Year Three – Moving Shadows

Teacher: Miss Fitt Student Name:

Criteria
Planned and Conducted
an investigation which led
to a conclusion
Created a written report
outlining the investigation
Understood that earth’s
rotation on its axis causes
regular changes
Cooperated as a team
member
A B
Creative and logical
investigation which led to
a robust and detailed
conclusion
Comprehensive report
which outlined in great
detail and accuracy the
investigation with
appendices
Detailed understanding
that earth’s rotation on
its axis causes regular
changes and is able to
apply this across multiply
contexts
Highly effective team
member who
demonstrates strong
work ethic
Logical investigation
which led to a solid
conclusion
Comprehensive report
which outlined accurately
the investigation with
some appendices
Solid understanding that
earth’s rotation on its axis
causes regular changes
and is able to apply this
across some contexts
An effective team
member who
demonstrates strong
work ethic
C D
Planned and Conducted
an investigation which led
to a conclusion
Created a written report
outlining the investigation
Understood that earth’s
rotation on its axis causes
regular changes
Cooperated as a team
member
E
Planned and Conducted Poorly Planned and
an investigation which led Conducted investigation
to a conclusion which which was not able to
contained some lead to a logical
inconsistencies conclusion
Created a written report Created a written report
with some gaps outlining with significant errors and
aspects of the was not able to outline
investigation the investigation
Some understanding that Little understanding that
earth’s rotation on its axis earth’s rotation on its axis
causes regular changes causes regular changes
Some difficulty working as Inappropriate practice as
a team member a team member

Curricular Intentions:

Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day (ACSSU048)

With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment (ACSIS054)

Achievement Standard:

By the end of Year 3, students use their understanding of the movement of Earth, materials and the behaviour of heat to suggest explanations for everyday observations. They group living
things based on observable features and distinguish them from non-living things. They describe how they can use science investigations to respond to questions.
Students use their experiences to identify questions and make predictions about scientific investigations. They follow procedures to collect and record observations and suggest possible
reasons for their findings, based on patterns in their data. They describe how safety and fairness were considered and they use diagrams and other representations to communicate their
ideas.