Peer-Feedback Rubric for

11.A Plan and carry out an investigation to produce data to support a hypothesis about what factors cause changes in the strength of magnetic forces.

The peer feedback rubric Peer-Feedback Rubric for Planning Investigations is designed to be student-facing, unlike some of the other rubrics included in OpenSciEd materials. Make sure that students get a copy of the completed rubric back with their investigations. This will allow them to get formative feedback that will support the development of these investigations. It also makes expectations transparent for students so that they will know what is expected of them in the Lesson 12 summative assessment. Move from group to group as they work to make sure that students are giving appropriate and productive feedback.

Collect the investigation plans with the rubrics stapled to them. Check that students are correctly aligning their hypothesis with the independent variable (cause) and the dependent variable (effect) and giving appropriate feedback to other groups when evaluating their hypotheses and investigation plans.

Walk around the room as students are giving feedback. If students are struggling to put together an investigation plan and peer feedback does not seem productive, add your comments in another color pen to the peer-feedback rubrics. After class, check over the peer-feedback rubrics to get a sense for where students are. Give students time at the beginning of day 2 to address this feedback.