Isopod Habitat Challenge Inquiry Assessment Rubric 1

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Environments-Plan an Investigation

Inquiry Assessment Scoring Rubric

Plan an Investigation Inv. 2 Part 4

Not scored / Question / 1 point each for including
a) the manipulated (changed) variable, and
b) the measured variable in the question
“How will changing the amount of moisture affect the location of the isopods on the runway?
1 / Prediction / The hypothesis or prediction must answer the given investigative question including the effect of the changed variable on the measured variable.
“Isopods will move toward the warmer area of the runway.”
“I think they will go to the room temperature because it is not as hot outside as the heatpad.”
“You usually see isopods in your garden and rarely in a field or playground soil.”
“Playground is very dry and gardening is moist and isopods like moist soil more than dry soil.”
1 / Materials / A list of the minimum materials needed to perform the procedure must be listed in this section.
“heatpad, damp soil, 6 isopods, data chart, pencil, timer”
Procedure
1 / Kept the same
(controlled) Variables / Question 1: At least one variable is kept the same (controlled) and identified.
Answer depends on the investigation. May include moisture content of soil, amount of light, type of soil, etc.
1 / Changed
(manipulated)
Variable / Question 2: Only one changed (manipulated) variable is identified
Answer depends on the investigation.
1 / Measured
(responding)
Variable / Question 3: The measured (responding) variable is identified
Location of the isopods, number of isopods on that side of the runway.
1 / Record Measurements / Supporting Data: One piece of data from the experiment. For instance:
  • The location where the fewest animals were found
  • The location where the greatest number of animals were found.
  • Findings at the first observation time.
“At the 15 minute mark in the light there were 11 isopods. In the dark there were 14 Isopods.”
“4 isopods were in the dark side of the runway.”
1 / Trials are Repeated / Supporting Data: A second piece of data from the experiment. For instance:
  • The location where the fewest animals were found
  • The location where the greatest number of animals were found.
  • Findings at the second observation time.
“In the 30 minute there were 3 Isopods in the light and 21 in the dark.”
“2 isopods were in the light side of the runway.”
1 / Logical Steps / The steps of the procedure are detailed enough to repeat the procedure effectively.