Characteristics of Living Things Investigation Name: ____________________

CATEGORY Exceeded Achieved Developing Attempted

Hypothesis Independently Independently With some Needed assistance
Development developed a developed a assistance, to develop a
hypothesis for the hypothesis that created a hypothesis that was
topic that is was relevant to the hypothesis that relevant or could be
measurable and can topic and can be linked into the tested.
be generalised. measured. topic that could be
refined for
measuring.
Variables Independently Independently With help, Help needed to
identified and identified which identified and identify and define
clearly defined variables were clearly defined almost all the
which variables going to be which variables variables.
were going to be changed were going to be
changed (independent changed
(independent variables) and (independent
variables) and which were going variables) and
which were going to to be measured which were going
be measured (dependent to be measured
(dependent variables). Some (dependent
variables). clarification variables).
required.
Description of Independently, With some With prompting, Procedure required
Procedure procedures were prompts, procedures were questioning and
outlined in a step- procedures were outlined in a step- explanation for it to
by-step fashion that outlined in a step- by-step fashion, be followed.
could be followed by by-step fashion but had 1 or 2
anyone without that could be gaps that would
additional followed by require
explanations. anyone without explanation.
additional
explanations.
Data Collection Extensive data was Sufficient data was Data was recorded Minimal data was
recorded and recorded that but required some recorded, heavy
organised to could be used to prompting for its prompting was
represent prove/disprove usage and required to link it to
findings/variables hypothesis implications for the variables and
and draw investigation. outcomes.
conclusions

Presentation of Data Provided an Presented Data was Some/minimal data

(Book Creator) accurate, easy-to- collected data in presented with was presented to
follow an organised some links to support
representation of manner that methods, variables investigation.
processes and required no or findings. Did
results, using labels explanations. require elaboration
or other from student.
organisational
methods to present
the data effectively.
Conclusion/Summary Student provided a Student provided a Student provided a Student
detailed and conclusion clearly conclusion with stated/reiterated
generalised based on their some reference to findings based on
conclusion based data and linked it the data and their aspects of the
on the data, aims back to their hypothesis. investigation, did
and hypothesis. hypothesis. not necessarily
draw a conclusion.

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