Standard 3: Earth Systems Science – 6th Grade

3.2 Water on Earth is distributed and circulated through oceans, glaciers, rivers, ground water, and the atmosphere

Advanced Proficient Partially Proficient Unsatisfactory

Exceeds Meets standards/checkpoints Is progressing towards Does not meet Insufficient evidence at this
standards/checkpoints for for this grading period standards/checkpoints for standards/checkpoints for time. Additional work is
this grading period this grading period this grading period required by the student

4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0

a. Student meets a. Gather and analyze a. Gather data from a a. Identify data from a Additional work must
standards and data from a variety of variety of print variety of print be completed and
checkpoints for this print resources and resources and resources and turned in before a
grading period (3), and investigations to investigations to investigations to determination of the
in addition… account for local and account for local and account for local and student’s progress can
world-wide circulation world-wide circulation world-wide circulation be made
b. and distribution and distribution and distribution
patterns patterns patterns
c. Communicates
content clearly and b. Use evidence to model b. Identify b. Acknowledge that
professionally how water is water is transferred
transferred throughout c. Identify problems throughout the earth
the earth related to water
quality, circulation, and c. Acknowledge
c. Identify problems and distribution – both problems related to
propose solutions locally and world wide water quality,
related to water circulation, and
quality, circulation, and d. Identify various causes distribution
distribution – both of water pollution in
locally and world wide local and world water d. Define water pollution
distributions
d. Identify the various e. Acknowledge what
causes and effects of e. Identify where water leaves a house or
water pollution in local goes after it is used in building after use
and world water houses or buildings
distributions

e. Describe where water

goes after it is used in
houses or buildings
Standard 3: Earth Systems Science – 6th Grade

Glossary of student action words

Acknowledge – Student shows realization that a topic or idea exists
Analyze – Student can make connections between ideas and topics and provide thoughtful insight beyond obvious conclusions
Communicate – Student can convey information, through multiple media, in an organized and concise manner
Create – Student can manufacture a product that demonstrates deep knowledge of a topic or idea
Gather – Student can use resources to locate evidence and information with limited teacher assistance
Identify – Student can recall information regarding a topic or idea
Infer – Student can use data and information to create thoughtful conclusions that predict future outcomes which are supported with evidence.
Use – Student can manipulate a tool to demonstrate their knowledge of a concept or idea