8th Grade Performance Task
Contributed by: New York State Education Department (NYSED)
NYS Alternative Assessment in Science Project (1996)
Scoring Rubric - "Starch and Sugar Testing"
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Maximum Score - 10 points
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| Question 5. Glucose strip data table |
2 points total
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Indicator
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Solution A
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Solution B
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Solution C
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Glucose Test Strip
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green
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green
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yellow or no change
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- Allow 1 point if both Solutions A and B are correct.
- Allow 1 point if Solution C is correct.
| Question 7. Iodine solution data table |
2 points total
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Indicator
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Solution A
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Solution B
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Solution C
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Iodine Solution
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orange or no change
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orange or no change |
blue, black, or brown |
Point Criteria:
- Allow 1 point if both Solutions A and B are correct.
- Allow 1 point if Solution C is correct.
| Question 9. Identify sugar solutions |
3 points total
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Point Criteria:
- Allow 1 point for identifying both solutions A and
B as containing sugar.
- Accept any student's response correctly based on his/her data.
- Allow 2 points for an explanation relating student data to
background information.
- Solutions A and B turned the test strips green which indicates
sugar.
- Allow only 1 point if the student states the background information
without relating it to his/her data.
| Question 10. Identify starch solutions |
3 points total
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Point Criteria:
- Allow 1 point for identifying starch solution as C.
- Accept any student's response correctly based on his/her data.
- Allow 2 points for an explanation relating student data to
background information.
- Solution C turned the iodine solution black which indicates
starch.
- Allow only 1 point if the student states the background information
without relating it to his/her data.
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Highest possible score - 10 points
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Scoring Form - "Starch and Sugar Testing 1"
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.
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Question
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Circle
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Point
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Breakdown |
Points Earned
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| 5. Glucose strip data table |
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Solutions A & B
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0
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1
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________
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Solution C
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0
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1
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| 7. Iodine solution data table |
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Solutions A & B
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0
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1
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________
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Solution C
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0
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1
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________
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| 9. Sugar solutions |
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Solutions named
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0
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1
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________
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Explain choice
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0
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1
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2
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________
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| 10. Starch solution |
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Solution named
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0
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1
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Explain choice
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0
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1
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2
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________
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Total Score _______________
Total possible score - 10 points
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