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Claim/Hypothesis

Group developed a hypothesis or claim for the longest snow sled ride that was understandable and show higher level thinking.

Group developed a hypothesis or claim for the longest snow sled ride that was understandable but offered no higher level thinking.

Group developed a hypothesis or claim for the longest snow sled ride and utilized adult assistance.

Group developed a hypothesis or claim for the longest snow sled ride that was not understandable or irrelevant and refused adult assistance.

Idea/Design

Group created a design with appropriate materials relating to the hypothesis which could be investigated and was written to where it could be recreated with ease.

Group created a design with appropriate materials relating to the hypothesis which could be investigated but would not be able to be recreated.

Group created a design with inappropriate materials relating to the hypothesis which could not allow for it to be investigated.

Group created a design that was not understandable or was irrelevant and could not be investigated.

Variables

Group identified and clearly defined three or more variables that were going to be changed to manipulate the balance of forces leading to increasing the length of their snow sled ride.

Group identified and clearly defined two variables that were going to be changed to manipulate the balance of forces leading to increasing the length of their snow sled ride.

Group identified and clearly defined at least one variables that was going to be changed to manipulate the balance of forces leading to increasing the length of their snow sled ride.

Group did not identify or clearly define variables that were going to be changed to manipulate the balance of forces leading to increasing the length of their snow sled ride.

Data Collection

Data was collected several times. It was summarized, independently, in a way that clearly describes what was discovered.

Data was collected more than one time. It was summarized, independently, in a way that clearly describes what was discovered.

Data was collected more than one time. Adult assistance was needed to clearly summarize what was discovered.

Data was collected only once and adult assistance was needed to clearly summarize what was discovered.

Graphic Data Leading to Conclusion

Student provided a detailed presentation of data, graphically, based on the data and related to previous research findings and the hypothesis statement(s).

Student provided a somewhat detailed presentation of data, graphically, clearly based on the data and related to the hypothesis statement(s).

Student provided a presentation of data graphically, with some reference to the data and the hypothesis statement(s).

No presentation of data was presented graphically or apparent details were overlooked.