6th Grade ScienceName:
Wave Unit – Kaleidoscope ProjectAssigned: Due:
If late, student will be assigned alternate wave unit project.
Kaleidoscope Project: Parental supervision and support may be required in the completion of this project.
Goal: Students will create a Kaleidoscope and develop a lab report using the scientific method outlined in this rubric.
Assessment focus: CRITERION D: Reflecting on the Impact of Science
PROBLEM: The student will create a Kaleidoscope.
The student will create a separate document the process using the scientific method.
BACKGROUND/RESEARCH: (begin your individual research with the following sites; document ideas and sites used)
*** Please read the safety requirements carefully for each site below ***
http://www.education.com/activity/article/craft-home-kaleidoscope/
HYPOTHESIS: If
then
because
MATERIALS: (list of items used during this project; use metric measurements)
PROCEDURE: (list steps in sequential order; 1, 2, 3….)
1.
2.
3.
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OBSERVATIONS:
INFERENCE/CONCLUSION:
Problem was solved. Yes or No. Explain with evidence.
Hypothesis was correct or incorrect. Why or Why not? Explain with evidence.
New testable question:
Which Global Context? Why?
Which learner profile? Why?
Objectives to consider for successful completion of this assessment:
***Parent supervision and support may be required in completion of this project.
• Student communicates scientific information effectively using correct scientific language when documenting the construction of the kaleidoscope.
• Student communicates all materials used and their respective amounts in metric units.
• Student presents all the information appropriately using symbolic and/or visual representation when completing the diagram of the construction of the kaleidoscope.
• Student acknowledges the sites used as sources of information in the researching of kaleidoscope construction.
• Student communicates the scientific process in numerical order, using complete sentences.
• Student communicates using labels, arrows, and measurements in the diagram of the kaleidoscope.
• Student may submit evidence of the construction of the kaleidoscope by submitting the actual kaleidoscope, or photographs or a video of the student during the construction process. (proof of product)
8 –7 -proof of building kaleidoscope; all objectives completed
6 – 5-proof of building kaleidoscope; 4 objectives completed
4 – 3-proof of building kaleidoscope; 3 objectives completed
2 – 1-proof of building kaleidoscope; 0-2 objectives completed
0 No attempt
Achievement Level0 / 1-2 / 3-4 / 5-6 / 7-8
Criterion D
Reflecting on the impacts of science / The student does not reach a standard described by any
of the descriptors below / i. state the ways in which science is used to address a specific problem or issue
ii. state the implications of the use of science to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor
iii. apply scientific
language to communicate
understanding but does so with limited success
iv. document sources, with limited success / i. outline the ways in which science is used to address a specific problem or issue
ii. outline the implications of using science to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor
iii. sometimes apply
scientific language to
communicate understanding
iv. sometimes document sources correctly / i. summarize the ways in which science is applied and used to address a specific problem or issue
ii. describe the implications of using science and its application to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting
with a factor
iii. usually apply scientific language to communicate
understanding clearly and precisely
iv. usually document
sources correctly / i. describe the ways in which science is applied and used to address a specific problem or issue
ii. discuss and analyze the implications of using science and its application to solve
a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor
iii. consistently apply
scientific language to
communicate understanding
clearly and precisely
iv. document sources completely