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Rubric
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
The student cannot
create any of the
suggested shapes
or creates only one
possible shape and
cannot explain how he/
she knew it would work.
The student has some
trouble putting together
four copies of a shape
to create a new shape.
The student correctly
predicts at least two
of the possible shapes
that can be made or
can’t, but has difficulty
explaining his or her
predictions.
The student correctly
models four shapes
becoming one or two of
the possible shapes.
The student correctly
predicts several of the
possible shapes that
can be made or ones
that can’t, but has
difficulty explaining his
or her predictions.
The student correctly
models four shapes
becoming the possible
shapes suggested.
The student shows the
ability to reposition
shapes to attempt to
make a required shape.
The student correctly
predicts which of each
of the shapes are
possible (there could be
a slight error) with good
explanations of why or
why not.
The student changes
his or her mind when
starting to put shapes
together and sees why
the prediction won’t
work out, explaining his
or her reasoning.
The student correctly
models four shapes
becoming each of the
possible shapes.
Four Shapes Geometry