Rubric for U1 AOS 1 Thermal Physics.xlsx

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1	This rubric covers the key knowledge and key skills for U1 AOS 1
2	SACs will test a selection of the following key knowledge and key skills items.
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6	U1 AOS 1 Thermal Physics Assessment Rubric
7	Outcome: On completion of this unit the student should be able to apply thermodynamic principles to analyse, interpret and explain changes in thermal energy in selected contexts
8	and describe the environmental impact of Human activities with reference to thermal effects and climate science concepts.
9		Competence
10	Key Knowledge	Not met	Very Low	Low	Medium	High	Very High
11	Temperature and energy		Describe temperature as the average kinetic energy of the particles in the system.	Links temperature change to change in average kinetic energy of the particles in the system.	Describe energy changes in a system due to work done on or by a system and/or heat added to or lost from a system.	Explain changes in energy to a system and relate to temperature changes and/or explain the perception of temperature by humans.	Hypothesise the cause of an energy change in a system.
12	Physical change		Identify that changes in temperature and/or state are physical changes	Describe specific heat capacity and/or latent heat.	Apply specific heat or latent heat concepts.	Combine specific heat and latent heat concepts to calculate energy and/or temperature changes.	Qualitatively and quantitatively relate physical changes to a kinetic model of temperature.
13	Heat transfer processes		Describe the transfer of heat by conduction, radiation and/or convection.	Compare the transfer of heat by conduction, radiation and/or convection.	Analyse the transfer of heat by conduction, radiation and/or convection.	Compare the effect of physical properties on rates of heating and cooling	Justify rates of heating and cooling for particular physical systems.
14	The Physics of the Greenhouse Effect		Identify that the Greenhouse Effect is an increase in the surface temperature of the Earth due to the trapping of heat (infrared radiation) by gases in the Earth's atmosphere	The Sun and Earth are blackbody radiators, with the peak wavelength emitted by the Sun being green light and the peak wavelength emitted by the Earth being infrared radiation	Link temperature and the peak emission of radiation and/or describe the role of greenhouse gasses in the surface temperature of the Earth.	Link energy emission by a Blackbody to its properties and/or identify sources of radiative forcing.	Analyse the processes contributing to the earth-energy balance.
15	Environmental impact of human activity		List the types of energy involved in a human activity	Describe the types of energy involved as renewable or non-renewable	Describe the energy budget of a human activity.	Analyse the energy efficiency of a human activity.	Analyse the environmental impact of a human activity
16	Key Skills	Not met	Very Low	Low	Medium	High	Very High
17	Use appropriate physics terminology, representations and conventions		Use correct symbols for temperature	Use correct symbols for energy	Correctly convert between temperature scales and orders of magnitude	Correctly convert between temperature scales and orders of magnitude and correctly apply SI units.	Correct use of symbols, conversion between temperature scales and orders of magnitude and use of SI units.
18	Questioning and predicting		Can express an aim and/or identify experimental variables.	Can express an aim and/or a hypothesis and identify independent and dependent variables	Can support an aim and/or hypothesis and/or identify independent, dependent and controlled variables.	Can support an aim and/or hypothesis with appropriate physical reasoning and/or identify independent, dependent and controlled variables and specify method of control	Can support an aim and/or hypothesis with appropriate physical reasoning and/or identify independent, dependent, uncontrolled and controlled variables and specify method of control.
19	Planning		Can identify a list of materials and apparatus and/or outline a reproducible experimental procedure.	Can identify/provide a list of materials, apparatus and a diagram and/or step-wise outline a clear, reproducible experimental procedure.	Can identify/provide a specific list of materials, apparatus and a diagram of apparatus and/or step-wise clearly outline a reproducible experimental procedure including multiple trials and a range of independent variables.	Can identify/provide a specific list of materials, apparatus and clear diagram of apparatus and/or step-wise clearly outline a reproducible experimental procedure including multiple trials and a well-chosen range of independent variables.	Can identify/provide a specific list of materials, apparatus and clear diagram of apparatus and/or step-wise clearly outline a reproducible experimental procedure including multiple trials and a well-chosen range of independent variables with all items correctly spelt.
