RUBRIC

**Criterion A Score: _______ Criterion B Score: _______ ** ||  || **MYP Rubrics: Science **
 * Your work will be assessed for MYP Science Criteria A (One World) and B (Communication). **
 * || **MYP Rubrics: Science ** ||
 * **Achievement Level ** || **Criterion A: One World ** || **Achievement Level ** || **Criterion B: Communication in science ** ||
 * **0 ** || The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.  ||  **0 **  || The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.  ||
 * **1 – 2 ** || The student **describes** how their genetic disease/syndrome occurred. The student **states two** of the benefits **or** limitations of how science is used to identify the genetic condition or treat/prevent the condition using gene therapy or genetic engineering.  ||  **1 – 2 **  || The student **attempts** to communicate scientific information using **some scientific language specific to their genetic disease/syndrome**. The student presents some of the information in an appropriate form using some visual representation when appropriate. The student uses correct citation of 1 source. The student attempts to acknowledge sources of information but this is **inaccurate**.  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3 – 4 ** || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The student **describes** how their genetic disease/syndrome occurred. The student **describes two** of the benefits **and one** limitation of how science is used to identify the genetic condition or treat/prevent the condition using gene therapy or genetic engineering, etc. The student **describes** how the application of science to the genetic condition affects, or is affected by, at least **one** of the following factors: social, economic, cultural and ethical.  ||  **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">3 – 4 **  || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The student communicates scientific information using **scientific language specific to their genetic disease/syndrome**. The student presents most of the information appropriately using visual representation according to the task. The student uses correct citation of **3 sources**. The student acknowledges sources of information **with no more than one error or omission in the MLA citations**.  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">5 – 6 ** || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The student **explains** how their genetic disease/syndrome occurred. The student **describes two** of the benefits **and two** limitations of how science is used to identify the genetic condition or treat/prevent the condition using gene therapy or genetic engineering, etc. The student **describes** how the application of science to the genetic condition affects, or is affected by, at least **two** of the following factors: social, economic, cultural and ethical.  ||  **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">5 – 6 **  || <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The student communicates scientific information **effectively** using **scientific language correctly specific to their genetic disease/syndrome**. The student presents all the information appropriately using visual representation accurately according to the task. The student uses correct citation of **5 sources**. The student acknowledges sources of information **appropriately with no errors using MLA citations**.  ||