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Volcano Research Project (32 points)

Students... ~Task: Research about volcanoes: types, causes, parts, diagrams, locations, effects on regions, most famous. ~Product: PowerPoint or Keynote Presentation

Rubric Code: E3C488

By RRMSscience

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Volcano Project
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Title Page	Excellent Creative title with graphics	Good Relevant title with graphics	Fair Title.	Poor No title.
Science Content	Excellent - Detailed scientific content. - Required elements present plus additional elements to enhance the report.	Good - Scientific content. - Required elements present.	Fair - Some scientific content. - Some required elements are missing.	Poor - Lacking scientific content. - Several required elements are missing or incorrect.
Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation	Excellent 0 - 2 misspelled words and/or grammatical errors.	Good 3 - 5 misspelled words and/or grammatical errors.	Fair 6 - 8 misspelled words and/or grammatical errors.	Poor More than 8 misspelled words and/or grammatical errors.
Research	Excellent Reliable resources used.	Good Reasonable resources used.	Fair Questionable resources used.	Poor Few resources used.
Word Choice	Excellent Information stated in students own words.	Good Most information stated in students own words.	Fair Some information stated in students own words.	Poor Little information stated in students own words.
Graphics & Animation	Excellent - Excellent use of graphics. - Graphics are relevant to topic. - Graphics enhance the presentation.	Good - Good use of graphics. - Graphics are mostly relevant to the topic.	Fair - Some graphics. - Only some graphics are relevant to the topic.	Poor - Few graphics. - Graphics are generally unrelated to the topic.
Bibliography	Excellent - At least 5 references used. - Proper format used.	Good - At least 5 references used. - References listed.	Fair - Less than 5 references used. - Some references listed.	Poor - No references listed.
Participation	Excellent Used time well in class. Focused attention on research and PowerPoint.	Good Used time well most of the time. Focused on research and PowerPoint most of the time.	Fair Did the research and PowerPoint, but did not appear engaged. Often had to be reminded to be on task.	Poor Minimal participation. Partner did most of the work.