Grade 5-8 Performance Task
Contributed by: New York State Education Department (NYSED)
NYS Alternative Assessment in Science Project (1996)
Scoring Rubric - "The Blizzard of 1993"
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Maximum Score - 11 points
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| 1. Data Table |
4 points total
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Standard: The student will construct a data table from
the information on the barograph.
Criteria:
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Allow 1 point for setting up an accurate and
usable data table.
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Allow 2 points for 5, 6, or 7 correct values
entered in the table from the barograph information.
- Allow 1 point for 3 or 4 correct values entered in the table
from the barograph information.
| Time |
8 am
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12 PM
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4 PM
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8 PM
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MT
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4 am
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8 am
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| Pressure (mb) |
30.1
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29.9
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29.4
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29.1
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28.9
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28.9
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29.1
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- Allow 0 points for poorly constructed table or less than two
correct values entered in the data table.
- Allow 1 point for ALL values entered in the table are
given to the nearest tenth.
| 2. Cold Front Data |
1 point total
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Standard: The student will accurately pinpoint the date
and time of the major cold front.
Criteria:
- Allow 1 point for indicating that the cold front arrived between
12:00 am and 4:00 am on Sunday, March 14.
| 3. Evidence of Passing Front |
1 point total
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Standard: The student will cite evidence from the barograph
that explains the passing of the cold front.
Criteria:
- Allow 1 point for indicating a sharp change in direction of
the barograph line or the "spike" in the pressure
line.
| 4. Wind Velocity Data |
1 point total
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Standard: The student will accurately pinpoint the data
and time of the greatest wind velocity during the storm.
Criteria:
- Allow 1 point for indicating that the period of the greatest
wind velocity was Sunday 2:00 am to 8:00 am.
| 5. Evidence of Wind Velocity |
2 points total
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Standard: The student will cite evidence from the barograph
that indicates high wind velocity.
Criteria:
- Allow 2 points for indicating that the period of greatest
wind velocity will be the area on the graph that has the steepest
slope, using a complete sentence.
- Allow 1 point for a correct answer, but not in a complete
sentence.
- Allow 0 points for an incorrect answer even if it is in a
complete sentence.
| 6. Temperature and Air Pressure |
2 points total
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Standard: The student will explain the relationship between
air pressure and air temperature.
Criteria:
Allow 2 points for indicating:
- Air pressure and temperature show an inverse relationship
in a complete sentence.
- Allow 1 point for a correct answer, but not in a complete
sentence.
- Allow 0 points for an incorrect answer even if it is in a
complete sentence.
Allow 1 point for indicating one of the variables correctly.
Standard: The student will sketch a graph showing the
change in temperature during a blizzard.
Criteria:
- Allow 1 point for a line drawn on the graph that shows the
temperature rising or steady and then falling sharply.
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Highest possible score - 12 points
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Scoring Form - "The Blizzard of 1993"
Student ID _____________
Male or Female (circle one)
Circle the student's score for each question. Add the points
for each question and write the total score at the bottom of the
scoring form.
| 1. Data Table |
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| Usable and accurate table |
0
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1
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| Correct values entered |
0
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1
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2
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| Values to the nearest tenth |
0
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1
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| 2. Cold Front Data |
0
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1
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| 3. Evidence of Passing Front |
0
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1
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| 4. Wind Velocity Data |
0
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1
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| 5. Evidence of Wind Velocity |
0
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1
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2
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| 6. Temperature and Air Pressure |
0
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1
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2
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| 7. Graph |
0
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1
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Total Score ______________
Total possible score - 12 points
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