Physics Portfolio 
 
Directions: You will have to pick​ 5 individuals pieces of your personal work​ to put into the 
Physics Portfolio to showcase and reflect your comfort level with of the objectives ​OR ​ your 
growth.Use the rubric below to determine what piece of work you will include. You must 
then indicate where on the rubric (for that specific assignment) your work falls, and a 
justification for it. Remember this portfolio is meant to showcase your knowledge of physics 
include work that you are the most proud of. 
 
Lesson 1 
“Similarly and Differently Charged Particles” Worksheet 
 
  2  1  0 

Classification  All questions are correctly  At least 4 questions are  Left Blank 
classified   correctly classified  

Justification  All answers have a  At least 4 answers have a  Left Blank 

justification statement of at  justification statement of at 
least 1 complete sentence  least 1 complete sentence 
using the main concept/  without mentioning the 
main vocab  main concept or main vocab. 

 
Exit Slip: Lesson 1 
  2  1  0 

Answer  Student correctly answers  Student misses one question  Left Blank 
both questions. 

Justification   The student uses the main  The student uses the main  Left Blank 
concept taught in class and  concept in class or vocab  
vocab 

 
 
Lesson 2 
“Calculating Charge Practice Problems Worksheet”​ ​Practice Problems 2.3 
  3  2  1  0 

  Student provided the  Student provided the  Student answer was   

  correct answer to the  correct answer with no  wrong but right with   
Answer to  problem using proper units  units or incorrect   methods used   
Problem  Left Blank 

  The student used the  The student used the  The student used   
  correct equations and  correct equations and  incorrect equations   
Usage of  wrote them down  but did not write it  and may have  Left Blank or not done 
Equations   down  included it  

Usage of  The student correctly  The student correctly  The student   
substitutions  substituted values and  used substituted values  incorrectly used   
and Concepts  wrote concepts  but forgot to include  substation and or   
concepts  concept  Left Blank or not done 

  No arithmetic mistakes  1 arithmetic mistakes  2 arithmetic mistakes   

Arithmetic  Left Blank or not done 

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“Calculating Charge Practice Problems Worksheet”​ ​Practice Problems 2.5  
 
  2  1  0 

Answer to  The answer to the problem is  The answer to the problem is incorrect but an  Left Blank 
Problem  correct  effort was shown by having something a 
knows list 

Usage  The student used the correct  The student used the wrong equation or  Left Blank 
equations  equations and wrote them  misused equation 
down 

Usage  The student correctly  The student may have substituted incorrectly    Left Blank 
Substitution  substituted values 

Arithmetic  No arithmetic mistakes  Contains only 1 arithmetic mistake  Left Blank 

 
Lesson 3 
 
Lesson 3: Independent Practice Problem  

  2  1  0 

Writing Conventions  The student used full sentences  The student did not use full sentences  left blank 

Vocabulary  The students used 4 vocab  The student used at least 2 vocab words    left blank 
words appropriately 

Movement of electrons  The movement of electrons was  The movement of electrons was mostly  left blank 
correctly described   described correctly 

 
Exit Slip:​ ​Revision of “ Prediction, Observation, and Revision “ Worksheet 
 
  2  1  0 

Prediction  At least 1 prediction written using a  1 prediction written, not a complete  Left Blank 
complete sentence  sentence 

Observation  At least 2 observations written using  Only 1 observation written or did not  Left Blank 
a complete sentence  use complete sentences 

Explanation  Same number of explanations as  Number of explanation is less than  Left Blank 
observations  observations 

Revision   Student revised explanations using a  Student rewrote explanations  Left Blank 
different color or added more details  statement with no corrections. 
and facts   Used 1 main concept or used less than 
Used 1 main concept and at least 5  5 vocab words 
vocab words 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lesson 4 
Lab Activity “Electric Field Around Point Charges”Worksheet 
  5  3  1  0 

Completion of  All of the 4 scenarios  Only 3 scenarios were  Only less than 2 scenarios were  Worksheet was left blank 
Worksheet  where completed   completed  completed 

Electric Field  Electric Field Lines are  Electric Field are not  Electric Field are not going from   
Lines  going from the + to the -  going from the + to the  the + to the - AND they are not at  Left Blank or not done 
and are at right angles  - OR they are not at  right angles 
right angles 

Written  Responses to the  Responses to the  Responses to the questions are  Left blank or not done 
Response  questions are through  questions are concise  vague and only uses one 
and use at least 1 main  and use at least 1 main  vocabulary word 
concept and 3 vocabulary  concept OR 3 
words   vocabulary words  

 
Exit Ticket: “ Lesson 4: Electrostatic Force Worksheet” Practice Problem 4.3 
  2  1  0 

Answer to Problem  The answer to problem is correct  The answer to the problem is  Left Blank 
incorrect but effort was shown 
by writing down knows list 

Usage of Equations  The student used the correct  Student misused equation or  Left Blank 
equation and wrote it down  used the wrong one 

Substations  The student correctly substatied  Student substituted incorrectly  Left Blank 
values 

Arithmetic  No arithmetic mistakes  Contain less than 2 math errors  Left Blank 

 
Lesson 5 
Coulomb’s Law Worksheet” Practice Problems 5.3 
  2  1  0 

Answer to  The answer to the  The answer to the problem is incorrect but an  Left Blank 
Problem  problem is correct  effort was shown 

Usage  The student used  The student used the wrong equation or  Left Blank 
equations  the correct  misused equation 
equations and 
wrote them down 

Usage  The student  The student may have substituted incorrectly    Left Blank 
Substitution  correctly 
substituted values 

Arithmetic  No arithmetic  Contains less than 2 arithmetic mistake  Left Blank 

mistakes 

 
Exit Ticket: Lesson 5  
  3  2  1  0 

  Student provided the  Student provided the  Student answer was   

  correct answer to the  correct answer with no  wrong but right with   
Answer to Problem  problem using proper  units or incorrect   methods used   
units  Left Blank 

  The student used the  The student used the  The student used   
  correct equations and  correct equations and  incorrect equations and   
Usage of Equations   wrote them down  but did not write it down  may have included it   Left Blank or not done 

Usage of substitutions  The student correctly  The student correctly  The student incorrectly   
and Concepts  substituted values and  used substituted values  used substation and or   
wrote concepts  but forgot to include  concept   
concepts  Left Blank or not done 

  No arithmetic mistakes  1 arithmetic mistakes  2 arithmetic mistakes   

Arithmetic  Left Blank or not done 

 
 
 
 
Physics Portfolio Evidence and Justification  
 
Directions:  
Now that you have collected your ​5 individuals pieces of your personal work ​ fill out this 
sheet.  
1) Place the name of the assignment on the Evidence Line.  
2) Write in the score you give yourself 
3) Write your justification using the rubric. 
4) Do this for each piece of evidence  
 
Lastly place this sheet and your work in your Physics Portfolio 
 
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Justification: 
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My goal was: 

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Did you reach your goal?_______________ 

If you reached it create a new goal and how you plan to achieve it. If you did not what can 

you do to get you closer to your goal? 

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