Living Things and Their Homes - Rubric
This assessment pack includes two detailed rubrics to support science learning in Year 1: one focused on student knowledge of living things and their environments, and the other assessing their model creation skills. Each rubric outlines clear criteria across multiple achievement levels, helping teachers provide targeted feedback and guide student reflection. These rubrics support students in understanding what is expected in both content knowledge and hands-on learning outcomes.
Learning goals
- We are learning to understand that the basic needs of plants and animals are air, water, food and shelter.
- We are learning to describe daily and seasonal changes and how they affect everyday life.
- We are learning to observe the features of plants and animals and to understand their differences.
- We are learning to understand that seasons and daily weather changes impact our everyday life.
Curriculum alignment
Describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life.
ACSSU211 8.4 Living things live in different places where their needs are met ACSSU004 8.4 Daily and seasonal changes in our environment affect everyday life ACSSU002 8.4 Living things have basic needs, including food and water ACSSU019 8.4 Observable changes occur in the sky and landscapeAustralian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
• Provide oral support or simplified language for early readers.
• Use visual aids to reinforce each rubric criterion.
Extensions
• Pair with student project work or investigations on habitats.
• Use to track growth over the term by completing the rubric twice.