Assessment Rubric:
Matter and Chemical Change (Gr. 9)
Excellent
Consistently identifies:
Identify
 the properties of
matter commonly
applied in everyday
situations
 reactants and
products in simple
chemical reactions.
Thoroughly and accurately
Describe
describes:
 factors affecting
change in matter and
reaction rates
 substances in terms
of their physical and
chemical properties
 elements,
compounds and
chemical reactions
using simplified
chemical nomenclature.
Illustrate
 Thoroughly and
accurately illustrates
the conservation of
mass and its
relationship to home,
workplace and
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Proficient Satisfactory Limited
INITIATE AND PLAN
Frequently identifies: Usually identifies: Rarely identifies:
 the properties of  the properties of  the properties of
matter commonly matter commonly matter commonly
applied in everyday applied in everyday applied in everyday
situations situations situations
 reactants and  reactants and  reactants and
products in simple products in simple products in simple
chemical reactions. chemical reactions. chemical reactions.
PERFORM AND RECORD
Accurately describes: Adequately describes: Partially describes:
 factors affecting  factors affecting  factors affecting
change in matter and change in matter and change in matter and
reaction rates reaction rates reaction rates
 substances in terms  substances in terms  substances in terms
of their physical and of their physical and of their physical and
chemical properties chemical properties chemical properties
 elements,  elements,  elements,
compounds and compounds and compounds and
chemical reactions chemical reactions chemical reactions using
using simplified using simplified simplified chemical
chemical nomenclature. chemical nomenclature. nomenclature.
 Accurately  Adequately  Partially illustrates
illustrates the illustrates the the conservation of
conservation of mass conservation of mass mass and its
and its relationship to and its relationship to relationship to home,
home, workplace and home, workplace and workplace and
environmental environmental environmental
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 environmental
situations.
 Thoroughly and
Relate
accurately relates
WHMIS and safety to
classroom, home and
workplace.
Consistently uses
Teamwork SkillsCommunicate and Develop
appropriate vocabulary to
ask questions and share
ideas, intentions and plans
in:
 oral/written
communication
 lists, notes in point
form
 data tables, graphs,
drawings
 computer and other
presentations.
Consistently:
 works well with
group members
 helps others and
accepts help from
others
 leads the group and
encourages others to
participate
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situations.
ANALYZE AND INTERPRET
 Accurately relates
WHMIS and safety to
classroom, home and
workplace.
COMMUNICATE AND DEVELOP TEAMWORK
Frequently uses
appropriate vocabulary to
ask questions and share
ideas, intentions and plans
in:
 oral/written
communication
 lists, notes in point
form
 data tables, graphs,
drawings
 computer and other
presentations.
Frequently:
 works well with
group members
 helps others and
accepts help from
others
 leads the group and
encourages others to
participate
situations.
 Adequately relates
WHMIS and safety to
classroom, home and
workplace.
Usually uses appropriate
vocabulary to ask
questions and share ideas,
intentions and plans in:
 oral/written
communication
 lists, notes in point
form
 data tables, graphs,
drawings
 computer and other
presentations.
Usually:
 works well with
group members
 helps others and
accepts help from
others
 leads the group and
encourages others to
participate
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Assessment Rubric: Matter and Chemical Change 2/3
situations.
 Partially relates
WHMIS and safety to
classroom, home and
workplace.
Rarely uses appropriate
vocabulary to ask questions
and share ideas, intentions
and plans in:
 oral/written
communication
 lists, notes in point
form
 data tables, graphs,
drawings
 computer and other
presentations.
Rarely:
 works well with
group members
 helps others and
accepts help from
others
 leads the group and
encourages others to
participate
  makes meaningful  makes meaningful  makes meaningful  makes meaningful
contributions to contributions to contributions to contributions to
discussions and discussions and discussions and discussions and
activities. activities. activities. activities.

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