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Physical Properties of Rocks Rubric

This document provides a rubric for assessing first grade students' writing about physical properties of earth materials. The rubric evaluates students' use of vocabulary to describe the color, size, texture, and shape of materials. Students can earn between 0-15 points in each category depending on their use and accuracy of content vocabulary. The overall goal is for 80% of students to score 35 points or higher by using precise vocabulary to describe the various physical properties.

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Physical Properties of Rocks Rubric

This document provides a rubric for assessing first grade students' writing about physical properties of earth materials. The rubric evaluates students' use of vocabulary to describe the color, size, texture, and shape of materials. Students can earn between 0-15 points in each category depending on their use and accuracy of content vocabulary. The overall goal is for 80% of students to score 35 points or higher by using precise vocabulary to describe the various physical properties.

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Pebbles, Sand, and Silt FOSS Kit

First Grade
Spring 2011
Color Size Texture Shape

Does not attempt to use Does not attempt to use Does not attempt to use content Does not attempt to use
Novice content vocabulary to content vocabulary to vocabulary to describe texture content vocabulary to describe
describe color describe size shape

Points 0 0 0 0
Attempts to use content Attempts to use content Attempts to use content Attempts to use content
Apprentice vocabulary to describe the vocabulary to describe the vocabulary to describe the vocabulary to describe the
color of the earth material size of the earth material but texture of the earth material but shape of the earth material but
but uses vocabulary uses vocabulary incorrectly uses vocabulary incorrectly uses vocabulary incorrectly
incorrectly

Points 5 5 5 5
Uses content vocabulary to Uses content vocabulary to Uses content vocabulary to Uses content vocabulary to
Practitioner describe the color of the describe the size of the earth describe the texture of the earth describe the shape of the earth
earth material material material material

Points 10 10 10 10
Uses content vocabulary, as Uses content vocabulary, as Uses content vocabulary, as well Uses content vocabulary, as
Expert well as other adjectives, to well as other adjectives, to as other adjectives, to describe well as other adjectives, to
describe the color of the describe the size of the earth the texture of the earth material describe the shape of the earth
earth material material material

Points 15 15 15 15
Descriptive Writing of Physical Properties Rubric

Related Learning Goals (LG2): The first grade students will be able to compose written observations of various earth materials based on physical
properties such as size, shape, color, and texture.

Assessment Goal: At least 80% of the first grade students will receive 35 points or higher as outlined on this rubric.

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