SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cycle 2: Competency 2: Uses Tools, Objects and Procedures

Criteria / Beginning
1 / Developing
2 / Applying
3 / Transferring
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Becoming familiar with tools, techniques, instruments and procedures related to task. (Investigating what they are and what they are used for). / Knows few tools techniques and procedures related to task.
Understands one use. / Knows familiar tools, techniques and procedures and understands that some have multiple uses. / Knows most tools, instruments and procedures related to the task and understands their use (multiple uses). / Knows all tools, instruments and procedures related to the task and understands their use and may imply other uses.
The child uses the tools, techniques and procedures. / Uses tools, techniques and procedures with extensive guidance. / Uses tools, techniques and procedures with some guidance. / Uses tools, techniques and procedures appropriately with minimal guidance. / Uses tools, techniques and procedures independently.
Design, create instruments, tools, models. / Designs rudimentary tools, etc., with extensive guidance. / Designs rudimentary tools, etc., with guidance. / Designs rudimentary tools with minimal guidance. / Designs more elaborate tools with minimum guidance or rudimentary tools independently.
Evaluate the impact of different tools, instruments or procedures / Knows that tasks need tools but needs extensive guidance to explain and relate task to tool. / Knows that familiar tasks need familiar tools, can justify use of familiar tools, etc.
Needs more guidance for more specific tasks. / Knows to use the proper tools, instrument and procedure for a specific task.
Able to explain their choice of tool, instrument or procedure with minimal guidance. / Knows to use the proper tools, instruments and procedures for a specific task independently.
Able to explain their choice of tools, instruments or procedure.
Can also demonstrate knowledge in a variety of similar and/or related tasks.

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