A sample standards-based report card for a quarterly marking period in a high school physics class. This was generated using a novel grade calculation algorithm and several assessments of varying types. The resultant data was organized in a spreadsheet and merged into a document that highlights the breakdown of what the student's overall grade actually means in terms of what they have demonstrated they have learned/know.

1. Student: Doe, Jane Student ID: 1234567890 Hour: 1st
Grades: The chart below highlights the standards-based grading system used and how it translates to the 14-Point scale
Numerical Rating Rating Description Letter Grade
13 Student meets standard with excellence A
10 Student meets standard with proficiency B
7 Student is approaching proficiency with standard C
4 Student is well below proficiency with standard D
1 Student does not meet standard E
0 Insufficient evidence to rate student's performance on standard Z
Standard Rating Circular Motion Standards Description:
I can represent the path in which an object in circular motion is traveling using a diagram, even if the object
CM.1 10
only travels around a portion of the path
I know that in order for an object to move circular motion, there has to be an unbalanced force (Funb) toward
CM.2 7
the center of the circular path, called the centripetal force
I know that objects in circular motion are accelerating (centripetal acceleration,) and the objects: can have a
CM.3 7
constant speed, are changing direction, and have a changing velocity due to the change in direction
CM.4 7 I know that object can accelerate in any of three ways: speeding up, slowing down, changing direction
CM.5 10 I know that the velocity of an object in circular motion is tangent to the circular path
I can represent the motion of an object in circular motion by drawing motion map arrows of its velocity
CM.6 10
(tangent to circular path) and acceleration (toward center)
I can predict the path of an object that “escapes” circular motion due to a lack of centripetal force and
CM.7 7
represent it using a diagram of some kind
I have a conceptual sense of the centripetal force quantity, Fc, and its relationship to mass, velocity, and
CM.8 4
radius
I can recognize and come up with real life examples of circular motion, centripetal force and centripetal
CM.9 10
acceleration, including analysis of freeway exit ramps
I can calculate the amount of centripetal acceleration or force associated with certain conditions of an object
CM.10 7
traveling in circular motion
Standard Rating Universal Gravitation Standards Description:
I can explain the orbit of the moon around the earth and the earth around the sun in terms of the centripetal
G.1 7 motion model, and know that the gravitational force is responsible for the centripetal force. I can explain the
motion of any orbiting object around another in terms of centripetal motion.
G.2 13 I can identify and represent all of the forces acting on an orbiting body
G.3 10 I can draw a motion map for a body in orbit
I know and can explain how an orbiting body is really just free-falling toward the object it orbits, but it never
G.4 10
gets there because it is in centripetal motion.
G.5 7 I understand that the path of orbit is not circular but elliptical.
I can state Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation and explain the relationship between mass, distance and
G.6 7
force of objects and predict the effect of changing one of these variables on the other
G.7 7 I can explain how the gravitational force functions between two bodies and relate it to Newton's Third Law
G.8 4 I can calculate the amount of gravitational force attracting two objects together
G.9 7 I can describe the velocity and gravitational force of an orbiting body
I know that all objects that have mass exert an attractive force on all other objects with mass according to
G.10 7
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.
Standard Rating Momentum Unit Standards Description:
I know that momentum is a measurement of "mass in motion" and is the product of an object's mass times its
M.1 7 velocity; I can calculate, using a formula (p=mv), the amount of momentum an object has given specific
conditions
I can compare the momentum of an object to that of another; I know the effect of increasing/decreasing either
M.2 7
the velocity or mass of an object on its momentum
I know that an impulse is a measurement of "force exerted for some time" and is responsible for a change in
M.3 7
momentum; I can use a formula (I = Ft = change in momentum)
I know the effect of changing the contact time between two objects during a collision can effect the force and
M.4 7
thus the impulse; I know that increasing the time of a collision is the way to reduce the impact of the force
I know that momentum is conserved in an elastic collision and can predict the final or starting velocities
M.5 7
based on given conditions of mass and velocity
I can explain collisions in situations such as Newton's Cradle toy, recoil of a shot, throwing an egg at a wall
M.6 4
vs. a sheet, pool ball collision, or catching a ball.
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3 Quarter Overall: 8 / C+