PALS - Rubric

Identifying Creatures

Rubric

4th Grade Performance Task
Contributed by: New York State Education Department (NYSED)
NYS Alternative Assessment in Science Project (1996)

Identifying Creatures - Scoring Rubric

Maximum Score - 15 points

1. Standard: The student will identify three (3) of the unknown creatures using a classification key.

Criteria:

1 point is given for each step in identifying the three (3) creatures.
1 point is given for the correct name of the three (3) creatures.

Creature #1 1 - B 5 - J 7 - M 6 - L Breezy	Creature #2 1 - A 2 - D 7 - M 6 - K Dopey	Creature #3 1 - B 5 - I 4 - H 10 - T Sleepy	Creature #4 1 - B 5 - I 4 - H 10 - S Doc
Creature #5 1 - B 5 - I 4 - G 8 - O Happy	Creature #6 1 - A 2 - C 3 - F 9 - Q Bashful	Creature #7 1 - A 2 - C 3 - E 8 - P Sneezy

Total 15 points

Identifying Creatures - Scoring Form

Student ID _____________

Male / Female (Circle one)

Creature # ____________
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Creature # ____________
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5

Creature # ____________
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Total Score _____________

Total possible score - 15 points