Performance Task Title: Second Grade Science Magazine Article about Matter

Performance Task Title:
Second Grade Science Magazine Article about Matter

Submitted by: R. May Date: 10/08/2008

Performance Task-GRASPS

Goal-You will know how to identify a solid, liquid, and gas. You will discover how to change matter when tearing, melting, and dissolving are involved.

Role- You will be a journalist. You will investigate the identity and changes in matter. You will create an article for a magazine sharing your findings.

Audience- You are trying to get your article published in Mrs. May’s Matter Magazine.

Situation-Matter Magazine is the top magazine for getting the scoop on matter. There is a problem…Mrs. May is running late on this month’s edition of Matter Magazine. She is desperately looking for articles that can explain how to identify the common forms of matter and changes that can take place. She is not only looking for a written explanation, but illustrations as well. Only the best will appear in his month’s edition of Matter Magazine.

Product/Performance-You will do your best to give a written explanation and illustrate matter and changes that can occur. Once Mrs. May has chosen the articles for her magazine it will be time to go to the publishers. Once this month’s edition has been published it will go under review by fellow second grade classes.

Standard/Criteria for Success- see rubric

Scientific Drawings : Matter Magazine

Teacher Name: Rachel May

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY	Weight for Each Category	4	3	2	1
Title of Article	X1 (up to 4 pts available)	Title describes the article, title is centered, and larger than other text.	Title describes the article and is larger than other text.	Title barely describes article, is small and centered.	The title does not clearly describe what the article is about.
Content Knowledge And accuracy	X2 (up to 8 points available)	Every form of matter is presented. It is clear which information goes with which picture.	2 forms of matter have been included. It is clear which information goes with which picture.	2 forms of matter have been included. It is somewhat clear which information goes with which picture.	Only 1 form of matter is included and it is not clear which information goes with picture.
Examples of change in matter	X2 (up to 8 points available)	Shows a total of 10 or more examples of a change in matter with a minimum of 3 in each group.	Shows 8-9 examples of change in matter with a minimum of 3 in each group.	Shows 5-7 examples of change in matter.	Shows 4 or less examples of change in matter.
Illustrations	X1 (up to 4 points available)	Colorful and unique. Easy to identify pictures and easy to read words written.	Colorful and unique. Can identify most pictures and words written.	Some color and unique. Most words are difficult to identify.	No color used. Very hard to identify pictures and read words written.