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Element Compound Science Poster

This is a rubric for grading a mini-poster Illustrating the characteristics and similarities and differences of Compounds and Elements

Rubric Code: G64C2X

By dreimer

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Public Rubric

Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Category
	Excellent 4 pts	Very Good 3 pts	Good/Average 2 pts	Fair/Weak 1 pts
Organization	Excellent Layout is logical and appealing; Written and visual communication is focused and interesting	Very Good Layout is organized; Written and visual communication is effective	Good/Average Layout is haphazard; Written and visual communication is functional but not fully developed	Fair/Weak Layout is somewhat confusing; Written and visual communication is limited and difficult to comprehend
Required Content	Excellent Poster contains all required definitions and illustration for key terms: compound, element, atom, molecule, periodic table	Very Good Poster contains most of the required definitions and illustration for key terms: compound, element, atom, molecule, periodic table	Good/Average Poster is missing two or three of the following required key term definitions and illustrations: compound, element, atom, molecule, periodic table	Fair/Weak Poster contains very little of the required information, and is missing most of the following key terms: compound, element, atom, molecule, periodic table
Content Accuracy	Excellent Definitions are complete and scientifically accurate; no errors are evident	Very Good Most definitions are complete and accurate; No more than 2 errors are evident	Good/Average A few definitions are incomplete and inaccurate; No more than 4 errors are evident	Fair/Weak More than 4 definitions are incomplete or contain errors
Graphics and Layout	Excellent Graphics are of excellent quality: well detailed, correctly and clearly labeled , and go well with the text; there is a good mix of text and graphics	Very Good Graphics are of good quality, well labeled, and go well with the text	Good/Average Graphics are of somewhat good quality but are insufficiently labeled; they go fairly well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text heavy"	Fair/Weak Graphics are poorly drawn and inaccurately labeled and do not go well with the accompanying text; there are not enough graphics, and poster seems very text heavy
Originality	Excellent Overall poster presentation looks extremely creative, colourful, informative and uniquely original	Very Good Overall poster features are creative and make the presentation look very original	Good/Average Poster features are fairly plain and make the presentation look only somewhat original	Fair/Weak Poster uses very standard formatting features which make presentations look commonplace and uncreative.