DRAFT LDC Rubric Dimensions for NGSS Science Integration Grades: Elementary (K–5) Not Yet Approaches Expectations Meets Expectations Advanced Integration of NGSS Strands: How well does the student integrate disciplinary core ideas, cross cutting concepts, and science/ engineering practices? Use this row to holistically rate the student’s integration of the NGSS strands. Uses science/engineering practice(s) to demonstrate and apply content OR makes connections to the cross cutting concepts with major errors or omissions. Uses science/engineering practice(s) to demonstrate and apply content while making connections to the cross cutting concepts with minor errors. Uses science/engineering practice(s) to demonstrate and apply accurate content and makes connections to the cross cutting concepts Uses science/engineering practice(s) to demonstrate and apply accurate content and explains the connections (relationships) to the cross-cutting concepts. NGSS Strand Not Yet Approaches Expectations Meets Expectations Advanced Disciplinary Core Ideas [SELECT SPECIFIC CONTENT STANDARD(S) HERE.] Identifies or otherwise applies irrelevant content OR relevant content with major errors or omissions. Identifies or otherwise applies relevant content with minor errors or omissions. Explains or otherwise applies relevant and accurate content. Explains and applies relevant and accurate content. Cross Cutting Concepts [SELECT SPECIFIC CONCEPT(S).] Patterns; Cause & Effect; Scale, Proportion, and Quantity; Systems & System Models; Energy & Matter; Structure & Function; Stability & Change Identifies or makes connection to irrelevant cross cutting concept(s) OR to relevant cross cutting concept(s) with major errors or omissions. Identifies or makes connection(s) to relevant cross cutting concept(s) with minor errors or omissions. Explains OR makes accurate connections to relevant cross cutting concept(s). Explains and makes accurate connections to relevant cross cutting concept(s). NGSS Strand Not Yet Approaches Expectation Meets Expectation Advanced
NGSS Strand Not Yet Approaches Expectation Meets Expectation Advanced Science and Engineering Practices [SELECT SPECIFIC PRACTICE(S) RELEVANT TO THE TEACHING TASK.] interpret data Identifies similarities/differences in their data compared with other groups’ results or “expert” results with major errors or omissions. Identifies similarities/differences in their data compared with other groups’ results or “expert” results with minor errors or omissions. Identifies similarities/differences in their data compared with other groups’ results or “expert” results. Identifies similarities/differences in their data compared with other groups’ results or “expert” results. Identifies possible sources of error. USE MATHEMATICS & COMPUTATIONAL THINKING Uses counting and numbers, with errors or omissions, to identify and describe patterns. Uses counting and numbers, with minor errors or omissions, to identify and describe patterns. Uses counting and numbers to accurately identify and describe patterns. Uses counting and numbers to accurately identify and describe patterns. Explains relationships in the data. Design Solutions Generates a solution to a problem and identifies how well it meets the criteria and constraints of the solution. Generates and compares multiple solutions to a problem, but comparison is only partially based on how well they meet the criteria or constraints of the solution. Generates and compares multiple solutions to a problem based on how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the solution. Recommends the “best” solution. Generates and compares multiple solutions to a problem based on how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the solution. Recommends the “best” solution and explains why their recommendation is the “best”. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information When conducting independent research, gathers inadequate or inappropriate sources and summarizes a limited amount of information relevant to the research question or topic. OR Summary includes major errors or omissions. When conducting independent research, gathers a limited number of sources and summarizes information that is mostly relevant to the research question or topic. OR Summary includes minor errors or omissions. When conducting independent research, gathers multiple sources and accurately summarizes information relevant to the research question or topic. When conducting independent research, gathers a variety of sources and accurately summarizes information relevant to the question or research topic. Evaluates sources for their usefulness and relevance to the research question or topic. Note: Two science practices, 1) Construct Explanations and 2) Engage in Arguments from Evidence, have been purposely excluded from the menu because they are already addressed by the LDC rubrics for Argumentation and Informational/Explanatory writing.