20	Comply with safety and ethical guidelines		Can identify ethical issues and/or hazards.	Can identify relevant ethical issues and/or hazards.	Can identify relevant ethical issues and/or hazards and the steps required to reduce the associated risk.	Can identify relevant ethical issues and/or hazards using a risk assessment tool and list the steps required to reduce the associated risk	Can identify relevant ethical issues and/or hazards using a risk assessment tool and list the steps required to reduce the associated risk and evaluate the viability of the experiment.
21	Conducting and recording		Relevant data was collected and recorded.	Relevant data was collected and tabulated in a labelled table with units included in the header row.	Relevant data was collected and tabulated in a labelled table with units included in the header row and an appropriate number of significant figures recorded for each measurement.	Relevant data was collected and tabulated in a labelled table with units included in the header row and an appropriate number of significant figures recorded for each measurement. Measurement uncertainty was included for all measured values.	Relevant data was collected and tabulated in a labelled table with units included in the header row and an appropriate number of significant figures recorded for each measurement. Measurement uncertainty was included for all measured values and was consistant with the number of decimal places in the measurement value.
22	Process and present data		The average of data from multiple trials was calculated and summarised in a graph.	The average and range of data from multiple trials was calculated and summarised in an appropriate graph with a title, axis labels, units and variables on the correct axes.	The average and uncertainty of data from multiple trials was calculated. Data was summarised in an appropriate graph with a title, axis labels and units, and variables on the appropriate axes. A trendline was included.	The average and uncertainty (only 1sf) for multiple trials were calculated. Data was summarised in an appropriate graph with a title, axis labels and units, and variables on the appropriate axes. A trendline was included and the equation given in terms of the independent variable and dependent variable.	The average and uncertainty (only 1sf) for multiple trials were calculated and recorded with an appropriate number of decimal places. Data was summarised in a correctly labelled graph with a trendline. The equation was given in terms of the independent variable and dependent variable. Uncertainty bars were included for all data points.
23	Analyse Data		The value of a physical quantity was calculated using experimental data.	The value of a physical quantity was calculated taking into account all experimental data, eg the gradient of a trendline.	The value of a physical quantity was calculated taking into account all experimental data, eg the gradient of a trendline, and reported using an appropriate number of significant figures.	The value of a physical quantity was calculated taking into account all experimental data, eg the gradient of a trendline and reported using an appropriate number of significant figures. The uncertainty in the value was estimated based on the relative uncertainty of the experimental data.	The value of a physical quantity was calculated taking into account all experimental data, such as the gradient of a trendline and reported using an appropriate number of significant figures. The uncertainty in the value was estimated by taking into account the minimum and maximum values of the experimental data, e.g. by considering the range of trend lines consistent with the uncertainty in graphed data points.
24	Analyse and evaluate methods and scientific models		Described the dependent variable and stated the results	Linked the dependent and independent variables and/or discussed the precision of the results	Linked the dependent and independent variable with reference to science concepts and/or disucssed the precision and accuracy of the results and identified sources of random and systematic error.	A link was made between the dependent and independent variable and described and evaluated with reference to science concepts and repeatability and/or precision and accuracy of the results was discussed and/or sources of random and systematic identified and the qualitative effect on the result discussed.	A link was made between the dependent and independent variable and described and evaluated with reference to science concepts and the repeatability and reproducibility and/or precision and accuracy of the results was discussed and sources of random and systematic identified, the qualitative effect on the result discussed and quantitative effect estimated.
25	Concluding		Identified limitations to the experiment and/or a conclusion stated based on experiment results	Identified strengths and limitations and/or formed a relevant conclusion	Identified strengths and limitations and proposed improvements proposed and/or justified a relevant conclusion.	Identified strengths and limitations, proposed and justified improvements proposed and/or justified a relevant conclusion.	Identified strengths and limitations and proposed and justified improvements. Analysed the validity of conclusions drawn.
26	Communicate and explain Scientific ideas		Identify relevent physical ideas	Identify and describe relevant physics ideas	Identify, describe and compare relevent physical attributes.	Explain phenomena with reference to relevant theory or model	Justify observed and/or predicted behaviour using relevant physics
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