a high level of support communicates results.
Communicates conclusion / Communicates conclusion accurately by comparing surfaces using the results of the investigations. / Communicates conclusion by comparing surfaces using the results of the investigations. / Communicates conclusion attempting to compare surfaces using the results of the investigations. / With prompting communicates conclusion. / With a high level of support communicates conclusion.

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