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Middle School Science Fair Middle School Science Fair Content Rubric Rubric Code: JX97867 By rreyes001 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Criterion
	0-1 2 pts	1-2 2 pts	2-3 2 pts	3-4 2 pts
Title and Name	0-1 No Title Given	1-2 Title given does non-descript	2-3 Title is more descriptive but does not fully explain experiment	3-4 Title alerts reader as to what the experiment is truly about
Criterion
	0-1 2 pts	1-2 2 pts	2-3 2 pts	3-4 2 pts
Purpose/Background	0-1 Student did not do either the purpose statement or the background	1-2 Student missing one of either the purpose or the background	2-3 Student's purpose statement and background did not match up with the question and experiment	3-4 Student wrote good purpose statement that involves question. Question is answered by experiment and background gives useful information
Criterion
	0-1 5 pts	1-2 5 pts	2-3 5 pts	3-4 5 pts
Hypothesis	0-1 No hypothesis given	1-2 Hypothesis is given but is not testable as stated	2-3 Hypothesis is not written as an If..then, because statement or is not specific enough	3-4 Hypothesis is specific, testable and stated as If...then, because
Criterion
	0-1 6 pts	1-2 6 pts	2-3 6 pts	3-4 6 pts
Procedure	0-1 No written procedure	1-2 Procedure is describe but will not work or is lacking steps to work	2-3 Procedure lacks what is to be measured (specifically)	3-4 Laboratory can be repeated based on the procedure given
Criterion
	0-1 6 pts	1-2 6 pts	2-3 6 pts	3-4 6 pts
Results	0-1 Graph, table or data in text is missing	1-2 Graph or table lacks appropriate labels and title	2-3 Graph or table is missing parts of information or have not been recorded correctly	3-4 Results section has appropriate graphs or tables and data written in text
Criterion
	0-1 6 pts	1-2 6 pts	2-3 6 pts	3-4 6 pts
Discussion	0-1 No conclusion or discussion is given	1-2 Conclusion lacks discussion of future investigation or mistakes in experimental design	2-3 Conclusion lacks support form the data or does not discuss relation to hypothesis	3-4 Conclusion is well though out, describes what happened and why, future experiments, and any mistakes
Criterion
	0-1 3 pts	1-2 3 pts	2-3 3 pts	3-4 3 pts
Citations	0-1 1 source used appropriately cited	1-2 2 sources used and appropriately cited	2-3 3 sources used and appropriately cited	3-4 4-5 sources used and appropriately cited