Contributed by: New York State Alternative Assessment in Science
Project (NYSED)
1996 Administration
Maximum Score - 11 Points
| Question 1. Symbols |
2 points total |
Standard: The student will use symbols to represent the rabbit
and the fox.
Point Criteria:
- Allow 1 point for each of the following:
- Using a symbol for the rabbit's tracks
- Using a symbol for the fox's tracks
- If the student uses symbols other than the suggested X's
and O's and does not provide a key, subtract one
point.
| Question 2. Drawing |
7 points total |
Standard: The student will include appropriate land marks and
tracks in his/her diagram.
Point Criteria:
- Allow 1 point for each of the following:
- Drawing the bush
- Drawing the rock
- Drawing the tree
- Showing the rabbit tracks moving away from the bush
- Showing the fox tracks moving away from the rock toward
the rabbit tracks.
- Stopping the rabbit tracks at the tree
- Showing the fox tracks leaving the tree.
| Question 3. Track Pattern |
2 points total |
Standard: The student will draw an appropriate trail of tracks
in his/her diagram.
Point Criteria:
- Allow 2 points for showing an intermingling of rabbit and fox
tracks on the way to the tree.
- Allow 1 point if the student draws them parallel to each other.
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Highest possible score - 11 points |
This is a sample drawing to illustrate the event. It is not necessary
for the student to draw the bush, rock, and tree in the same locations
as the sample.
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