Assessment Rubric: Name:

Environmental Chemistry (Gr. 9)

Excellent Proficient Satisfactory Limited

INITIATE AND PLAN

Thoroughly and accurately Accurately identifies: Adequately identifies: Partially identifies:

Identify

identifies:  chemicals and  chemicals and  chemicals and

 chemicals and nutrients essential to nutrients essential to nutrients essential to
nutrients essential to life and how to acquire life and how to acquire life and how to acquire
life and how to acquire them them them
them  patterns in chemical  patterns in chemical  patterns in chemical
 patterns in chemical change. change. change.
change.

PERFORM AND RECORD

Communicateand Investigate

Thoroughly and accurately
investigates and
communicates:
 acids and bases and
how we use them
 ingestion and
absorption of materials
by organisms
 local air and water
quality
 the effects of using
toxins
 the environmental
impact of humans on
air and water.
Accurately investigates and
communicates:
 acids and bases and
how we use them
 ingestion and
absorption of materials
by organisms
 local air and water
quality
 the effects of using
toxins
 the environmental
impact of humans on
air and water.
Adequately investigates
and communicates:
 acids and bases and
how we use them
 ingestion and
absorption of materials
by organisms
 local air and water
quality
 the effects of using
toxins
 the environmental
impact of humans on
air and water.
Partially investigates and
communicates:
 acids and bases and
how we use them
 ingestion and
absorption of materials
by organisms
 local air and water
quality
 the effects of using
toxins
 the environmental
impact of humans on air
and water.

Knowledge and Employability Studio

Science Grade 9 Unit C: Environmental Chemistry
Alberta Education, Alberta, Canada, June 2007 (www.LearnAlberta.ca) Assessment Rubric: Environmental Chemistry 1/2

 Thoroughly and
Compare
accurately compares
sources of information
on diet and nutrition.
Consistently uses
Teamwork SkillsCommunicate and Develop
appropriate vocabulary to
ask questions and share
ideas, intentions and plans
in:
 oral/written
communication
 lists, notes in point
form
 data tables, graphs,
drawings
 computer and other
presentations.
Consistently:
 works well with
group members
 helps others and
accepts help from
others
 leads the group and
encourages others to
participate
 makes meaningful
contributions to
discussions and
activities.
Knowledge and Employability Studio
Science
Alberta Education, Alberta, Canada, June 2007 (www.LearnAlberta.ca)
ANALYZE AND INTERPRET
 Accurately
compares sources of
information on diet and
nutrition.
COMMUNICATE AND DEVELOP TEAMWORK
Frequently uses
appropriate vocabulary to
ask questions and share
ideas, intentions and plans
in:
 oral/written
communication
 lists, notes in point
form
 data tables, graphs,
drawings
 computer and other
presentations.
Frequently:
 works well with
group members
 helps others and
accepts help from
others
 leads the group and
encourages others to
participate
 makes meaningful
contributions to
discussions and
activities.
 Adequately  Partially compares
compares sources of sources of information
information on diet and on diet and nutrition.
nutrition.
Usually uses appropriate Rarely uses appropriate
vocabulary to ask vocabulary to ask questions
questions and share ideas, and share ideas, intentions
intentions and plans in: and plans in:
 oral/written  oral/written
communication communication
 lists, notes in point  lists, notes in point
form form
 data tables, graphs,  data tables, graphs,
drawings drawings
 computer and other  computer and other
presentations. presentations.
Usually: Rarely:
 works well with  works well with
group members group members
 helps others and  helps others and
accepts help from accepts help from
others others
 leads the group and  leads the group and
encourages others to encourages others to
participate participate
 makes meaningful  makes meaningful
contributions to contributions to
discussions and discussions and
activities. activities.
Grade 9 Unit C: Environmental Chemistry
Assessment Rubric: Environmental Chemistry 2/2