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GMS Walls That Teach Competition 
Students are to research their particular cell type or organelle that they chose from the list of items provided by Ms McGee. Students research their topic by using the internet or any other resources they can find. They are to develop a large-scale diagram of their cell or organelle for placement in the 6th/7th Grade Hallway. They must have labels and a typed summary of their item. Their goal is to provide information on their item which teaches othrs in the school about their product. This is a shcoolwide competition. Let the competition begin!
Rubric Code: C6294W
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Cell/Organelle Topic
Part of the GMS Walls That Teach Competition
  Who is responsible?

(N/A)

Excellent

3 pts

Good

2 pts

Fair

1 pts

Oh no!!

0 pts

Research
5 pts

Information may be found via the internet, media center resources, journals, text books, Ms. McGee's PowerPoint on Plant and Animal Cells or other resources. All sources must be cited as references using the MLA Standard for Works Cited.

Who is responsible?

Art Director and Technical Director
Excellent

All information is accurate and content is thoroughly covered. All main points are indentified regarding their cell or oganelle.
Good

Information is mostly accurate and content is mostly covered. Some main points are not indentified regarding their cell or oganelle.
Fair

Slight evidence of research perfomered. Much information is missing or information is inaccurate.
Oh no!!

Did not identify any information on the topic.
Summaries
5 pts

Summaries must be typed using "landscape" orientation and mounted on the wall. Summaries must be backed by a piece of construction paper according to the color code. construction paper or 8.5" x 11" paper folded in a tri-fold configuration.

Who is responsible?

Technical Director
Excellent

Created an accurate summary of the research. Summaries must be in your own words and not copied directly from resources. Resources must be cited using MLA standards.
Summaries are typed in landscape orientatin using bullets. Summaries must be mounted on the correct color of construction paper.
Good

Summaries are too wordy or not in "bulletized" form.
Summaries do not capture all important information. Summaries are not typed.
Summaries are not backed on colored construction paper.
Fair

Summaries are very wordy. No bullets are used. Summaries are not typed or backed by colored construction paper.
Oh no!!

No summaries are present.
Graphics/Pictures
5 pts

All graphical representations must coincide with companion cell as applicable. Graphics must be sized realtive to other items within their applicable cell. All diagrams must have typed labels backed in the correct color of construction paper.

Who is responsible?

Art Director
Excellent

Graphics are creative, accurate and neat. Graphics should be designed and produced in coordination with other graphical representations as applicable. All diagrams must have typed labels backed in the correct color of construction paper.
Good

Graphics have missing features or are represented with slight inaccuracies. Graphics have not been coordinated with surrounding applicable graphics. Some labels are missing. Items are not backed with the correct color of construction paper.
Fair

Graphics are of very poor quality and are inaccurate on many levels. Little or no attention paid to details. Missing labels.
Oh no!!

No graphics or drawings used.
Grammar/Spelling
5 pts

All labels and summaries are to be grammatically correct with correct spelling. Summaries should not be in sentence format, but should be presented as bulletized thoughts.

Who is responsible?

Technical Director
Excellent

Information is presented with no grammatical errors or misspelled words. Verbiage is descriptive and convincing.
Good

Information is presented with 1 or 2 grammatical errors or misspelled words. Verbiage is descriptive and convincing.
Fair

More than 2 grammatical error or spelling errors.
Oh no!!

Grammar or spelling is of poor quality or nonsensical.
Neatness
5 pts

Care and pride should be used to generate all materials that will be displayed in the hallway. Information and graphics should be as neat and professional as possible.

Who is responsible?

Art Director
Excellent

Information and display of graphics, labels and summaries are prepared with extreme neatness. All summaries and labels are computer generated.
Good

Graphics, labels and summaries are slightly messy, wrinkled or torn. These may be placed in the hallway, but are somewhat embarrassing.
Fair

Graphics, labels and summaries are very messy, wrinkled or torn and should not be placed in hallway.
Oh no!!

Products are extremely messy and are not worthy of being placed in the hallway.



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