Assessment Rubric

Subject: Cyclones Year: 6

Title: What are cyclones and how do they impact humans, environments, and change the Earths surface?

Levels
Criteria
Demonstrate an
understanding of
what cyclones are

A
Excellent
Comprehensively
informed
classification of
cyclones

B
Good

C
Satisfactory

D
Partial

E
Minimal

Well-informed
classification of
cyclones

Reasonably
informed
classification of
cyclones

Partially informed
classification of
cyclones

Simple classification
of cyclones

Explain how cyclones Explain how cyclones

cause rapid change
cause rapid change
to the Earths surface to the Earths surface
in a highly accurate
and highly effective
manner

Explain how cyclones

cause rapid change
to the Earths surface
in a mostly accurate
and mostly effective
manner

Explain how cyclones

cause rapid change
to the Earths surface
in a reasonably
accurate and
reasonably effective
manner

Explain how cyclones

cause rapid change to
the Earths surface
with partial accuracy
and partial
effectiveness

Explain how
cyclones cause rapid
change to the
Earths surface with
limited accuracy and
limited effectiveness

Describe the
difference between
the model cyclone
and real cyclones

Mostly effective
description of the
difference between
the model cyclone
and real cyclones

Generally effective
description of the
difference between
the model cyclone
and real cyclones

Partially effective
description of the
difference between
the model cyclone
and real cyclones

Simple description of
the difference
between the model
cyclone and real
cyclones

Well-reasoned
explanation of how
scientific knowledge
is used in decision
making

Adequately reasoned
explanation of how
scientific knowledge
is used in decision
making

Partially reasoned
Rudimentary
explanation of how
explanation of how
scientific knowledge is scientific knowledge
used in decision
is used in decision
making
making

Highly effective
description of the
difference between
the model cyclone
and real cyclones

Explain how scientific Extensively reasoned

knowledge is used in explanation of how
decision making
scientific knowledge
is used in decision
making

Create an informative
television advert to
inform the public of
the dangers of
cyclones and the
specific measures to
be taken to stay safe.

Comprehensive
television advert to
inform the public of
the dangers of
cyclones and the
specific measures to
be taken to stay safe

(Farrall and Harding, 2015)

Detailed television
advert to inform the
public of the dangers
of cyclones and the
specific measures to
be taken to stay safe

Adequate television
advert to inform the
public of the dangers
of cyclones and the
specific measures to
be taken to stay safe

Partially adequate
television advert to
inform the public of
the dangers of
cyclones and the
specific measures to
be taken to stay safe

Simple television
advert to inform the
public of the dangers
of cyclones and the
specific measures to
be taken to stay safe