Science 8 Assessment

Assignments, projects, and labs will almost always be marked using comments and an assessment rubric. Each assignment will have parts that correspond to the categories below, and will provide an opportunity to show that you have developed that competency.

Based on the core competencies in the Science 8 curriculum, marks will be assigned based on the following 6 categories:

  1. Background research
    1. Accurate
    2. In-depth
    3. Proper citations
  2. Experimental design
    1. Properly controlled experiments
  3. Running experiments
    1. Measuring properly
    2. Working safely
    3. Working cooperatively & cleaning up
  4. Analyzing data
    1. Graphing data using spreadsheets
    2. Logical analysis
    3. Generating ideas for future research
  5. Communicating results
    1. Live presentation
    2. Lab report
    3. Poster or pamphlet
    4. Video
  6. Self-identified goal
    1. A goal that you have chosen for yourself, based on your analysis of your midterm report card.