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Solar System Model

Build a model of our solar system.

Rubric Code: G2XCB9A

By abrundage

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

A Model of Our Solar System
	Below Expectations 1 pts	Approaching Expectations 2 pts	Meets Expectations 3 pts	Exceeds Expectations 4 pts
Creativity	Below Expectations Very little or no creativity. Minimal color is used.	Approaching Expectations Some thought has been put into the project. There is some color and the planets are close to their correct color.	Meets Expectations Creativity is clearly shown. All planets have their correct colors and imagination has been used when designing the solar system model.	Exceeds Expectations There is large amounts of creativity being shown. All planets have their correct colors and materials were used in a creative way beyond what was expected.
All planets are found.	Below Expectations More than 3 planets are missing.	Approaching Expectations 1-2 planets are missing.	Meets Expectations All planets are present.	Exceeds Expectations All planets are present, along with additional parts of the solar system, i.e. asteroid belt, comets, moons of other planets.
Planets are clearly labeled	Below Expectations No labels are present, very difficult to find, or difficult to read.	Approaching Expectations Some labels are present, but they may have been difficult to find or handwriting could have been improved.	Meets Expectations Labels are clearly present and are easy to read.	Exceeds Expectations All labels are present and have gone above and beyond just "the name" of the planet.
Planets are in the correct order	Below Expectations Some planets are missing, they are in the correct order or many are out of place.	Approaching Expectations One or two planets are out of order.	Meets Expectations All planets are in the correct order.	Exceeds Expectations All planets are present and in the correct order. The designer has added additional pieces to the solar system beyond just the planets.
Planets are proportioned correctly	Below Expectations Planets are not correctly proportioned (by their size).	Approaching Expectations The proportions are close but there are a couple mistakes. Some planets are proportioned while others are not.	Meets Expectations All planets replicate the sizes they are in real life.	Exceeds Expectations All planets are perfectly proportioned to one another and are easily identifiable even without labels. The added parts (other than planets) are also proportioned correctly.
Presentation	Below Expectations Student was not able to discuss any details about his/her project. Student was unable to recall any facts about any planets or the solar system.	Approaching Expectations Student was able to discuss details about his/her project. Student was only able to recall a few facts about a few planets and the solar system.	Meets Expectations Student was able to discuss details about his/her project. Student was able to recall facts about all the planets and the solar system.	Exceeds Expectations Students presentation was clear, concise, detailed, and showed an overly significant amount of facts about all of the planets and added parts of their project.
Extra Credit	Below Expectations Model includes Pluto.	Approaching Expectations Model includes Pluto and Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud.	Meets Expectations Model includes Pluto, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud.	Exceeds Expectations Model is accurately scaled and includes Pluto, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud.

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Model

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Science

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