Emerging

Practicing

Proficient

Exemplary

Introductio
n

None of the
following are
included:
Clearly defined
Question(s),
Appropriate
Claim for the
question(s)

One of the
following is
included:
Clearly defined
Question(s),
Appropriate
Claim for the
question(s)

All of the
following are
included:
Clearly defined
Question(s),
Appropriate
Claim for the
question(s)

Clearly defined
Question(s),
Appropriate
Claim for the
question(s)
are included
PLUS more
relevant
information is
added

Procedure

Four or less of
the following
are true, I fully
understand how
each
experiment
relating to :
Newtons 1st,
2nd, and 3rd
Law, will be
tested I
understand
how: velocity,
acceleration,
momentum,
and friction will
be tested.

Five to six of
the following
are true, I fully
understand how
each
experiment
relating to :
Newtons 1st,
2nd, and 3rd
Law, will be
tested I
understand
how: velocity,
acceleration,
momentum,
and friction will
be tested.

All of the
following are
true: I fully
understand
how each
experiment
relating to :
Newtons 1st,
2nd, and 3rd
Law, will be
tested I
understand
how: velocity,
acceleration,
momentum,
and friction will
be tested.

I fully
understand how
each experiment
relating to :
Newtons 1st,
2nd, and 3rd
Law, will be
tested I
understand how:
velocity,
acceleration,
momentum, and
friction will be
tested.
PLUS I could
explain these
steps to
someone else

Evidence

Two or less of
the following
are included:
Graphs (or
tables, pictures)
are relevant to
answer the
question being
asked, each
graph has a
title, each graph
has a
description,
proper units are
used

Three of the
following are
included:
Graphs (or
tables, pictures)
are relevant to
answer the
question being
asked, each
graph has a
title, each graph
has a
description,
proper units are
used

Graphs (or
tables, pictures)
are relevant to
answer the
question being
asked, each
graph has a
title, each
graph has a
description,
proper units are
used

Graphs (or
tables, pictures)
are relevant to
answer the
question being
asked, each
graph has a title,
each graph has
a description,
proper units are
used PLUS
extra effort has
been added to
graphs

Reasoning

Only one of the

following are
included:
Graphs are
analyzed and
specific data is
mentioned,
units are
included, after
reading the
reasoning I fully
understand
what the graphs
are showing

Two of the
following are
included:
Graphs are
analyzed and
specific data is
mentioned,
units are
included, after
reading the
reasoning I fully
understand
what the graphs
are showing

Graphs are
analyzed and
specific data is
mentioned,
refers back to
the graphs,
units are
included, after
reading the
reasoning I fully
understand
what the
graphs are
showing

Graphs are
analyzed and
specific data is
mentioned, units
are included,
after reading the
reasoning I fully
understand what
the graphs are
showing PLUS I
could explain
these graphs
and what they
mean to
someone else

Conclusion

One or less of
the following
have been
included:
Refers back to
the original
claim, answers
the main
question,
discusses
possible new
labs

Two of the
following have
been included:
Refers back to
the original
claim, answers
the main
question,
discusses
possible new
labs

Refers back to
the original
claim, answers
the main
question,
discusses
possible new
labs

Refers back to
the original
claim, answers
the main
question,
discusses
possible new
labs PLUS I
could explain
why this
information is
valuable to
another person/
extra creativity
has been added
to explain how
this data could
be further used